Sample sweets at an Art Nouveau candy shop that's been in business since 1874.

In 2008, this Mexico City metro station was the site of an hours-long fight between emo, punk, and goth groups.

This Japanese-inspired park showcases the city's peculiar trends for naming features after foreign rulers.

Some charming, but sadly, unloved animal statues call this park home.

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

The underground mall's skylights look like they could be part of a spaceship.

A grand entrance to one of the world's smallest Chinatowns.

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

Explore the history of Mexico's lesser-known ancient alcoholic beverage.

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

This warehouse-gallery-shop hybrid showcases Mexican craftwork at its best.

A Volkswagen Beetle decorated with millions of beads connects Mexico's past and future.

You can release a young butterfly at this beautiful indoor garden.

Worm salt and other local ingredients are on the menu at this cult favorite ice cream shop.

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

The hot chocolate here all stems from small, sustainable microproducers in Chiapas and Tabasco.

CDMX's home for the world's culinary delights.

This extraordinary art museum is like a secret world on the edge of Mexico City.

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.

An airy Art Deco space devoted to the weird and wonderful folk art traditions of Mexico.

By night, this auto repair shop turns into a taquería serving up some of the city's finest al pastor tacos.

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

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

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