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Best landmarks in Mexico City

12 places from 14 Mexico City travel vlogs, most-mentioned first. The play button jumps to that moment in the video.

12 places

  1. Zócalo

    Landmark · Centro Histórico

    The city's main square and heart of old Tenochtitlan, where legend says the Aztecs found an eagle eating a snake on a cactus.

  2. Paseo de la Reforma

    Landmark · Cuauhtémoc

    The grand avenue running through the central business area between the historic centre and the western neighbourhoods.

  3. Biblioteca Vasconcelos

    Landmark · Buenavista

    Striking modern library considered one of the most remarkable buildings in Mexico City.

  4. Angel of Independence

    Landmark · Cuauhtémoc

    An iconic monument on Paseo de la Reforma.

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8 more picks, each from a single vlog, so not ranked.

  1. Auditorio Nacional

    Landmark · Chapultepec

    The national auditorium, a major performance venue in Chapultepec Park.

  2. Monumento a los Niños Héroes

    Landmark · Chapultepec

    Monument honouring the six boy soldiers who died defending Chapultepec Castle against the Americans in 1847.

  3. Estadio Olímpico Universitario

    Landmark · Coyoacán

    The university's Olympic stadium, featuring one of Diego Rivera's last epic murals.

  4. Torre Latinoamericana

    Landmark · Centro Histórico

    One of the city's tallest office towers, with a 360-degree panoramic view over Mexico City.

  5. El Nido de Quetzalcóatl

    Landmark · Naucalpan

    Javier Senosiain's serpent-shaped organic apartment building, set in 50 acres of forest with a botanical garden. Its mosaic body touches the ground at only three points.

  6. Avenida Ámsterdam

    Landmark · Condesa

    A leafy oval avenue in Condesa with a tree-lined pedestrian path down its centre.

  7. Canadian Totem Pole

    Landmark · Chapultepec

    Totem pole in Chapultepec Park, a gift from Canada, often used as a meeting point.

  8. Plaza Garibaldi

    Landmark · Centro Histórico

    Historic square in Mexico City's centre, one of the city's well-known public plazas.