Named after a Mexican president, who once lived nearby, this park in a residential Mexico City neighborhood packs a whole lot of history into a small space.

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

You can release a young butterfly at this beautiful indoor garden.

This stunning and ethereal mural symbolizes the beauty, unity, and diversity of humankind.

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

The striking jade death mask of an ancient Maya king is displayed in a replica tomb in Mexico City.

This colossal ancient jaguar sculpture was used as a vessel for the hearts torn from sacrificial victims.

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

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

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

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

Some charming, but sadly, unloved animal statues call this park home.

A small building that loosely resembles a tooth is appropriately used as a dentist office.

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

The hot chocolate here all stems from small, sustainable microproducers in Chiapas and Tabasco.

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.

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

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

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

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

Sample sweets at an Art Nouveau candy shop that's been in business since 1874.

The remains of an Aztec school and various intriguing artifacts lie below a modern cultural center.

A trompe l'oeil mural remembers the original colonial building that once stood here.