This once-abandoned mansion is now a dreamy event space.

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

This French cemetery houses some of the most exquisite examples of funerary art in Mexico City.

The now-public home of a renowned art collector is full of unique pieces from viceregal and 19th-century Mexico.

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

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

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

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

Mexico City's residents are being watched by this state surveillance headquarters, designed by architects with a flair for intimidation.

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

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.

These unusual paintings give thanks to the saints and deities who granted people favors and miracles.

The ruins of the bathhouse used by the ill-fated last Aztec emperor still lie in Chapultepec Park.

This ancient structure was built by a mysterious civilization that was largely destroyed by a volcanic eruption.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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