Museums and parks

Bosque de Chapultepec

The city's big park, with a lake, the castle on the hill and plenty of room to walk. It is about two kilometers away, which you can do on foot.

Bosque de Chapultepec

Things to do / Parks

Miguel Hidalgo, Ciudad de México, CDMX

Open in Google Maps Website 55 5212 2171

National Museum of Anthropology

The country's most important museum of history and pre Hispanic cultures. Worth it even if museums are not your thing, and half a day covers the essentials.

Museo Nacional de Antropología

Things to do / Museums

Av. P.º de la Reforma s/n, Polanco, Bosque de Chapultepec I Secc, Miguel Hidalgo, 11560 Ciudad de México, CDMX

Open in Google Maps Website 55 5553 6332

Chapultepec Castle

It sits on top of the hill, inside the park. You walk up, and from there you see a good part of the city, which on its own justifies the climb.

Museo Nacional de Historia Castillo de Chapultepec

Things to do / Museums

Av. Heroico Colegio Militar 172, Bosque de Chapultepec I Secc, Miguel Hidalgo, 11580 Ciudad de México, CDMX

Open in Google Maps Website 55 5256 5464

Museo Soumaya

Admission is free and the building alone is worth the look. It is in Nuevo Polanco, about eight minutes by car, next to shops and the aquarium.

Museo Soumaya

Things to do / Museums

Blvd. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Granada, Miguel Hidalgo, 11529 Ciudad de México, CDMX

Open in Google Maps Website 55 1103 9800

Museo Jumex

Right across from the Soumaya, and it is the contemporary art option. If you go to one, go to both, they are thirty steps apart.

Museo Jumex

Things to do / Museums

Blvd. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 303, Granada, Miguel Hidalgo, 11520 Ciudad de México, CDMX

Open in Google Maps Website 55 5395 2618

The Angel of Independence

The most recognizable monument on Reforma. It works as a landmark to orient yourself and it is a good place to start walking the avenue.

El Ángel de la Independencia

Things to do / Attractions

Av. P.º de la Reforma s/n, Juárez, Cuauhtémoc, 06600 Ciudad de México, CDMX

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