Its most enigmatic sculpture is a giantess with a ghostly face on her knee.

Diego Rivera hid various people and symbols in his first large-scale mural project.

This foreboding building was the headquarters of the terrifying Spanish Inquisition in Mexico.

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

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

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

Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.

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

Where layer cakes tower above one’s head and there is never a shortage of icing.

The museum houses "the most studied meteorite in history," among other geological oddities.

The ruins of an ancient temple to the Aztec wind god discovered in the middle of a metro station.

Once home to an aristocratic family and a workers' organization, this intricately tiled building now houses a chain restaurant.

This clock was gifted to Mexico as a show of gratitude for its long history of welcoming Arab migrants.

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

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

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

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

CDMX's home for the world's culinary delights.

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

Many people don't realize there’s a lot going on in—and below—the world’s tallest triumphal arch.

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

This "City of Books" holds a museum, library, and the complete personal book collections of five of Mexico's greatest thinkers.

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

Visiting this cacophonous collection of vintage novelties is like stepping into the mind of a crazed toymaker.