Museo Nacional de
Antropología
The Museo Nacional de
Antropología is not just
the finest museum in Mexico,
but ranks among the greatest
in the world. All the
pre-Columbian cultures are
covered here, represented by
some of their finest
artifacts.
Xochimilco
Hire a boat and tour the
Xochimilco canals, which
offer a glimpse of Mexico's
marshy, pre-Columbian
topography - and there's no
need to pack a lunch as
everything from tacos to a
live mariachi band can be
bought or hired from passing
canoes.
El Zócalo
The vast public space of El
Zócalo is the centre of the
nation's religious and
political life and is
bordered by some of Mexico's
best-known sights, such as
the Aztec Templo Mayor, the
Cathedral and the
Presidential Palace.
Museo Dolores Olmedo Patiño
Set amid peaceful and
beautifully tended grounds,
the Museo Dolores Olmedo
Patiño holds a huge
collection of works by both
Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo.
Plaza Garibaldi
Every evening the Plaza
Garibaldi, surrounded by
raucous bars and
restaurants, fills with
competing mariachi bands
who'll play for anyone who's
willing to pay.
Palacio de las Belles
Artes
The Palacio de las Bellas
Artes is a grandiloquent,
white-marble Art Nouveau
structure hosting
prestigious productions of
opera, ballet and the famous
Ballet Folklórico.
Teotihuacán
The largest pre-Hispanic
site in the country,
Teotihuacán is dominated by
Pirámide del Sol.
Museo Robert Brady
A beautiful home in
Cuernavaca set in a
sixteenth-century former
convent, Museo Robert Brady
houses the private
collection of the Iowa-born
artist.
The Great Pyramid of
Cholula
Mexico's most massive
pyramid ruin, Cholula was at
the time of the Conquest a
vast city of some four
hundred temples.
La Merced
Mexico City's largest and
most vibrant market has
almost anything you could
conceive of finding in a
Mexican market (and much
more).
