Psychedelic murals coat the inside of a nondescript research library.

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

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

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

This memorial was raised in honor of a group of workers heavily impacted by the 1985 Mexico City earthquake.

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

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

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

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

An extravagant 18th-century fountain built with bits of broken ceramic.

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

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

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

This one-window stand has been home to a giant vat of slowly simmering meats and an array of unique tacos for almost 50 years.

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

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

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

A quirky and charming restaurant founded by artists.

Meant to be one of the most extravagant hotels in the world, now an eerie, abandoned architectural gem in Mexico City.

Twelve natural mummies are displayed in the crypt of this former monastery school.

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.

An island filled with hundreds of hanging, decomposing, decapitated dolls.

Mexico's first public cable car soars over the congested streets outside Mexico City.