One of the first skyscrapers in Santa Monica, and a famous getaway for the Hollywood elite of then and now.

This neon installation is a tribute to a Mexica god, who gave his skin to humanity.

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

Abandoned figurines adorn a small plot on the side of a craft market's entrance.

This museum houses two of Mexico's most impressive Aztec monoliths.

In Coyoacán, a pair of coyotes crown a public fountain in reference to the ancient Aztec name of the borough.

This covert museum showcases booties worn by a rescue dog and slippers owned by Queen Elizabeth II.

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

Come face to face with the ferocious visage of the serpent-headed mother goddess of the Aztecs.

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

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

This Aztec structure remained hidden until the demolition of a supermarket exposed the lost temple.

A close look at the church's walls reveals pieces of Mexico's history.

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

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

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

Located in a veterinary school, this macabre exhibit displays the effects of animal diseases.

A bronze statue of the famed Prussian naturalist commemorates the year he spent in Mexico.

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.

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.

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