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

15 places

  1. Chapultepec Castle (National Museum of History)

    Museum · Chapultepec

    Hilltop castle that fell in 1847 and now houses the National Museum of History; its tiled terrace and balcony give sweeping views over the park.

    1:12· Island Hopper TVin 10 vlogs

  2. Frida Kahlo Museum (Casa Azul)

    Museum · Coyoacán

    The Blue House where Frida Kahlo was born, now a museum; it gets crowded, so buy tickets ahead.

    16:10· Fernanda Ramirezin 9 vlogs

  3. Palacio de Bellas Artes

    Museum · Centro Histórico

    Landmark palace of fine arts and one of the standout cultural venues of the historic centre.

    5:42· Island Hopper TVin 7 vlogs

  4. National Museum of Anthropology

    Museum · Chapultepec

    Mexico's flagship museum of anthropology in Chapultepec Park, often called the city's must-see museum; it is huge, so allow several hours.

    32:22· Eat See TVin 6 vlogs

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

  1. Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso

    Museum · Centro Histórico

    Former college that houses some of the earliest masterpieces of Mexican muralism.

    2:19· Expedia1 vlog

  2. Museo Franz Mayer

    Museum · Centro Histórico

    Museum showing the cultural treasures and everyday objects amassed by collector Franz Mayer over his lifetime.

    3:08· Expedia1 vlog

  3. Museo Soumaya

    Museum · Nuevo Polanco

    Free museum in a striking shape-shifting building holding more than 60,000 works from Carlos Slim's private collection.

    5:01· Expedia1 vlog

  4. Museo Jumex

    Museum · Nuevo Polanco

    Museum whose building echoes the district's industrial past, housing Latin America's largest private contemporary art collection.

    5:31· Expedia1 vlog

  5. Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo House-Studio Museum

    Museum · San Ángel

    House and studio complex where Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo worked, lived and loved.

    6:27· Expedia1 vlog

  6. Museo de Arte Popular

    Museum · Centro Histórico

    Medium-sized museum devoted entirely to Mexican folk art and handicrafts, from flower patterns to Day of the Dead figurines and indigenous motifs.

    2:37· Indie Traveller1 vlog

  7. Museo Mural Diego Rivera

    Museum · Centro Histórico

    Museum built around one of Diego Rivera's most famous murals.

    4:12· Indie Traveller1 vlog

  8. Museo Dolores Olmedo

    Museum · Xochimilco

    Museum holding a major collection of works by Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo.

    4:25· Indie Traveller1 vlog

  9. Museo de Arte Moderno

    Museum · Chapultepec

    Modern art museum in Chapultepec where works by Frida Kahlo can be seen.

    4:25· Indie Traveller1 vlog

  10. Museo Casa de Guillermo Tovar de Teresa

    Museum · Roma Norte

    Museum in the former home of historian and art collector Guillermo Tovar de Teresa, displaying his collection and the home's preserved antiques.

    7:54· Maddie Tsang1 vlog

  11. Museo Nacional de Arte (MUNAL)

    Museum · Centro Histórico

    The national art museum, set in a grand stone building with an impressive, Hogwarts-like interior.

    12:20· Fernanda Ramirez1 vlog