Mexico City is massive. We're talking 21 million+ people and 16 burroughs massive, and the least amount of things I could break it down into for a travel guide was like, 30 -- so squeezing it all into a few days of vacation could be quite a feat!
Based on my recent 7-day solo trip, here are my favorite things to do + see, broken down by neighborhood for easy picking and planning:
Downtown: History: Palaces, Museums + Plazas
Zocalo Square | Cathedral Metropolitana | Palacio Nacional | Templo Mayor | Museo Nacional de Arte | Palacio de Correos | Palacio de Belles Artes | Torre Latinoamericana | Alameda Central | Barrio Alamdea | Garibaldi’s Mariachi Plaza (be mindful) | Jose Vasconcelos Libraria
Reforma: History: Castles, Museums + Statues
Reforma x Insurgentes | Paseo de la Reforma | Castillo de Chapultepec | Museo de Arte Moderno | Museo de Antropologia | Angel de la Independencia | Plaza de la Constitución | Zona Rosa
Roma: The Cutest, Trendiest Restaurants, Bookshops + Design Shops (My Fave)
Alvaro Obregon | Plaza Luis Cabrera | Plaza Rio de Janeiro | Fuente de la Cibelas
Restaurants: Seriously, all of them. Blanco Colima.
Condesa: A Taste of Everyday Mid-Upscale Life: Parks, Shopping, Restaurants
Avenida Alfonso Reyes | Glorieta Citlaltepetl | Parque Mexico | Parque Espana | Avenida Amsterdam
Restaurants: Rosetta, Sushi Sha La La, Tori Tori, Arturo’s, El Bonito, Gin Gin (Bar), Magical Street Food Truck at Tamaulpais + Alfonso Reyes, Roxy
Polanco: Upscale Treats
Parque Lincoln | Antara | Museo Jumex
Restaurants: Ivoire, El Japonez, Le Mat, Pujol (World’s #16 Restaurant)
Coyoacan: The Local’s Corner
Museo Frida Kahlo | Mercado de Coyoacan | Plaza Jidalgo | Jardin Centenario | Cathedral Coyoacan | El Jarocho Coffee | Museo de Culturas Popular
Restaurants: Corazon de Maguey, Los Danzantes
Just Outside the City
Xochimilco | Iztaccihuatl | Teotihuacan (La Gruta) | Xochimilco
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