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

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

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

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

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

Many people don't realize there’s a lot going on in—and below—the world’s tallest triumphal arch.

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

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

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.

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

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

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

Come face to face with the ferocious visage of the serpent-headed mother goddess of the Aztecs.

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

This stunning and ethereal mural symbolizes the beauty, unity, and diversity of humankind.

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 immense scene of a cosmic battle between a jaguar and serpent illustrates the Aztec concept of the duality of life.

This colossal ancient jaguar sculpture was used as a vessel for the hearts torn from sacrificial victims.

In Chapultepec Park there is a pavilion gifted to Mexico from South Korea to honor the 1968 Summer Olympics.

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

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

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

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