Sights & Attractions in Mexico City

Worth Noting

Name	Category	Location

Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso The college, a colonial building with lovely patios, started out...	Museums / Galleries	Centro Histórico and Alameda Central

Casa de los Azulejos This 17th-century masterpiece acquired its name, House of Tiles...	Houses / Mansions	Centro Histórico and Alameda Central

Casa Municipal (Casa de Cortés) The place where the Aztec emperor Cuauhtémoc was held...	Information Centers	San Angel and Coyoacán

Centro Cultural de España The Cultural Center of Spain is in the heart of the downtown...	Arts / Performance Venues	Centro Histórico and Alameda Central

Centro Cultural Isidro Favela This 1681 mansion is one of the prettiest houses facing the Plaza...	Houses / Mansions	San Angel and Coyoacán


Centro de la Imagen This pioneering photography center, housed in a former colonial...	Arts / Performance Venues	Centro Histórico and Alameda Central

El Papalote, Museo del Niño Five theme sections compose this excellent interactive children's...	Museums / Galleries	Bosque de Chapultepec and Zona Rosa

Ex-Convento del Carmen Erected by Carmelite friars with the help of an Indian chieftain...	Religious Sites	San Angel and Coyoacán

Iglesia de San Francisco On the site of Mexico's first convent (1524), this 18th-century...	Religious Sites	Centro Histórico and Alameda Central

La Feria de Chapultepec This children's amusement park has various games and more than...	Amusement Parks	Bosque de Chapultepec and Zona Rosa

Laboratorio Arte Alameda The facade of this refurbished building from the 1950s has a...	Museums / Galleries	Centro Histórico and Alameda Central

Mercado Insurgentes Also referred to as either Mercado Zona Rosa or Mercado Londres...	Markets / Bazaars	Bosque de Chapultepec and Zona Rosa

Museo Casa de Leon Trotsky Resembling an anonymous and forbidding fortress, with turrets...	Museums / Galleries	San Angel and Coyoacán

Museo de Arte Popular This ultramodern museum is one of the best places to learn about...	Museums / Galleries	Centro Histórico and Alameda Central

Museo de la Ciudad de México The city museum is on land that was originally owned by Juan...	Museums / Galleries	Centro Histórico and Alameda Central

Museo del Estanquillo In Mexico an estanquillo is a small store that sells a wide variety...	Museums / Galleries	Centro Histórico and Alameda Central

Museo Franz Mayer Housed in the 16th-century Hospital de San Juan de Dios, this...	Museums / Galleries	Centro Histórico and Alameda Central

Museo José Luis Cuevas Installed in a refurbished former Santa Inés convent...	Museums / Galleries	Centro Histórico and Alameda Central

Museo Mexicano del Diseño This museum with a big gift shop and café features small...	Museums / Galleries	Centro Histórico and Alameda Central

Museo Nacional de Culturas Populares A huge arbol de la vida (tree of life) sculpture stands in the...	Museums / Galleries	San Angel and Coyoacán

Museo Nacional de San Carlos The San Carlos collection, housed in a handsome, 18th-century...	Museums / Galleries	Centro Histórico and Alameda Central

Museo Palacio Cultural Banamex (Palacio de Iturbide) In 1780 this baroque palace—note the imposing door and...	Castles / Palaces	Centro Histórico and Alameda Central

Plaza de Santo Domingo The Aztec emperor Cuauhtémoc built a palace here, where...	Squares	Centro Histórico and Alameda Central

Zoológico de Chapultepec In the early 16th century Mexico City's zoo, in Chapultepec...	Zoos / Aquariums	Bosque de Chapultepec and Zona Rosa
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