An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

The grounds of this former dairy hacienda now contain an entire town inspired by Tuscany, Italy.

Its incredible collections are dedicated to preserving Mexico's film history.

Mexico's National Sound Library houses music, recordings, and voices from the nation's rich past.

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

Its exhibits are dedicated to educating the public about state terrorism in Mexico.

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

Mexico City decorates its facades with extravagant floral arrangements every year.

The unique collection of gifts includes braids of human hair, a spoon, and a Virgin made of bread.

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

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

Beneath the most controversial monument in Mexico City is a cultural center that exhibits only digital art.

An extravagant 18th-century fountain built with bits of broken ceramic.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.