During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.

New York's oldest magic store.

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.

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

Inside the cloister of the Temple of San Juan Bautista is a ceiling decorated with gold Baroque illustrations.

A jewel of the Mexico city skyline now slowly crumbles after surviving an earthquake.

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

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

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

A Volkswagen Beetle decorated with millions of beads connects Mexico's past and future.

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.

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.

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.

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.

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

This scenic cable car ride glides 100 feet above Mexico City.

Its most enigmatic sculpture is a giantess with a ghostly face on her knee.