Lonely PlanetOct 20
11 Things to Know Before Traveling to Mexico City
Beautiful and occasionally chaotic Mexico City could overwhelm unsuspecting visitors – get ready with this guide to health, safety and etiquette.
20 things in this story
- RomaSuburbThere's no better home base for eating your way through the city.
- CondesaNeighborhoodIt is immediately west of Colonia Roma, together with which it is designated as a "Barrio Mágico Turístico".
- PolancoTrain stationPolanco is an affluent colonia, noted for its luxury shopping along Presidente Masaryk Avenue, the most expensive…
- Templo MayorMuseumIts architectural style belongs to the late Postclassic period of Mesoamerica.
- Museo Frida KahloMuseumThis Mexico City museum, also known as "Casa Azul" for its shocking cobalt blue exterior, is where Frida Khalo was born…
- Museo Nacional de AntropologíaMuseumMedia luna del vestíbulo principal y Galería del primer piso del MNA.
- Parque MéxicoParkPark in the Condesa neighborhood
- CoyoacánNeighborhoodSafe neighborhood for strolling
- TeotihuacánSightArchaeological site northeast of Mexico City
- Centro HistoricoNeighborhoodMexico City’s downtown, visit sites like Palacio de Bellas Artes
- Palacio de Bellas ArtesSightIt hosts performing arts events, literature events and plastic arts galleries and exhibitions.
- XochimilcoSightThe borough is centered on the formerly independent city of Xochimilco, which was established on what was the southern…
- QuintonilRestaurantIt is owned by chef Jorge Vallejo and manager Alejandra Flores, a couple who met while working at the fellow diner…
- Diego Rivera muralsSightLocated in Centro Histórico
- Casa Luis BarragánMuseumLa Casa Luis Barragán, construida en 1948, representa una de las obras arquitectónicas contemporáneas de mayor…
- Catedral MetropolitanaSight
- Castillo de ChapultepecMuseum
- PujolRestaurant
- JuarezNeighborhood
- CuemancoPlace