The extremely grey columns of one of Mexico City's most iconic beltways are slowly gaining a bit of color.

The collection of intricate sculptures includes one carved from a mammoth's tusk

This piece of a Renaissance-era Spanish castle remained lost for decades.

A shining treasure trove of fine Mexican silver dating back to the 15th century.

It's believed this golden brick is part of the legendary lost Aztec treasure.

The turquoise-studded skull of a long-dead Aztec man sits within Mexico City’s Museum of Anthropology.

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

This covert museum showcases booties worn by a rescue dog and slippers owned by Queen Elizabeth II.

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

One of the world's richest men bought this former paper factory and transformed it into a mall.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

At a museum of everyday objects, it is the act of collecting that is really on display.

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

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