These museum grounds are a Dalai Lama-declared peace oasis.

This giant expressionist head crowns a museum devoted to a beloved Mexican leader.

The unique collection of gifts includes braids of human hair, a spoon, and a Virgin made of bread.

One of the world's richest men bought this former paper factory and transformed it into a mall.

This French cemetery houses some of the most exquisite examples of funerary art in Mexico City.

This warehouse-gallery-shop hybrid showcases Mexican craftwork at its best.

The most complete statue of this Aztec god sits a top a throne carved with images of hallucinogenic plants.

A jewel of the Mexico city skyline now slowly crumbles after surviving an earthquake.

A Volkswagen Beetle decorated with millions of beads connects Mexico's past and future.

This once-abandoned mansion is now a dreamy event space.

The striking jade death mask of an ancient Maya king is displayed in a replica tomb in Mexico City.

Get a privileged view over Mexico City's Historic Center from a terrace right in its heart.

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

This ancient jade mask depicting the Zapotec bat god was found in the ruins of the pyramids of Monte Alban.

Psychedelic murals coat the inside of a nondescript research library.

Beneath the most controversial monument in Mexico City is a cultural center that exhibits only digital art.

This extraordinary art museum is like a secret world on the edge of Mexico City.

An airy Art Deco space devoted to the weird and wonderful folk art traditions of Mexico.

This strange sculpture of a menacing skull surrounded by sun rays was discovered at the foot of the Pyramid of the Sun.

The burial place of some of Mexico's most prominent residents is full of macabre stories and hidden masonic symbols.

This crumbling Art Deco movie palace in Mexico City has been abandoned for two decades.

A scientific repository of goiters, boils and other ailments throughout Mexican history.

Diego Rivera's massive tiled fountain and failed infrastructure project.

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