This partially reconstructed Aztec pyramid gives a glimpse of what its larger counterparts would have looked like.

A barbarous band of serpents guard the bases of these Aztec temples.

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

A small pack of an ancient, hairless breed of dog once believed to guide souls through the underworld lives on its grounds.

An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.

This fantastical house shaped like a seashell brings aquatic design to architecture.

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

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

At a museum of everyday objects, it is the act of collecting that is really on display.

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

These unusual paintings give thanks to the saints and deities who granted people favors and miracles.

A bullet-scarred monastery chronicles Mexico's turbulent history of foreign invasions.

The now-public home of a renowned art collector is full of unique pieces from viceregal and 19th-century Mexico.

The official Presidential Residence of Los Pinos became an emblem of Mexico's opulence and presidential corruption.

This collection of promotional calendars preserves a staple of mid-century Mexican pop art.

An extravagant 18th-century fountain built with bits of broken ceramic.

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