City: Miguel Hidalgo
Top Things to do in Miguel Hidalgo
The 10 Best Things to do in Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico
Rising from the ruins of the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan, Mexico City offers a unique collision of contemporary city life and historic preservation. World-class museums, restaurants and parks rub shoulders with the remains of several cultures. The nightlife, the shopping and the history make it a must-see regardless of your travel style.
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1. Museo Nacional de Antropologia
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5.0 based on 19,688 reviews
Considered one of the world's most comprehensive natural history museums, this famous institution houses four square kilometers of exhibits in 23 exhibition halls.
Reviewed By LauraGrabs4 - Hamburg, Germany
Huge museum, amazing exhibition halls, everything sehr explain, a wonderful way to get to know about the beginnings of Mexico's history and all about the prehispánico cultures, great guides, beautiful spaces, a shame the moctezuma´s headress is a copy, the original is in Vienna. Must visit!
2. Bosque de Chapultepec
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4.5 based on 2,364 reviews
This 1,600-acre bucolic park has enough activities to fill days at a time and is particularly popular among families with children.
Reviewed By 759elib - Sydney, Australia
Its got to be one of the largest, best planned green spaces in the world, twice the size of NYC’s Central Park. There are nine museums within its confines giving me access to some of the best art and artefacts in the entire city. Lungfulls of clean oxygen in a city chocking with pollution. One of my fav spots is home to the Fuente de Tlaloc and the Carcamo de Dolores, featuring two of Rivera’s more unique and lesser known works of art- the massive mosaic tile fountain and mural. Its nice to sit and contemplate one’s navel or watch the never still locomotion of the populace at play or rest. I am in the reading garden audiorama sitting on the comfy multicoloured bench while all around me children, elderly folk and tourists like me take time out to let this marvel of great planning, seep- in and invade my pleasured sensorium. Its perfectly positioned opposite the amazing Anthropological Museum on the Paseo de la Reforma. Its a zig-zag kind of adventure with terrific views like nowhere else. All roads bordering the park have the best preserved Art Deco buildings which form a non ending eye-candy for this architectural buff. the best in my time in the capitol were: Avenida Mexico, Avenida Amsterdam, Campeche and Queretaro.
3. Polanco
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4.5 based on 1,203 reviews
One of Mexico City's more upscale neighborhoods with a variety of interesting shops and quality restaurants.
Reviewed By MarinaB650 - Merida, Mexico
A very elegant and eclectic residential area, where most of the Embassies are located. I have visited the Embassy of my country and took the opportunity to walk the elegant streets of Polanco, guarded and shaded by majestic pine trees and palm trees. Palacio de Hierro is close-by, high international cuisine restarurants and a general atmosphere to make one believe one was in Beverly Hills. I would definitely live here if I ever move to CDMX.
4. Museo Nacional de Historia, Castillo de Chapultepec
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4.5 based on 372 reviews
Located at the Castle of Chapultepec, a structure which has served as everything from a military academy to the home of the Mexican president, this museum specializes in Mexican art and culture from the beggining of the Conquest of Mexico until the beggining of the 20th. Century.
Reviewed By PrawetJ - Washington DC, United States
If you visit the Museo Nacional de Historia (MNH or National Museum of History) or the Chapultepec Castle, considered you that you completed two important landmarks or things to do. MNH is located inside the Castle in the Chapultepec Park. According to the pamflet, there areThere twelve or so rooms that chronicled fvarious stages of Mexican history, startifng the foundation of the Spanish Empire to War of Independence, and the the Revolution of 1910. There are plenty of things to read about the history, paintings, murals, and objects related to history of the country. Gardens and stained glasses are fabulous. Don't forget the view of the city from different angles. Wear comfortable shoes because you will walk up the hill and down to get to the Castle and back to the ground.
5. Auditorio Nacional
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4.5 based on 378 reviews
This performance center features frequent concerts given by both international stars and Mexico's top musical artists.
Reviewed By zipit80 - Boise, United States
Surprise my wife with tickets to Rafael. The whole experience was grand. Beautiful building with excellent sound. Great seats all around. Just get there early for a concert that you’re going to. When you leave it is crazy like any other concert. Do not take the taxis! You see many of them but no one’s taking them because they’re so expensive after the shows. Uber is great and all the locals use them over the taxis. They’re also half the price.
6. Monumento a los Heroes de la Independencia
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4.5 based on 424 reviews
This famous monument built in 1906 for the people who died in the Mexican fight for independence stands 150 feet tall.
Reviewed By UriusT - Vilnius, Lithuania
The pillar of remembrance, set up to honor the heroes of the independence so long ago. It remains a beautiful symbol and worth seeing if you are in the area. Pay some respect to those who risked everything for Mexico.
7. Chapultepec Castle
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4.5 based on 10,597 reviews
This 18th-century palace, known for its impressive gardens, served as the home of the Mexican President until 1939 and now houses the famous Museo Nacional de Historia.
Reviewed By myom624 - Coquitlam, Canada
To describe this "great & sprawling" castle in somewhat succinct terms (the way I see it) would be to think of it as a "two-part" structure with one part on the near side (meaning just after the entrance gate) and the other on the far side (and yes each part with a "grand staircase" to its 2nd level, especially so in the case of the "near-side staircase" with great murals covering the walls on two sides & the ceiling above), and yes to also easily distinguish between the two sides is just from the "layout or presentation" of the National History Museum inside the Castle (big rooms to enter on the near side & small rooms to just take a look "from right outside" on the far side); and as for the displays of history (miscellaneous items from religious relics to weaponry to some precious memorabilia likely of the social elites including a few "long-stemmed pots & trays" made of gemstones or such to the biggest of all displayed objects which are 2 or 3 "beautiful carriages"), I would say though that a "prevailing percentage" of all there is to see (and covering a great part of the walls of the interior of the Castle) are these "awesome scenes" of the country's history (some stately portraits, some battle scenes & some more of a collection of miscellaneous scenes including actually one "super scene" which covers the floor from top to bottom); and yes although just seen from outside, really with quite a bit of "elegant beauty" are the small rooms on the far side (with ornate furniture, great paintings & actually some "amazing corridor" on the 2nd level with colorful stained-glass scenes along one side) which as I learned were once rooms occupied by the presidents & their families. Then also in addition to the beauty of the displays inside is what I would describe as the "grounds beauty" of this castle: the terrace with a great "skyline view" seen past the trees of the "big park" right below (at the back of the 1st level on the far side); the set of "tall statues" of soldiers & the fountain nearby (on the far side of the front grounds); the "lovely garden" with also a tower & a fountain although with not that much of flowers (at the outdoor part of the 2nd level on the far side); and the garden with some sizeable "Mayan monument", a fountain which is "the biggest" of all 3 fountains of the Castle & also the view of the "golden balconies" on one side of the garden (on the near side of the Castle which is actually just directly to the left from the entrance gate). And yes, I would say it's mostly for the beauty of the castle grounds that this national history museum, in my opinion, is not necessarily the best but the "most memorable" among about 6 such museums visited in South & Central Americas (among which just as impressive as this one being three other national history museums namely those of Chile in Santiago, Brazil in Rio & Colombia in Bogota, all four museums including this one with "great coverage" of the countries' colonial & early republic periods). If coming by metro, Chapultepec Station (on Line 1) is where to get off from which it's about a half-hour walk through a "big park" where at about halfway is a monument for the U.S. - Mexico War (a set of columns & a nice-sized sculpture of some human figures with also its own small plaza) followed by the path which is "just slightly uphill" to the entrance gate.
8. Museo Casa Luis Barragan
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4.5 based on 183 reviews
The preserved home of Mexican architect Luis Barragán allows visitors to view a primary example of his famous architectural style.
Reviewed By jimpynyc
We had a fantastic time in Mexico City. But without a doubt, our top stop was the Casa Luis Barragán. His use of color, light, and nods to local tradition were expert, creating subtle rhythms of overlapping spaces, room-by-room, as well as between inside and gardened-outside views. Tip: there is a-not-insignificant cost to take photos. If there are more than one in your party, go for one person to be your photographer. The halls are narrow, but the staff are pretty good about letting one or two straggle to snap their shots as the hallways and rooms empty.
9. Museo Soumaya
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4.5 based on 3,876 reviews
This museum explores the role of art and culture in human life and includes art by such luminaries as the French sculptor Rodin.
Reviewed By sharianl2017 - Cumbaya, Ecuador
I had no expectations on this museum, but was blown away by it. They have such a beautiful collection of art and the architecture of the building is stunning too, museum is free to the public and we ended up staying all morning there!
10. Avenida Presidente Masaryk
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