Murals made with millions of colorful stones adorn the abandoned building.

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

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

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

Superstitious? Discover the witchy side of Mexico through its largest esoteric market.

A church dedicated to the Mexican skeleton saint.

Its most enigmatic sculpture is a giantess with a ghostly face on her knee.

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

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

This museum houses two of Mexico's most impressive Aztec monoliths.

Diego Rivera hid various people and symbols in his first large-scale mural project.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This tiny, tucked-away eatery reflects the history of Mexico's Lebanese immigrants.

History is on display in this hall, which has served as the seat of city government for centuries.

Where layer cakes tower above one’s head and there is never a shortage of icing.

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

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

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