The population of Southeast Asian primates was introduced to Mexico in the 1970s.

This giant expressionist head crowns a museum devoted to a beloved Mexican leader.

After several moves across Mexico City, these two statues found a home in Mestizaje Park.

This stately clock was gifted from China's last imperial government to the people of Mexico.

Many people don't realize there’s a lot going on in—and below—the world’s tallest triumphal arch.

This industrial Art Nouveau gem is a historic hotspot for Mexican counterculture.

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

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

Mexico's second-tallest monument, now half-hidden in a private residential complex.

A fabulously bizarre surrealist sculpture by the late artist Leonora Carrington.

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

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

The largest collection of artifacts from the Olmec civilization, the mother culture of Mesoamerica.

Discarded animal sculptures stand forgotten by an abandoned aquarium and water park in Bosque de Chapultepec.

A hotel masquerading as a medieval castle overlooks a Mexican city.

In Coyoacán, a pair of coyotes crown a public fountain in reference to the ancient Aztec name of the borough.

This larger-than-life golden statue pays tribute to this town's old and new trades.

Mexico's astounding mummy museum with "the world's smallest mummy."

Kitschy horror displays now fill the house where some very real serial killing took place.

Peaceful gardens hide an underground torture museum.

A dark tunnel leads to a striking white crater that seems to be from another planet.

An indigenous take on European design creates a stunning visual overload.

The grounds of this former dairy hacienda now contain an entire town inspired by Tuscany, Italy.

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.