Polanco & Bosque de Chapultepec
Your children won鈥檛 want to leave this innovative, hands-on museum. Here kids can put together a radio program, channel their inner mad scientist, join an鈥
Must-see attractions in Mexico City
Polanco & Bosque de Chapultepec
Audiorama is a small circular outdoor space enclosed in the greenery of Chapultepec, sometimes used for intimate classical music performances. It is鈥
Centro Hist贸rico
Adjoining the east side of the Catedral Metropolitana is the 18th-century Sagrario Metropolitano. Originally built to house the archives and vestments of鈥
Museo Archivo de la Fotograf铆a
Centro Hist贸rico
Occupying a 16th-century colonial-era building, the city's photo museum hosts changing exhibits focusing on all things Mexico City. Additionally, the鈥
Centro Cultural Jes煤s Reyes Heroles
Coyoac谩n & San 脕ngel
The Centro Cultural Jes煤s Reyes Heroles is a colonial-era estate hosting art and book presentations. Take a wander around the grounds, where yuccas and鈥
Polanco & Bosque de Chapultepec
This complex of cascade fountains opened in 1964, featuring architecture inspired by Tenochca (of Tenochtitlan) style with eagle-warrior heads and sloping鈥
Museo Nacional de Culturas Populares
Coyoac谩n & San 脕ngel
The Museo Nacional de Cul颅turas Populares stages innovative exhibitions on folk traditions, indigenous crafts and celebrations in its various courtyards鈥
Mexico City
So named because it symbolizes the fusion of pre-Hispanic and Spanish roots into the Mexican mestizo identity, this plaza displays the architectural鈥
Museo Nacional de las Intervenciones
Mexico City
On August 20, 1847, Mexican troops defended this 17th-century former monsatery against US forces advancing from Veracruz in a dispute over the US鈥
Museo del Juguete Antiguo M茅xico
Mexico City
Mexican-born Japanese collector Roberto Shimizu has amassed more than a million toys in his lifetime, and this jumbled four-floor museum showcases about鈥
Mexico City
On August 20, 1847, this former convent was the scene of a historic military defeat, when Mexican troops defended it against US forces advancing from鈥
Polanco & Bosque de Chapultepec
Mexico's largest aquarium holds 1.6 million liters of water and 280 well-cared-for marine species, including barracuda, manta rays and five types of鈥
Museo de la Bas铆lica de Guadalupe
Mexico City
The Museo de la Bas铆lica de Guadalupe, at the rear of the Antigua Bas铆lica, has a fine collection of colonial art interpreting the miraculous vision.
Centro Hist贸rico
Smaller and less hectic than nearby Z贸calo, this plaza has long served as a base for scribes and printers. Descendants of those who did the paperwork for鈥
Polanco & Bosque de Chapultepec
Diego Rivera painted a series of murals for the inauguration of C谩rcamo de Dolores, Chapultepec's waterworks facility built in the 1940s. Experimenting鈥
Coyoac谩n & San 脕ngel
In this tropically abundant, pruned park spreading east of Avenida Insurgentes, paths encircle the Monumento a 脕lvaro Obreg贸n, a monolithic shrine to the鈥
Zona Rosa & Reforma
Opposite Torre Mayor, the 104m-high Estela de Luz was built to commemorate Mexico's bicentennial anniversary in 2010, though due to delays in construction鈥
Polanco & Bosque de Chapultepec
Historical exhibits chronicle the period from the rise of colonial Nueva Espa帽a to the Mexican Revolution. On display are iconic objects such as the sword鈥
Polanco & Bosque de Chapultepec
The six marble columns marking Chapultepec park's eastern entrance commemorate the 鈥榖oy heroes,鈥 six young cadets who perished in battle. On September 13,鈥
Mexico City
Often garbed in a sequined white gown, wig and clutching a scythe in her bony hand, the Saint Death figure is the object of a fast-growing cult in Mexico,鈥
Centro Hist贸rico
The Templo de San Francisco is a remnant of the vast Franciscan monastery erected in the early 16th century over the site of Moctezuma鈥檚 private zoo. The鈥
Zona Rosa & Reforma
Commonly known as La Diana Cazadora (Diana the Hunter), this 1942 bronze nude sculpture atop a fountain is actually meant to represent the Archer of the鈥
Centro Hist贸rico
The Palacio de Miner铆a was where mining engineers trained in the 19th century. A neoclassical masterpiece, the palace was designed by Tols谩 and built鈥
Coyoac谩n & San 脕ngel
The Casa de Cort茅s, on the north side of Plaza Hidalgo, is where conquistador Cort茅s established Mexico鈥檚 first municipal seat during the siege of鈥
Coyoac谩n & San 脕ngel
A pleasant approach to Coyoac谩n鈥檚 central plazas is through the Viveros de Coyoac谩n, the principal nurseries for Mexico City鈥檚 parks and gardens. The 38.9鈥
Centro Hist贸rico
This museum showcases the works of artist Cuevas, a leader of the 1950s Ruptura movement, which broke with the politicized art of the post-revolutionary鈥
Centro Hist贸rico
Several blocks west of the Z贸calo near Alameda Central is this handsome square, named after Manuel Tols谩, the illustrious late-18th-century sculptor and鈥
Parroquia de San Juan Bautista
Coyoac谩n & San 脕ngel
This single-nave church and its adjacent former monastery dominate the east side of Plaza Hidalgo. First erected in 1592 by the Franciscan order, the鈥
Coyoac谩n & San 脕ngel
Inside the courtyard of this museum, midway along Plaza San Jacinto鈥檚 north side, is an elaborate fountain, a mad mosaic of Talavera tile and Chinese鈥
Coyoac谩n & San 脕ngel
About a block south of Coyoac谩n's nursery is Plaza Santa Catarina, with the modest, mustard-colored church that gives the square its name. Across the鈥
Polanco & Bosque de Chapultepec
The former official residence of Mexican presidents is a white mansion built in 1853 and known simply as 'Los Pinos.' When President L贸pez Obrador (AMLO)鈥
Templo de la Sant铆sima Trinidad
Centro Hist贸rico
The profusion of ornamental sculpture on the baroque facade, including ghostly busts of the 12 apostles and a representation of Christ with his head in鈥
Centro Hist贸rico
The star attraction at this interactive center is a 234-sq-meter scale model of Mexico City, with a projection mapping presentation in Spanish (or English鈥
Centro Hist贸rico
Displaying European torture instruments from the 14th to 19th centuries, including a metal-spiked interrogation chair and the menacing skull splitter,鈥
Centro Hist贸rico
This museum on Plaza Garibaldi has exhibits explaining the origins and production process of Mexico鈥檚 two most popular distilled agave drinks. The tour鈥
Museo Nacional de las Culturas del Mundo
Centro Hist贸rico
Constructed in 1567 as the colonial mint, this renovated museum exhibits the art, dress and handicrafts of Mexico's and the world鈥檚 cultures. Mixed in for鈥
Centro Hist贸rico
Mexico City was built atop a sloshy lake bed and it's sinking fast, as evidenced by this teetering former convent. The 17th-century building now serves as鈥
Centro Hist贸rico
The former hospital of the Bethlehemites religious order has been the home of this economics museum since 2006. A slew of hands-on exhibits is aimed at鈥
Zona Rosa & Reforma
In the Estela de Luz basement you'll find this cultural center with temporary expositions, of hit-and-miss interest, focusing on digital technology. Areas鈥
