PlanoPlanoMexico City is one of the great cultural capitals of the Western Hemisphere, where pre-Columbian ruins sit beneath colonial churches and Diego Rivera murals cover the walls of public buildings. Things to do in Mexico City span extraordinary museums, neighbourhood markets serving food from every Mexican state, and a creative energy that draws artists, chefs, and musicians from across Latin America.
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Palacio de Bellas Artes
The Art Nouveau and Art Deco performance hall on the Alameda hosts Ballet Folklorico performances and contains major murals by Rivera, Orozco, and Siqueiros on its upper floors.
Museo Nacional de Antropologia
The world's largest anthropological museum in Chapultepec Park displays the Aztec Sun Stone, Olmec colossal heads, and artefacts from every Mesoamerican civilisation.
Museo Soumaya
Carlos Slim's free museum in Plaza Carso has an aluminium-tile facade by Fernando Romero and holds 66,000 works including the largest collection of Rodin sculptures outside France.
Tacos al pastor at El Vilsito
A Narvarte auto mechanic shop by day that becomes a taco stand at night, serving al pastor from a trompo (vertical spit) considered among the best in Mexico City.
Bosque de Chapultepec
The 686-hectare urban forest has three sections containing a castle, a zoo, a lake, botanical gardens, and over 180 species of resident birds.
Coyoacan neighbourhood
The southern borough beyond the Frida Kahlo museum has a colonial-era plaza, the Mercado de Coyoacan serving tostadas and churros, and quiet residential streets lined with bougainvillea.
Juarez neighbourhood
The Art Deco district between Roma and the Alameda has become Mexico City's cocktail bar epicentre, with speakeasies, mezcalerias, and late-night Korean restaurants.
Xochimilco floating gardens day trip
Colourful trajinera boats cruise the last remaining Aztec canals (chinampas) in the south of the city, passing floating mariachi bands and flower nurseries.
La Ciudadela handicraft market
The government-run market near Balderas metro sells folk art from every Mexican state, including Oaxacan black pottery, Chiapan amber, and Michoacan lacquerware.
Lucha Libre at Arena Mexico
The cathedral of Mexican wrestling hosts Tuesday and Friday night bouts where masked luchadores perform acrobatic moves for a raucous crowd, with cheap beer and ringside seats from 120 pesos.
The best months to enjoy things to do in Mexico City are March, April, May, October, November. Plan around these months for the best weather and fewer crowds.
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