A small pack of an ancient, hairless breed of dog once believed to guide souls through the underworld lives on its grounds.

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

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

This ancient jade mask depicting the Zapotec bat god was found in the ruins of the pyramids of Monte Alban.

This colossal ancient sculpture of the monstrous Aztec rain god has a literally stormy history.

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

Beneath the most controversial monument in Mexico City is a cultural center that exhibits only digital art.

Psychedelic murals coat the inside of a nondescript research library.

A series of abstract sculptures pop up from an otherworldly volcanic landscape.

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

This extraordinary art museum is like a secret world on the edge of Mexico City.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

This crumbling Art Deco movie palace in Mexico City has been abandoned for two decades.

These biodiverse university gardens form a green oasis amid the urban chaos of Mexico City.

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

A museum in the former home of Marxist revolutionary Leon Trotsky.

These haunting ruins of a 700-year-old Prehispanic city have witnessed centuries of wars and massacres.

Where layer cakes tower above one’s head and there is never a shortage of icing.