A detailed model of Mexico City is the star attraction within this interactive exhibit inside an old theater.

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

A series of modernist, abstract sculptures form a route created as part of the 1968 Olympics' Cultural Olympiad.

Its incredible collections are dedicated to preserving Mexico's film history.

Abandoned figurines adorn a small plot on the side of a craft market's entrance.

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

The turquoise-studded skull of a long-dead Aztec man sits within Mexico City’s Museum of Anthropology.

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

This Aztec structure remained hidden until the demolition of a supermarket exposed the lost temple.

This "City of Books" holds a museum, library, and the complete personal book collections of five of Mexico's greatest thinkers.

A barbarous band of serpents guard the bases of these Aztec temples.

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

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

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

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

Mesoamerican monoliths and zoomorphic stones covered in royal visages, ancient mythology, and grand celestial events.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

A pocket of Buenos Aires with an unusually high concentration of psychotherapists.

The house of a former Argentinian president stands protected within a large glass case.

These small sculptures pay homage to the lovable star of an iconic Argentine comic strip.

This Argentinian hedge maze is an intricate tribute to a famous surrealist author.

An ancient forest of the Paleocene Age turned to stone.