Centro Hist贸rico
As the seat of the federal branch of the Mexican government,聽the Palacio Nacional (National Palace) is home to the offices of the president of Mexico and鈥
Must-see attractions in Mexico City
Centro Hist贸rico
The Torre Latinoamericana was Latin America鈥檚 tallest building when constructed in 1956, and remains the dominant focal point of Centro Hist贸rico. It's an鈥
Coyoac谩n & San 脕ngel
Renowned Mexican artist Frida Kahlo was born in, and lived and died in, Casa Azul (Blue House), now a museum. Almost every visitor to Mexico City makes a鈥
Centro Hist贸rico
Before the Spaniards demolished it, the Aztec 'Great Temple' Teocalli of Tenochtitl谩n covered the site where the cathedral now stands, as well as the鈥
Museo Casa Estudio Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo
Coyoac谩n & San 脕ngel
If you saw the movie Frida (2002), you鈥檒l recognize this museum, designed by Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera's friend, architect and painter Juan O鈥橤orman鈥
Coyoac谩n & San 脕ngel
The Trotsky home, now a museum, remains much as it was on the day when one of Stalin's agents, a Catalan named Ram贸n Mercader, caught up with the鈥
Centro Hist贸rico
One of Mexico City鈥檚 most iconic structures, this cathedral is a monumental edifice: 109m long, 59m wide and 65m high. Started in 1573, it remained a work鈥
Polanco & Bosque de Chapultepec
Museo Jumex was built to house one of Latin America's leading contemporary art collections. Temporary exhibits draw on a collection of around 2600 pieces鈥
Centro Hist贸rico
Past the pedestrian corridor Gante stands the amazing Casa de los Azulejos. Dating from 1596, it was built for the Condes (Counts) del Valle de Orizaba鈥
Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso
Centro Hist贸rico
Diego Rivera, Jos茅 Clemente Orozco and David Siqueiros painted murals here in the 1920s. Most of the work on the main patio is by Orozco; look for the鈥
Mexico City
A cult developed around this site after a Christian convert named Juan Diego claimed in December 1531 that the Virgin Mary appeared before him on the鈥
Centro Hist贸rico
This stately pedestrianized shopping avenue west of the 窜贸肠补濒辞, linking Bellas Artes and the 窜贸肠补濒辞, boasts a veritable catalog of architectural styles鈥
Centro Hist贸rico
The heart of Mexico City is the Plaza de la Constituci贸n. Residents began calling it the 窜贸肠补濒辞, meaning 鈥榖ase,鈥 in the 19th century, when plans for a鈥
Mexico City
Hundreds of colorful trajineras (gondolas) await passengers at the village鈥檚 10 embarcaderos to paddle you through the waterways dotted with birdlife and鈥
Centro Hist贸rico
Every night the city鈥檚 mariachi bands belt out heartfelt ballads in this festive square. Wearing silver-studded outfits, they toot their trumpets and tune鈥
Centro Cultural Universitario Tlatelolco
Mexico City
The events that occurred before, during and after the 1968 massacre on Plaza de las Tres Culturas are chronicled in Memorial del 68, a compelling鈥
Ex-Convento Santo Desierto del Carmen
Mexico City
This weathered 17th-century former Carmelite monastery within the Parque Nacional Desierto de Los Leones provides an interesting glimpse of what it would鈥
Mexico City
You can't miss the prominent spires of this university-run museum. Parts of the old building, made of forged iron from D眉sseldorf, were brought over in鈥
Mexico City
One of the city's most cutting-edge contemporary art galleries, temporary exhibits here showcase the works of up-and-coming talent from Mexico and abroad鈥
Zona Rosa & Reforma
A beautifully restored 1909 building houses Mundo Chocolate, a museum and store known as MUCHO celebrating all things chocolate. The permanent exhibit鈥
Polanco & Bosque de Chapultepec
A visible reminder of Mexico鈥檚 bygone aristocracy, the 鈥榗astle鈥 that stands atop Chapultepec Hill was begun in 1785 but not completed until after鈥
Centro Hist贸rico
In 1940 Mexican muralist Jos茅 Clemente Orozco painted four panels around the 2nd level of the Supreme Court's central stairway, two dealing with the theme鈥
Centro Hist贸rico
The Centro Cultural de Espa帽a always has a variety of cutting-edge art exhibitions going on, such as 'Vibraciones' where visitors 'listened' to music鈥
Plaza Hidalgo & Jard铆n Centenario
Coyoac谩n & San 脕ngel
The focus of Coyoac谩n life is its central plaza 鈥 actually two adjacent plazas: the Jard铆n Centenario, with the village鈥檚 iconic coyotes frolicking in its鈥
Zona Rosa & Reforma
The symbol of Mexico City, known as 'El 脕ngel' (The Angel), this gilded Winged Victory on a 45m-high pillar was sculpted for the independence centennial鈥
Museo de la Secretar铆a de Hacienda y Cr茅dito P煤blico
Centro Hist贸rico
Sure, the name is a tough sell (yay, let's go to the Finance Secretariat Museum!), but it's actually a very interesting place. The museum shows off works鈥
Polanco & Bosque de Chapultepec
Someone ought to tell Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim that bigger isn't always better. Named after his late wife, this six-story behemoth (plated with 16鈥
Centro Hist贸rico
More than just Mexico City鈥檚 central post office, this golden palace built in 1907 is an Italianate confection designed by the Palacio de Bellas Artes鈥欌
Coyoac谩n & San 脕ngel
Every Saturday the Bazaar S谩bado brings masses of color and crowds of people to this San 脕ngel square, 500m west of Avenida Insurgentes. Museo Casa del鈥
Polanco & Bosque de Chapultepec
Highlighting Mexico鈥檚 plant diversity, this 4-hectare complex in Chapultepec is divided into sections that reflect the country鈥檚 varied climatic zones鈥
Centro Hist贸rico
At this shoe museum 鈥 and the oldest shoemaker in Mexico, operating since 1865 鈥 there are over 2000 pieces of footwear on show, many from famous feet鈥
Centro Hist贸rico
Housed in a gorgeous neoclassical building two blocks from the 窜贸肠补濒辞, this museum contains the vast pop-culture collection amassed over the decades by鈥
Centro Hist贸rico
Formerly a palace of the Counts of Santiago de Calimaya, this 18th-century baroque edifice now houses a museum with extensive exhibits focusing on the鈥
Centro Hist贸rico
Built for colonial nobility, in 1821 this became the residence of General Agust铆n Iturbide, a Mexican independence hero who was proclaimed emperor here in鈥
Polanco & Bosque de Chapultepec
A multilevel structure built to house international contemporary art, donated by Oaxaca-born painter Rufino Tamayo to the people of Mexico. The small鈥
Polanco & Bosque de Chapultepec
The collection here exhibits work by noteworthy 20th-century and contemporary Mexican artists, including canvases by Dr Atl, Rivera, Siqueiros, Orozco,鈥
Centro Hist贸rico
Built around 1900 in the style of an Italian Renaissance palace, this museum holds collections representing every school of Mexican art until the early鈥
Parque Nacional Desierto de los Leones
Mexico City
Cool, fragrant pine and oak forests dominate this 20-sq-km national park in the hills surrounding the Valle de M茅xico. Around 23km southwest of Mexico鈥
Coyoac谩n & San 脕ngel
A storehouse of magnificent sacred art in a former school run by the Carmelite order. The collection includes oils by Mexican master Crist贸bal de鈥
Coyoac谩n & San 脕ngel
One of the city鈥檚 first contemporary-art spaces, this San 脕ngel museum was founded by Yucatecan businessman 脕lvaro Carrillo Gil to store a large鈥
