This is the main square in the San Angel district, best known for its popular Saturday art market.

Vast campus of the Autonomous University of Mexico City (UNAM), one of the country's best. Noted for its fine 20th century architecture, some buildings decorated with murals. Take metro to...

This is perhaps the most moving spot in Mexico City. In pre-Columbian times it was the centre of the city of Tlatelolco, whose people sided with the Spanards against the Aztecs of Tenochtitlan. In...

Neo-classical outside, art deco inside, this famous white marble building close to the Alameda is both a performance venue and an art museum.

Official residence of the president of Mexico overlooking the Zócalo. Famous for its murals on Mexican history by Diego Rivera.

The National Museum of Anthropology in Chapultepec (Grasshopper) Park in Mexico City is one of the most extensive of its kind in the world.  There are numerous rooms that house archaeological...

This 18th-century palace, known for its impressive gardens, served as the home of the Mexican President until 1939 and now houses the famous Museo Nacional de Historia.

Located in an old mansion, this museum chronicles the history of Mexico's capital city from the time before European contact to present day.

One of the largest public plazas in the world, the Zócalo is the heart of Mexico City and is one of the city's most famous attractions.

This is an excellent indoor and outdoor museum that displays multiple layers of a modern day, partial excavation of "The Great Temple" of preHispanic civilization.  It begins with a walking outdoor...

On a clear day, visitors can take in a spectacular view from this skyscraper's observation decks and visit the highest aquarium in the world, located on the 38th floor.

Until just over a century ago Mexico City was surrounded by lakes that were all connected by canals. Produce grown in the south was taken by this system to the north of the city and vice versa...

Also known as La Casa Azul the Frida Kahlo Museum is actually the house where she was born and also died.This museum is in Coyoacan, a suburb of Mexico City. There is a very good movie that can serve...

Opened in 1994, this museum and its 13 galleries hold an impressive collection of paintings by Mexico's greatest artists.

One of the oldest and largest cathedrals in Latin America.

This famous church, located on the site where an Indian claimed to have seen the Virgin of Guadalupe in 1531, contains an image of her that is the most famous religious icon in all of Mexico.

This children's museum has tons of interactive exhibits and an IMAX theater.

The Museum of the city of Mexico is currently being renovated & many interesting historical pieces are being moved to another location. The visitor will not find much left to see in this museum...

Once a small town outside the capital, it is now well within the city limits but preserves its small-town atmosphere and colonial architecture. A quite refuge from the hustle and bustle during the...