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

A close look at the church's walls reveals pieces of Mexico's history.

The official Presidential Residence of Los Pinos became an emblem of Mexico's opulence and presidential corruption.

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

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

Come face to face with the ferocious visage of the serpent-headed mother goddess of the Aztecs.

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

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

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

This ancient jade mask depicting the Zapotec bat god was found in the ruins of the pyramids of Monte Alban.

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

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

This colossal ancient sculpture of the monstrous Aztec rain god has a literally stormy history.

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

Mexico City's largest market contains a Willy Wonka-esque wonderland.

These haunting ruins of a 700-year-old Prehispanic city have witnessed centuries of wars and massacres.

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

This crumbling Art Deco movie palace in Mexico City has been abandoned for two decades.

Explore the atmospheric ruins of an abandoned convent in the dense forests of Mexico's first national park.

Diego Rivera's massive tiled fountain and failed infrastructure project.

Berliners converted a bombed-out, disused lot into a community-run urban farm with its own cafe and bar.

A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.

Reminders of the Battle of Berlin still scar the railway.

One of the world's heaviest musical instruments towers within a popular urban park.