The official Presidential Residence of Los Pinos became an emblem of Mexico's opulence and presidential corruption.

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

In Coyoacán, a pair of coyotes crown a public fountain in reference to the ancient Aztec name of the borough.

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

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

Inside a busy metro station, an impressive mural depicts the prehispanic city of Tenochtitlán.

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

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

These spectacular, symbolic serpents lie within the shadow of the Great Temple.

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

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

A small pack of an ancient, hairless breed of dog once believed to guide souls through the underworld lives on its grounds.

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

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

These biodiverse university gardens form a green oasis amid the urban chaos of Mexico City.

This incredible college library is a visual masterpiece of mosaic art. It also looks kind of like a giant boombox.

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

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.

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

This crumbling Art Deco movie palace in Mexico City has been abandoned for two decades.

A museum in the former home of Marxist revolutionary Leon Trotsky.

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

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