Mexico City, Where to Go

Before I recommend you some of my favorite places to see in Mexico City, let me remind you that in the “Visit… “section you can take a look at the official tourism site for Mexico, where you can find anything you need or want to know before you visit this beautiful country.

Let’s start with Mexico City’s historic center.  With more than 4 centuries of history, “El Zocalo” is one of the most emblematic sites in Mexico. Politics, religion, and history merge in this plaza where every September 16^th the people of Mexico celebrate Independence Day. The main cathedral in Mexico is found in this site, as well as the ruins of “El Templo Mayor,” one of the most important religious sites in the ancient Aztec town of Tenochtitlan.

If you are in the mood to visit ancient ruins, then the place to go is my very favorite, Teotihuacan.  The archeological zone of this town is breathtaking; the pyramids of the Sun and the Moon date back to the year 800 a. d., although some of the ruins date as far back as the III century a. d. To get to Teotihuacan you can take a 1 hour bus ride from the bus station called “Central Camionera del Norte” (the bus line is “Autobuses Teotihuacanos”).

Chapultepec is also a tourist favorite; museums, restaurants, parks, lakes, and a free zoo can all be found in this famous area.

La Zona Rosa, is where nightlife is. During the day you can find many restaurants and small businesses, but at night, bars and clubs are full of party goers.

Garibaldi is the place to go to eat traditional Mexican Food while listening to live Mariachi music.

In Xochimilco you can also find traditional Mexican Food, but this time you can eat while riding a “trajinera” (a small boat) through water canals.

Finally, Coyoacan is one of my favorite spots. Coyoacan seems more like a small traditional town inside the giant metropolis; there are many delicious traditional restaurants here, as well as a nice atmosphere in the afternoons, full of people, music, and street shows.

There are many more places to go to in Mexico City; with hundreds of museums, parks, restaurants, architectural wonders, archeological zones, clubs, and monuments, you will definitely need more than a couple of weeks to see all you need to see. But like I mentioned before, the official tourism site for Mexico as well as the Ciudad de Mexico website will help you greatly in your final decision for what to see.