# What to see in Mexico City: 15 must-sees

From the Zócalo to Teotihuacán: the places guides and travellers recommend most for getting to know Mexico City.

- 6 votes · 17 items
- Dec 3, 2025 · maletas76
- https://even.best/en/l/61/what-to-see-in-mexico-city-15-must-sees

## Top 15

1. **Zócalo (Plaza de la Constitución)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — One of the world's largest squares, heart of the World Heritage historic centre.
2. **National Museum of Anthropology** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The great museum of pre-Hispanic cultures, home to the Aztec Sun Stone. <https://www.mna.inah.gob.mx/>
3. **Coyoacán** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Colonial southern neighbourhood with Jardín Centenario, the coyote fountain and its market.
4. **Metropolitan Cathedral** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The largest cathedral in Latin America, built between 1573 and 1813 on the Zócalo.
5. **Teotihuacán** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 50 km from the city: the Avenue of the Dead and the Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon.
6. **Palacio de Bellas Artes** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Marble theatre and museum with Art Deco domes and murals by Rivera, Orozco and Siqueiros. <https://palacio.inba.gob.mx/>
7. **Chapultepec Park and Castle** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Urban park of over 680 hectares with Chapultepec Castle, now the National History Museum.
8. **Frida Kahlo Museum (Blue House)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The Coyoacán house where Frida Kahlo was born and died; book tickets in advance. <https://www.museofridakahlo.org.mx/>
9. **Xochimilco** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Pre-Hispanic canals travelled in colourful trajinera boats, a World Heritage Site.
10. **National Palace** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Seat of government with Diego Rivera's murals on the history of Mexico.
11. **Templo Mayor Museum** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Remains of Tenochtitlan's main temple next to the Zócalo, with the Tlaltecuhtli monolith. <https://www.templomayor.inah.gob.mx/>
12. **Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The world's most visited Marian shrine, on Tepeyac hill.
13. **Museo Soumaya** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Building clad in 16,000 aluminium tiles at Plaza Carso with Carlos Slim's collection; free entry. <https://www.museosoumaya.org/>
14. **Torre Latinoamericana** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1956 skyscraper with a 44th-floor viewpoint over the historic centre and Bellas Artes. <https://www.miradorlatino.com/>
15. **Ciudad Universitaria (UNAM)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — World Heritage campus with the Central Library covered in Juan O'Gorman's mosaics.
16. **Lucha libre at Arena México** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The cathedral of lucha libre, with shows on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
17. **Roma and Condesa** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Leafy neighbourhoods of Art Deco architecture, cafés and restaurants around Parque México.

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