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

On a cornerstone of the City Museum is the head of a monstrous serpent stolen from an Aztec pyramid 400 years ago.

The "world's smallest volcano" has been used to store meals and dispose of dead bodies.

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

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

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

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

An indigenous take on European design creates a stunning visual overload.

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

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

The splendor of this 17th century golden chapel has led it to be called the "eighth wonder of the world."

A scientific repository of goiters, boils and other ailments throughout Mexican history.

A 500-year-old series of tunnels long believed to be folkloric was uncovered beneath the streets of Puebla.

A uniquely robust and historic look at Mexico's omnipresent dance with Death.

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

The winter home of millions of migrating monarch butterflies.

An Aztec temple, the largest man-made pyramid in the world, sits buried in earth with a Spanish church set on top.

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.

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

A tribute to the 20th-century ball that cast a spotlight on Mexico’s LGBTQ community.

These subterranean models show Mexico City's central square during three different eras.

A close look at the church's walls reveals pieces of Mexico's history.

A "time traveler's" vision of human history stretches throughout Mexico City's Copilco metro station.

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