Mexico City sights

, address: Avenida Paseo de la Reforma, Mexico City

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...

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

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...

A world-renowned example of utilitarian modern design built in the heart of Mexico City. The ensemble of buildings, sports facilities and open spaces of the Central University City Campus of the Univer...

, address: Plaza de la Constitución

The walls of both the courtyard and the stairway bear one of the most famous murals by Diego Rivera . The palace was built in 1523 from tezontle (blood stone), a brownish-red volcanic stone. Cortés had ...