Shop for superb tortillas at this homage to the ancient art of nixtamalization.

This old-school café is famous for serving coffee, chilaquiles, and the Cuban Revolution.

The famous artist couple lived and worked here, in two different houses separated by a bridge.

A jaw-dropping "megalibrary" that turns book-browsing into a geometric adventure.

Superstitious? Discover the witchy side of Mexico through its largest esoteric market.

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

On a cornerstone of the City Museum is the head of a monstrous serpent stolen from an Aztec pyramid 400 years ago.

The remains of an Aztec school and various intriguing artifacts lie below a modern cultural center.

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.

These haunting ruins of a 700-year-old Prehispanic city have witnessed centuries of wars and massacres.

The Mexican painter Diego Rivera created this unusual museum to display his collection of pre-Hispanic artifacts.

This colossal ancient sculpture of the monstrous Aztec rain god has a literally stormy history.

Come face to face with the ferocious visage of the serpent-headed mother goddess of the Aztecs.

Explore the history of Mexico's lesser-known ancient alcoholic beverage.

These subterranean models show Mexico City's central square during three different eras.

A close look at the church's walls reveals pieces of Mexico's history.

This Aztec structure remained hidden until the demolition of a supermarket exposed the lost temple.

The ruins of the "place of the cloud snake" sit in the middle of an urban environment.

After several moves across Mexico City, these two statues found a home in Mestizaje Park.

The hot chocolate here all stems from small, sustainable microproducers in Chiapas and Tabasco.

Underneath the historic center of Mexico City, the remains of a temple dedicated to the Aztec god of the wind.

Gardens representing parts of Asia, Europe, and the Mid East are tucked away among the Soviet-style buildings in East Berlin.

A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.