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

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

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

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

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

This stately clock was gifted from China's last imperial government to the people of Mexico.

This "City of Books" holds a museum, library, and the complete personal book collections of five of Mexico's greatest thinkers.

CDMX's home for the world's culinary delights.

The ruins of the "place of the cloud snake" sit in the middle of an urban environment.

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

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

The entrance to an early 20th-century cultural center features murals that deal with the cultural fusion that characterizes Mexico.

Shop for superb tortillas at this homage to the ancient art of nixtamalization.

A unique hybrid of fountain, stained glass and monument, designed and built by a notable architect-engineer team.

This simple rock stands as a memorial of the major student protests of 1968.

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.

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

The ruins of the bathhouse used by the ill-fated last Aztec emperor still lie in Chapultepec Park.

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

Diego Rivera's massive tiled fountain and failed infrastructure project.

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

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

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

Founded by a Basque immigrant, Mexico City's oldest bakery has a history dating back to 1870.