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

The Mexican painter Diego Rivera created this unusual museum to display his collection of pre-Hispanic artifacts.

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

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

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

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

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

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

An airy Art Deco space devoted to the weird and wonderful folk art traditions of Mexico.

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

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

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

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.

Visiting this cacophonous collection of vintage novelties is like stepping into the mind of a crazed toymaker.

A quirky and charming restaurant founded by artists.

Twelve natural mummies are displayed in the crypt of this former monastery school.

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

The famous artist couple lived and worked here, in two different houses separated by a bridge.