Mexico City Travel Guide: Best Things To Do in Mexico City

13 places in this vlog

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1. 1:12

   Chapultepec Castle (National Museum of History)

   🏛️ Museum · Chapultepec

   Tickets are about 80 pesos and the walk up the hill takes around 15 minutes.

2. 4:06

   Paseo de la Reforma

   🏢 Landmark · Cuauhtémoc

   Easy to walk down to after visiting Chapultepec Castle.

3. 5:06

   Angel of Independence

   🏢 Landmark · Cuauhtémoc · brief mention

4. 5:42

   Palacio de Bellas Artes

   🏛️ Museum · Centro Histórico

   A good starting point for walking down Avenida Madero to the Zócalo.

5. 6:18

   Avenida Francisco I. Madero

   🛍️ Shopping · Centro Histórico

   The walk to the Zócalo takes about five minutes.

6. 8:59

   Zócalo

   🏢 Landmark · Centro Histórico

   The centre of the square gets barricaded for Christmas decorations in the holiday season.

7. 11:30

   Polanco

   🏘️ Neighborhood · Miguel Hidalgo

8. 12:34

   Santa Fe

   🏘️ Neighborhood · Álvaro Obregón

   Recommended as the place to come for skyscrapers; described as clean, modern and beautiful.

9. 13:44

   Centro Santa Fe

   🛍️ Shopping · Santa Fe · brief mention

10. 14:14

    Coyoacán

    🏘️ Neighborhood · Coyoacán

11. 15:09

    Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe

    ⛩️ Temple · Gustavo A. Madero

    Suggested as a worthwhile addition to a Zócalo visit.

12. 15:47

    Teotihuacan

    🚆 Day trip · San Juan Teotihuacán

13. 16:32

    Roma

    🏘️ Neighborhood · Cuauhtémoc

    Evening is the best time to come for dinner; house margaritas and bean-and-cheese dip are on the menus.