Central Mexico Culture and Sights

address:Avenida Paseo de la Reforma, Mexico City

The iconic pyramid-shaped temples stand just at the edge of the encroaching jungle. The holy city of Teotihuacan ('the place where the gods were created') is situated some 50 km north-east of Mexico C...

This colonial castle houses the national history museum, and boasts a spectacular view of the city. In 1944, Chapultepec Castle became the site of the National Museum of History (Museo Nacional de Hist...

This magnificent building holds a theatre and two museums. The building (1900–1904) was commissioned by the government under the dictator Porfirio Díaz and, for the most part, designed by the Italian a...

address:Camino de Los Toros, Ciudad de México, México, Mexico, price level:budget , opening hours:bullfights are held on Sunday afternoons, November through March

A quirky modern art museum in the park you can enjoy for free. Alongside a retrospective of the art before and during colonial times, the exhibits consist of paintings and sculptures by 20th century Me...

The Spanish colonial capital was built atop the capital of the fallen Aztecs. Built in the 16th century by the Spanish on the ruins of Tenochtitlan, the old Aztec capital, Mexico City is now one of the...

The 20th century architects house is a masterpiece of modern design. Built in 1948, the House and Studio of architect Luis Barragán in the suburb of Mexico City represents an outstanding example of the...