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

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

A fabulously bizarre surrealist sculpture by the late artist Leonora Carrington.

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

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

This tiny, tucked-away eatery reflects the history of Mexico's Lebanese immigrants.

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

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

A grand entrance to one of the world's smallest Chinatowns.

In Chapultepec Park there is a pavilion gifted to Mexico from South Korea to honor the 1968 Summer Olympics.

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

Statue of Edgar Hernandez, the first victim of swine flu.

A statue of the formerly enslaved person considered "the first liberator of the Americas" stands in the town named after him.

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

These biodiverse university gardens form a green oasis amid the urban chaos of Mexico City.

This is not your typical jungle gym.

An Industrial Revolution-era public work that purified water using nothing but sand.

The former home of Lillian Evans Tibbs and her grandson, Thurlow Evans Tibbs Jr., whose prodigious contributions to music and art spanned more than 90 years.

An attack on a prominent Black attorney's house sparked a watershed moment in Nashville's civil rights movement.

A half-size replica of the World Trade Center towers above Tulsa.

This beacon for pre-radar pilots once guided Charles Lindbergh to a safe touchdown in Tulsa.

The storied steakhouse is the last in a long line of Lebanese-owned supper clubs in Tulsa.

Songwriter Leon Russell transformed this church into a recording studio used by many legendary musicians.

Sid Vicious famously punched a hole in the wall of this iconic music venue.