A shining treasure trove of fine Mexican silver dating back to the 15th century.

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

An ode to a chess-loving diplomat.

A bronze statue of the famed Prussian naturalist commemorates the year he spent in Mexico.

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.

A series of mosaics in Mexico City's Historic Center celebrate the Basque Country's "eighth province"—its diaspora.

This one-window stand has been home to a giant vat of slowly simmering meats and an array of unique tacos for almost 50 years.

Psychedelic murals coat the inside of a nondescript research library.

This clock was gifted to Mexico as a show of gratitude for its long history of welcoming Arab migrants.

To make itself stand out in a city renowned for its numerous museums, this photographic archive resorts to immersively-themed exhibitions.

A trompe l'oeil mural remembers the original colonial building that once stood here.

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.

Hidden for more than a century, the grave of the Conquistador remains forgotten behind these church walls.

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

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

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

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

Underneath the historic center of Mexico City, the remains of a temple dedicated to the Aztec god of the wind.

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

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

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

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