Mexico City, one of the largest cities in the world, is a modern, cosmopolitan city with excellent hotels, restaurants, and nightlife. While it has its fair share of problems - pollution and crime are the most obvious to travelers - don’t let these problems discourage you from visiting the city.
Mexico City Museums
There are literally dozens of museums in the city. The one can’t-miss museum is the Museum of Anthropology, which houses the most impressive collection of Aztec stonecarvings and relics in the world. For art buffs, there is the Frida Kahlo Museum and the Museum of Modern Art. ??For children, there is the Papalote Museum, which features interactive displays and kid-friendly exhibits.
Ruins Near Mexico City
There are several ruin complexes within and close to the city. Fifty kilometers away are the ruins at Teotihuacán. It was a very holy place for the indigenous cultures: according to local legend, it was the birthplace of Gods and the fifth sun, which began the modern age. The site had been abandoned by the time the Mexica people arrived to central Mexico, but they, too, held the place to be sacred. The Pyramid of the sun is one of the most impressive in the whole country.
Open since 1986, the Museo Nacional de la Revolución sits in the basement of the Monumento a la Revolución. The seven chronological sections of the museum cover the years 1857 – 1920 and are
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The Museo Nacional de Historia, commonly known as the Castillo de Chapultepec, sits atop Chapultepec hill in the Bosque de Chapultepec, Mexico City's largest park. Dating to 1785, the building first
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A spot of beauty on an otherwise grim street, the Museo Nacional de San Carlos is housed in a 19th-century neoclassical building that was designed by Spanish-born sculptor-architect Manuel Tolsá.
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Pretty much what you'd expect of a kitschy wax museum, the Museo de Cera has everyone you might want to see in wax, including Michael Jackson, Mother Teresa and the Wolf Man. The 200 or so political,
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Anyone familiar with "Ripley's Believe It Or Not!" will not be surprised at the wackiness here in the Mexican branch of Ripley's "¡Aunque Ud. No Lo Crea!" museum. In this
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Revolutionary leader and Mexican president Venustiano Carranza (1859 – 1920) only lived in this two-story French-style mansion for six months before he was executed in Puebla on May 7, 1920. His
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Davíd Alfaro Siqueiros (1896-1974) was one of the big three muralists in Mexico, along with Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco. It was Siqueiros who declared that he wanted to make "Art for
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Designed by Teodoro González de León and Abraham Zabludovsky, this hulking glass and concrete hangar of a building houses the collection of Oaxacan artist Rufino Tamayo (1899-1991) and several
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Huge, hands-on and interactive, the Museo Tecnológico is a surprisingly cool place, full of gadgets, tricky illusions and things that can shock you—literally. The museum may be geared toward
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Perched near the top of Chapultepec hill in the Bosque de Chapultepec, the Galería de Historia is commonly known as the Museo del Caracol for its snail-like spiral shape. ("Caracol" is
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This is one of Mexico City's historic Cantinas, an old working man's club which is now open to all. Inside the pub-like exterior lies a smart bar restaurant with dicky-bowed waiters and impressive
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One of the country's cultural highlights, these impressive ruins can be visited easily in one day even if your base is Mexico City. Dating back to the days of the Maya, this former urban center has
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This building looks a little bland from the outside but go through the doors and you will find an impressive courtyard and some pleasant gardens out back. But the main reason for visiting is to see
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Mexico City's prize cathedral is impressive from the outside and nice from the inside but a trip up the bell tower is one for aficionados only. The tour, which lasts around 20 minutes, is interesting
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The city of Tlatelolco was around years before the founding of its more famous neighbor, Tenochtitlán. The two cities shared one of the largest islands on Lake Texcoco, the site of modern Mexico
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At the height of his power, President Porfirio Díaz, who ruled from 1876 to 1910, sought to construct a new legislative palace for his puppet government. He himself laid the first stone at the Plaza
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In 1720 the impressive Palacio del Ayuntamiento (Town Hall) that today dominates the entire southern side of the Zócalo was rebuilt after a fire destroyed the original, constructed over the ruins of
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This is a lovely spot to take a stroll in the sunshine, particularly on the weekends when there are plenty of people around. The paved walkways are set out in a criss-cross pattern leading from one
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To wander around the Plaza de las Tres Culturas is to feel the weight of the three cultures that have shaped modern Mexico. The ruins of the ancient city of Tlatelolco surround a colonial church,
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The approach to the shrine of Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe is a wild mass of pilgrims, salesmen hawking Virgin souvenirs, tourists, and the ubiquitous traffic that characterizes every part of the
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This building looks a little bland from the outside but go through the doors and you will find an impressive courtyard and some pleasant gardens out back. But the main reason for visiting is to see
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Mexico City's prize cathedral is impressive from the outside and nice from the inside but a trip up the bell tower is one for aficionados only. The tour, which lasts around 20 minutes, is interesting
...
In 1720 the impressive Palacio del Ayuntamiento (Town Hall) that today dominates the entire southern side of the Zócalo was rebuilt after a fire destroyed the original, constructed over the ruins of
...
The approach to the shrine of Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe is a wild mass of pilgrims, salesmen hawking Virgin souvenirs, tourists, and the ubiquitous traffic that characterizes every part of the
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One of the country's cultural highlights, these impressive ruins can be visited easily in one day even if your base is Mexico City. Dating back to the days of the Maya, this former urban center has
...
The city of Tlatelolco was around years before the founding of its more famous neighbor, Tenochtitlán. The two cities shared one of the largest islands on Lake Texcoco, the site of modern Mexico
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One of the country's cultural highlights, these impressive ruins can be visited easily in one day even if your base is Mexico City. Dating back to the days of the Maya, this former urban center has
...
This building looks a little bland from the outside but go through the doors and you will find an impressive courtyard and some pleasant gardens out back. But the main reason for visiting is to see
...
Mexico City's prize cathedral is impressive from the outside and nice from the inside but a trip up the bell tower is one for aficionados only. The tour, which lasts around 20 minutes, is interesting
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The city of Tlatelolco was around years before the founding of its more famous neighbor, Tenochtitlán. The two cities shared one of the largest islands on Lake Texcoco, the site of modern Mexico
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