KEY2 Pick
Architecture • $$
Casa Luis Barragán
The architect's own 1948 house, a UNESCO site of pink walls and controlled light; tours only.
Best for: Culture / Design
Experiences in Mexico City
Shows, flights, drives and private access — the reasons to leave the hotel.
KEY2 Pick
Museum • $$
Museo Frida Kahlo (Casa Azul)
Coyoacán's blue house, timed-entry only; book online days ahead or you will not get in.
Best for: Culture
KEY2 Pick
Museum • $
Museo Nacional de Antropología
Chapultepec's masterpiece of a museum — the Aztec sun stone, and the umbrella fountain courtyard.
Best for: Culture / Family
KEY2 Pick
Ruins • $$
Teotihuacán
The Avenue of the Dead and two enormous pyramids, an hour north — leave the city by 7am.
Best for: Culture / Family
Boats • $$
Xochimilco trajineras
Painted flat-bottomed boats through the last Aztec canals; go on a weekday for the quiet version.
Best for: Groups / Family
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