These spectacular, symbolic serpents lie within the shadow of the Great Temple.

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

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

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

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

A series of abstract sculptures pop up from an otherworldly volcanic landscape.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This incredible college library is a visual masterpiece of mosaic art. It also looks kind of like a giant boombox.

Mexico City's largest market contains a Willy Wonka-esque wonderland.

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

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

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

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

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

A museum in the former home of Marxist revolutionary Leon Trotsky.

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

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

The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.