The toilet-shaped house of South Korea's sanitation pioneer is now a museum to the john.

Plenty of old carney magic still haunts this photogenic amusement park.

The most complete statue of this Aztec god sits a top a throne carved with images of hallucinogenic plants.

This industrial Art Nouveau gem is a historic hotspot for Mexican counterculture.

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

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

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

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

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

The unique collection often goes unnoticed by visitors focused only on the archaeological objects.

This strange sculpture of a menacing skull surrounded by sun rays was discovered at the foot of the Pyramid of the Sun.

By night, this auto repair shop turns into a taquería serving up some of the city's finest al pastor tacos.

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

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

66,000 pieces of art, donated by one of the world's richest men.

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

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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