Polanco & Bosque de Chapultepec
Most of the major attractions of Bosque de Chapultepec are in or near this eastern (and oldest) section, including the Museo Nacional de Historia,…
Must-see attractions in Mexico
Zacatecas
This impressive 1880s iron-columned building used to hold Zacatecas' main market. In the 1980s the upper level was renovated into an upscale shopping…
San Luis Potosí
The neoclassical Palacio de Gobierno was built between 1770 and 1816. Its most illustrious lodger was Benito Juárez – first in 1863 when he was fleeing…
Zona Rosa & Reforma
Across from the Torre Mayor is the Torre BBVA Bancomer, a bank's 50-story skyscraper that became Mexico's tallest building upon its completion in 2015,…
Coyoacán & San Ángel
This monument in La Bombilla park in San Ángel is the work of Mexican sculptor Ignacio Asúnsolo and dates from 1935 to commemorate the murder of President…
San Luis Potosí
Behind the cathedral, this museum is the birthplace of much-celebrated Mexican poet, Manuel José Othón (1858–1906). The 19th-century home is furnished in…
Museo Comunitario Balaa Xtee Guech Gulal
Teotitlán del Valle
Facing the Mercado de Artesanías on the central plaza, this interesting community-run museum displays local archaeological finds as well as exhibits on…
San Luis Potosí
The 19th-century Palacio Municipal features powerful stone arches. Finished in 1838, it was the home of Bishop Ignacio Montes de Oca from 1892 to 1915…
Aguascalientes State
A crazy quilt of architectural styles built around 1900 by self-taught architect Refugio Reyes, San Antonio's interior is highly ornate, with huge round…
Estatua Ecuestre al Patriota Morelos
Morelia
Plaza Morelos, an irregular, conspicuously vacant plaza southeast of the center, surrounds this majestic statue of Morelos on horseback, sculpted by…
San Luis Potosí State
It doesn't get much more cowboy than this: on the outskirts of Real de Catorce you can wander in the remains of a former bullring. You'll have to use your…
Museo de la Restauración de la República
Querétaro
If you can read Spanish or are a real history buff, this museum covers Querétaro's role in Mexico's history, particularly the French occupation and the…
Zona Rosa & Reforma
This 246m (807ft), 57-story, wedge-shaped tower became Mexico City's tallest building when it opened in 2016, displacing the Torre BBVA Bancomer (235m…
Tribuna Monumental de las Águilas
Polanco & Bosque de Chapultepec
This 'Fallen Eagle Monument,' known also as 'el Tribuna Monumental,' is an obelisk dedicated to fallen Mexican soldiers who joined the Allies in the…
Aguascalientes State
The handsome 18th-century Templo de San Marcos is across from the Jardín de San Marcos and overlooks the end of the city's main pedestrian street.
San Luis Potosí State
Real's only dedicated art gallery hosts exhibitions and installations of contemporary work in a variety of media in a restored colonial building.
Biblioteca de la Historia de las Californias
La Paz
Across from the Jardín Velasco, La Paz’s former Casa de Gobierno is now the Biblioteca de la Historia de las Californias, a history library.
Aguascalientes State
This is Mexico's only legal casino (built in 1962); during the annual feria, it's also the the city's cockfighting arena.
Isthmus of Tehuantepec
Tehuantepec’s dim indoor market is open daily on the west side of the plaza, and spills out into surrounding streets.
Oaxaca City
Finely carved facades adorn the colonial Iglesia de La Compañía on the opposite side of the Zócalo to the cathedral.
Oaxaca City
The second exhibition space of leading commercial gallery Galería Quetzalli.
Veracruz City
This handsome 17th-century building, occupied by local government offices, faces onto the zócalo.
Palenque
A roundabout and a landmark featuring a large statue of a Maya chieftain’s head, at the west end of town.
Cuernavaca
A small Gothic church that shows its age and is all the more beautiful for it.
Western Central Highlands
Comala's parish church is at the northeast corner of the Plaza Principal.
