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Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes
Marble outside, murals inside. Start your Centro Histórico day with a building that rewards a second look.
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Museums, parks, a public library and rooms for a night out. Use each address as the start of a plan: see its neighbourhood, practical information and any linked events before setting off.
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Museo Nacional de Antropología
Choose a few galleries, then pause in the courtyard. This is a museum to build a morning around, not squeeze between appointments.
Free entry
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Museo Jumex
Contemporary art under a sawtooth roof in Granada. Free entry makes it easy to come back for the next exhibition.
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Museo Frida Kahlo
The Casa Azul gives a Coyoacán day its centre of gravity. Book a time, then leave room for the streets around it.
Free entry
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Parque México
A shady detour in Hipódromo, with paths that turn a coffee stop into a longer afternoon outside.
Free entry
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Bosque de Chapultepec: First Section
Trees, lakeside paths and room to breathe between museum visits. Choose one part of the forest and slow down.
Free entry
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Biblioteca Vasconcelos
Shelves suspended across a vast reading room. Come for the architecture, then find a book and stay a little longer.
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Centro Cultural de España en México
A cultural stop behind the cathedral, where a contemporary programme meets the remains of the city beneath it.
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Patrick Miller
High energy, Italo disco and dance circles in a Roma warehouse. A Friday plan for people who came to move.
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Fünk Club
House records and a room built around its sound system. Make Hipódromo the destination once dinner is over.
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Salón Rosetta
A small bar upstairs from Rosetta, for a cocktail and a change of pace before the rest of the night.
Free entry
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Museo Soumaya, Plaza Carso
A silver curve outside, an extensive collection inside. Pair Soumaya’s free galleries with neighbouring Jumex for a focused art day.
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MUAC
Contemporary art on the university campus, with enough space to make it the day’s main appointment. Come south for a specific exhibition.
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Cineteca Nacional México
Choose the film first, then make an evening of the Cineteca’s covered courtyards. A cinema outing worth the journey to Xoco.
Free entry
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Parque Hundido
Step below the rush of Insurgentes into a park made for a slower circuit. The floral clock is a landmark, not the whole reason to come.
Free entry
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LagoAlgo
Art beside the lake in Chapultepec’s second section. Start with the galleries and leave the restaurant as a separate choice.
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Sala Carlos Chávez, UNAM
A dedicated concert stop within UNAM’s Centro Cultural Universitario, with a programme worth planning a south-of-the-city evening around.
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Museo de Arte Moderno
Modern Mexican art adds a focused museum visit to a Chapultepec day.
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Museo Casa de León Trotsky
A preserved house offers a quieter historical stop on a Coyoacán walk.
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Museo del Templo Mayor
Archaeology connects the museum galleries with the remains of Tenochtitlan beside the Zócalo.
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Museo Tamayo
Contemporary art and a distinctive building make a natural pairing with a park walk.
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Zoológico de Chapultepec
A dedicated wildlife visit adds another kind of day to the Chapultepec landscape.
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Universum
Science exhibits give the university campus a destination for a curious afternoon.