Sights & Attractions in Mexico City

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Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso
The college, a colonial building with lovely patios, started out...
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Museums / Galleries Centro Histórico and Alameda Central
 
Casa de los Azulejos
This 17th-century masterpiece acquired its name, House of Tiles...
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Houses / Mansions Centro Histórico and Alameda Central
 
Casa Municipal (Casa de Cortés)
The place where the Aztec emperor Cuauhtémoc was held...
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Historic Districts / Sites San Angel and Coyoacán
 
Centro Cultural de España
The Cultural Center of Spain can be found in the heart of the...
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Museums / Galleries Centro Histórico and Alameda Central
 
Centro Cultural Isidro Favela
This 1681 mansion is one of the prettiest houses facing the Plaza...
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Houses / Mansions San Angel and Coyoacán
 
Centro de la Imagen
This pioneering photography center, housed in a former colonial...
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Museums / Galleries Centro Histórico and Alameda Central
 
El Papalote, Museo del Niño
Five theme sections compose this excellent interactive children's...
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Museums / Galleries Bosque de Chapultepec and Zona Rosa
 
Ex-Convento del Carmen
Erected by Carmelite friars with the help of an Indian chieftain...
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Religious Sites San Angel and Coyoacán
 
Iglesia de San Francisco
On the site of Mexico's first convent (1524), this 18th-century...
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Religious Sites Centro Histórico and Alameda Central
 
La Feria de Chapultepec
This children's amusement park has various games and more than...
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Amusement Parks Bosque de Chapultepec and Zona Rosa
 
Laboratorio Arte Alameda
The facade of this refurbished building from the 1950s has a...
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Religious Sites Centro Histórico and Alameda Central
 
Mercado Insurgentes
Also referred to as either Mercado Zona Rosa or Mercado Londres...
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Markets / Bazaars Bosque de Chapultepec and Zona Rosa
 
Museo de Artes Populares
This ultramodern museum is one of the best places to learn about...
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Religious Sites Centro Histórico and Alameda Central
 
Museo de la Ciudad de México
The city museum is on land that was originally owned by Juan...
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Religious Sites Centro Histórico and Alameda Central
 
Museo de Leon Trotsky
Resembling an anonymous and forbidding fortress, with turrets...
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Religious Sites San Angel and Coyoacán
 
Museo del Estanquillo
In Mexico, an estanquillo is a small store that sells a wide...
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Religious Sites Centro Histórico and Alameda Central
 
Museo Franz Mayer
Housed in the 16th-century Hospital de San Juan de Dios, this...
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Museums / Galleries Centro Histórico and Alameda Central
 
Museo José Luis Cuevas
Installed in a refurbished former Santa Inés convent...
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Museums / Galleries Centro Histórico and Alameda Central
 
Museo Mexicano de Diseño Industrial
This new museum with a big gift shop and café features...
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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...
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Museums / Galleries San Angel and Coyoacán
 
Museo San Carlos
The San Carlos collection, housed in a beautiful, 18th-century...
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Museums / Galleries Centro Histórico and Alameda Central
 
Museo Soumaya
This small private museum is owned by the Slim family, who own...
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Museums / Galleries San Angel and Coyoacán
 
Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporáneo
Within its modernist shell (which earned the National Architecture...
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Museums / Galleries Bosque de Chapultepec and Zona Rosa
 
Palacio de Iturbide
In 1780 this baroque palace—note the imposing door and...
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Historic Districts / Sites Centro Histórico and Alameda Central
 
Parque Nacional Desierto de los Leones
The "Desert of Lions," 25 km (16 mi) west of Mexico City's center...
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Parks Outskirts of Mexico City
 
Plaza de Santo Domingo
The Aztec emperor Cuauhtémoc built a palace here, where...
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Squares Centro Histórico and Alameda Central
 
Zoológico de Chapultepec
In the early 16th century Mexico City's zoo, in Chapultepec...
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Zoos / Aquariums Bosque de Chapultepec and Zona Rosa
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