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.

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.

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...

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.

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.

One of the largest churches in Latin America, this famous cathedral dominates the Zócalo.

The house was built just before the Mexican Revolution, and had a turret added during revolutionary times so that a watchman could alert the owners if soldiers of whatever faction were in the area...

This national pawnshop has been in operation since 1777.

A famous mountain village south of Mexico City famous for its Day of the Dead celebration in November.

This brightly colored house where artist Frida Kahlo lived for over 10 years with her husband Diego Rivera has been transformed into a museum dedicated to her work.

The cadets were defending Chapultepec Castle high on a promontory in Mexico City - now overlooking Chapultepec Park.  It was the Mexican American War (1846 ?).  Seeing the fight was lost yet...

This famous monument built in 1906 for the people who died in the Mexican fight for independence stands 150 feet tall.

The designated location of many of Mexico's older colonial structures.

This home has been converted into a museum and features Lechuga's 8,000-piece collection of local arts and crafts.

The plaza's "place of scribes," where specialists in reading and writing have gathered for centuries, evokes the spirit of yesteryear.