A curious museum of old video game consoles hidden in the back of a store.

A colorful "forest" made entirely from three tons of recycled plastic waste.

One of the best examples of Modernist religious architecture in Mexico City.

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

Less so a museum and more a library for hardcore Japanophiles.

This scenic cable car ride glides 100 feet above Mexico City.

Shop for superb tortillas at this homage to the ancient art of nixtamalization.

Founded by a Basque immigrant, Mexico City's oldest bakery has a history dating back to 1870.

Inside the cloister of the Temple of San Juan Bautista is a ceiling decorated with gold Baroque illustrations.

This tiny garden was built specifically to provide a place of peace and serenity away from the busy city streets.

Legend says the building's unusual features were added at the request of a paranoid president.

The extremely grey columns of one of Mexico City's most iconic beltways are slowly gaining a bit of color.

This laboratory has a remarkable concrete roof that measures less than an inch at its thickest point.

This immense scene of a cosmic battle between a jaguar and serpent illustrates the Aztec concept of the duality of life.

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

The collection of intricate sculptures includes one carved from a mammoth's tusk

In Chapultepec Park there is a pavilion gifted to Mexico from South Korea to honor the 1968 Summer Olympics.

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

Outside a market, beautiful murals pay tribute to fruit sellers and farmers, as well as a few legendary artists.

This hotel is an amazing example of the Escuela Tapatía de Arquitectura movement.

A "time traveler's" vision of human history stretches throughout Mexico City's Copilco metro station.

The museum houses "the most studied meteorite in history," among other geological oddities.

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

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