This mid-century mural portrays humankind's spiritual and scientific journey.

A gigantic, symbolic artwork covers the side of the building.

This underground museum highlights the history of Mexico City's subway system.

History is on display in this hall, which has served as the seat of city government for centuries.

A few steps from the site of the Tlatelolco massacre, this museum tells the story of Mexico's 1968 student protests.

The official Presidential Residence of Los Pinos became an emblem of Mexico's opulence and presidential corruption.

A bullet-scarred monastery chronicles Mexico's turbulent history of foreign invasions.

Discarded animal sculptures stand forgotten by an abandoned aquarium and water park in Bosque de Chapultepec.

Murals made with millions of colorful stones adorn the abandoned building.

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

These museum grounds are a Dalai Lama-declared peace oasis.

Inside a busy metro station, an impressive mural depicts the prehispanic city of Tenochtitlán.

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

Worm salt and other local ingredients are on the menu at this cult favorite ice cream shop.

This French cemetery houses some of the most exquisite examples of funerary art in Mexico City.

This warehouse-gallery-shop hybrid showcases Mexican craftwork at its best.

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

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

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

Psychedelic murals coat the inside of a nondescript research library.

Get a privileged view over Mexico City's Historic Center from a terrace right in its heart.

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

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

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