Top 100 places and experiences in Mexico City

3 days, 3 weeks, 3 years or 30 years in Mexico City?
This is a selection of our 100 most favorite places so far in Mexico City.

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We divided our Top 100 places and experiences of Mexico City over the 16 Alcaldías (boroughs) of Mexico City, for better orientation.

ÁLVARO OBREGÓN

This alcaldia / borough in Mexico City is named after Alvaro Obregon, a president of Mexico and participant in the Mexican Revolution.

1. San Angel, 1 of the 21 Barrios Mágicos of Mexico City

2. Museo Ex Convento del Carmen

3. Museo Casa Estudio Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo

4. Parque La Bombilla – City Park

5. Cuajimalpa, 1 of the 21 Barrios Mágicos of Mexico City

AZCAPOTZALCO

This alcaldia / borough in Mexico City is named from the Nahuatl language, what means “In the anthill”.

6. Azcapotzalco, 1 of the 21 Barrios Mágicos of Mexico City

7. Capila del Rosario

8. Parque Tezozomoc – City Park

9. Parque Bicentenario – City Park

10. Arena CDMX – Concerts, Lucha Libra and more

11. Encuentro de Música Tradicional Mexicano (Son para Milo / traditional festival)

BENITO JUÁREZ

This alcaldia / borough in Mexico City is named after Benito Juarez, a president of Mexico, better known as the Benemerito de las Americas.

12. Mixcoac, 1 of the 21 Barrios Mágicos of Mexico City

13. Arquelogical site of Mixcoac, 1 of the 6 archeological sites of Mexico City

14. Colonia Narvarte and Market

15. World Trade Center

COYOACAN

This alcaldia / borough in Mexico City is word of Nahuatl origin that means “place where there are coyotes”.

16. Centro Universitario / UNAM – University UNAM

17. Coyoacan, 1 of the 21 Barrios Mágicos of Mexico City

18. Zoológico Los Coyotes

19. Ex Convento Churubusco – Monastery

CUAJIMALPA DE MORELOS

This alcaldia / borough in Mexico City is word of Nahuatl origin and means “On the Wood Chips”.

20. Desierto de los Leones – National Park

21. Cuajimalpa, 1 of the 21 Barrios Mágicos of Mexico City

22. La Marquesa – National Park

23. Museo Pedro Infante

CUAUHTEMOC

This alcaldia / borough in Mexico City is named after the last Tlatoani Mexica (prehispanic ruler), his name means “descending eagle”.

24. Hidden Jewels of the Historic City Center

25. La Merced, 1 of the 21 Barrios Mágicos of Mexico City

26. Templo Mayor, 1 of the 6 archeological sites of Mexico City

27. Tenochtitlan / Zocalo

28. Santa Maria la Ribera, 1 of the 21 Barrios Mágicos of Mexico City

29. Biblioteca Vasconcelos

30. Calle Tacuba historic city center

31. La Roma, 1 of the 21 Barrios Mágicos of Mexico City

32. Romita neighborhood

33. La Condesa, 1 of the 21 Barrios Mágicos of Mexico City

34. Tlatelolco, 1 of the 6 archeological sites of Mexico City

35. Garibaldi / Alameda / Bellas Artes, 1 of the 21 Barrios Mágicos of Mexico City

36. Zona Rosa, 1 of the 21 Barrios Mágicos of Mexico City

37. Ciudadela, Mercado de Artesanía – Handicraft market

GUSTAVO A. MADERA

This alcaldia / borough in Mexico City is named after a Mexican politician, brother of Francisco I. Madero, who was president of Mexico

38. Bosque & Zoologico de Aragón

39. Villa de Guadalupe, 1 of the 21 Barrios Mágicos of Mexico City

40. Basílica de Guadalupe

41. Sierra de Guadalupe – National Park

42. El Tepeyac – National Park

IZTACALCO

This alcaldia / borough in Mexico City is word of Nahuatl origin and means “In the house of salt”.

43. Iztacalco, 1 of the 21 Barrios Mágicos of Mexico City

44. Fiestas y Carnavales de Iztacalco

45. Formula 1

46. Foro Sol – Concerts and more

47. Estadio de Beisbol

48. Huaraches & gastronomía de Iztacalco – Gastronomy

IZTAPALAPA

This alcaldia / borough in Mexico City is word of Nahuatl origin and means “on the pottery in the water”.

49. Cerro de la Estrella, 1 of the 6 archeological sites of Mexico City

50. Culhuacán, 1 of the 21 Barrios Mágicos of Mexico City

51. Barrio de Iztapalapa

52. Santuario Nacional de Nuestro Señor de la Cuevita

53. Central de Abasto

54. Sierra Santa Catarina – National Park

55. Semana Santa en Iztapalapa – Holy Week in Iztapalapa

56. Canal Nacional – Nature Reserve (in 3 Alcaldías: Iztapalapa, Coyoacan y Xochimilco)

MAGDALENA CONTRERAS

This name of this alcaldia / borough in Mexico City comes from a hermitage battered in the 16th century alluding to Santa Maria.

57. Los Dinamos – National Park

58. Rio Magdelena – Mexico City´s only living river

59. Magdalena Contreras neighborhood

60. Santa Maria Magdalene Atlitlic, 1 of the 21 Barrios Mágicos of Mexico City

MIGUEL HIDALGO

This alcaldia / borough in Mexico City is named after a priest who gave the Grito de Dolores, with which the Independence of Mexico began.

61. Bosque de Chapultepec

62. Polanco

63. Avenida Reforma

64. Santa Julia, 1 of the 21 Barrios Mágicos of Mexico City

65. Tacubaya, 1 of the 21 Barrios Mágicos of Mexico City

66. Tacuba, 1 of the 21 Barrios Mágicos of Mexico City

MILPA ALTA

This alcaldia / borough in Mexico City is named after Villa Milpa Alta, founded by the Momoxcas who settled in the region.

67. San Pedro Actopan, 1 of the 21 Barrios Mágicos of Mexico City

68. Milpa Alta neigborhood

69. Ruta de Nopales, Pulque, Mole

70. Bosque Milpa Alta

TLAHUAC

This alcaldia / borough in Mexico City is named after the apheresis of Cuitláhuac, penultimate huey tlatoani (prehispanic ruler).

71. Bosque de Tlahuac

72. Chinampas of Tlahuac

73. Artesanos de Tlahuac, handicrafts people of Tlahuac

74. Lago de los Reyes y Chinampas

75. Mixquic, 1 of the 21 Barrios Mágicos of Mexico City

76. Día de Muertos / Day of the Dead in Mixquic

77. Humedales de Tlahuac

78. Amaranto de Tlahuac

79. Volcan Teuhtli (also shares bounderies with Xochimilco)

TLALPAN

This alcaldia / borough in Mexico City is word of Nahuatl origin and means “on earth”.

80. Tlalpan / San Agustin de las Cuevas, 1 of the 21 Barrios Mágicos of Mexico City

81. Ajusco – National Park

82. Parque Ejidal San Nicolas Totolapan – Nature Reserve

83. Xitle volcano

84. Bosque de Tlalpan – Nature Reserve

85. Cuicuilco, 1 of the 6 archeological sites of Mexico City

86. Fuentes Brotantes, National Park

87. Peña Pobre – Nature Reserve

VENUSTIANO CARRANZA

This alcaldia / borough in Mexico City is named after a political and military participant of the Mexican Revolution after the assassination of Francisco I. Madero, and a President of Mexico.

88. Mercado de Jamaica – Market

89. Magdalena Mixuca neighborhood

90. Peñon de los Baños, medicinal baths

XOCHIMILCO

This alcaldia / borough in Mexico City is word of Nahuatl origin and means “Field of flowers”.

91. Xochimilco, 1 of the 21 Barrios Mágicos of Mexico City

92. Sembradios y Bosques de Xochimilco

93. Chinampas de Xochimilco

94. Viveros de Xochimilco

95. Campos de Cempasuchil y Flor de Nochebuena

96. Reserva Ecológica de Xochimilco – Nature Reserve

97. Embarcaderos de Xochimilco – Boat trips on traditional Trajineras

98. El Niñopa

99. Catedral de Xochimilco

100. Cuailama, 1 of the 6 archeological sites of Mexico City

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