If you're only going to visit one place in Mexico City-I feel the Museum of Anthropology has to be…read morea top 2 or 3 contenders of must-visit spots. It truly is an incredible place-let me tell you why. When we planned our trip to Mexico City,the one place I wanted to visit was all the famous taco shops-what can I say,I'm a simple man. The wife though,a native of Mexico and much more classy and refined person than I am,insisted that the number one place we had to visit on our trip to Mexico City was this historic museum. She was right of course. I was thinking that we would go there,spend an hour or two looking at some old statues and ruins and be on our way to the next Mexico City taco adventure.Boy was I wrong,she had earmarked an entire morning and afternoon for our visit to the museum and it wasn't enough. This place didn't seem like much from the outside but once you got in,it was truly mind blowing.It's a really big museum,covering in excess of 10 acres. The museum is split into 23 galleries exploring all five major eras in Mexico history starting with the Prehistoric period dating back to 10,000 BC all the way up to Modern Indigenous Mexico which runs from around 1500 to present. This museum covers an enormous amount of time in Mexico's history. Some of the true highlights from my visit. -The Aztec Sun Stone-most likely the most famous piece of Mexico's history. -The Olmec Colossal Heads-Truly breath taking works,visually stunning. -The Maya Galleries-A true display of how advanced the Mayan people were in science,engineering & art. -The Aztec Hall-easily my favorite gallery,the Aztec people were so advanced of a society and this hall does it best to show you all the ways that they were-a must-see exhibit. -The Umbrella Fountain-this sits in the middle of the main courtyard and truly is one of the great works of architecture Mexico has ever produced-it's so cool to see! The museum is located in the heart of Chapultepec Park,so be sure when going to the museum,your driver drops you off at the correct side of the park or else you will be in for a very long walk to the museum. The museum does have a pretty extensive gift shop,so if one is so inclined, it's very easy to find a souvenir or two to bring home. This review has barely scratched the surface of what you are going to experience when you visit this amazing museum,I truly hope if you ever find yourself in Mexico City,you are lucky enough to visit this truly amazing place.

I don't think I have ever been to a museum and whole heartedly enjoyed the exhibits. Comparing free…read moreor low admissions places, the exhibits featured here were a super eye wowing curated experience. From the large pieces to the the colorful cultural ones, I really enjoyed the experience. It was nearing the afternoon and this place was vast enough to exhaust us to which caffeine was highly needed. Going on the weekend will have you queue in the entrance, ticketing, bag check-in, and gift shop lines for a little bit.

What is there to say that hasn't been said already this is a must-see in CDMX. Refresh your memory…read moreon the life of Frida before your visit, and you will feel and relive her art in her home. I've been here twice, and both times I listened to the Frida soundtrack in 1 ear while touring her home. Frida Kahlo was an amazing, tortured, incredible soul. Her story and art live on in this home. So thankful we get to experience it. Arrive early; they are sticklers with times. Backpacks will be checked in. Get your tickets at least 1 week in advance! Enjoy the markets of Coyoacán!

(Review based on 3.5 stars)…read more I am so glad that I had done my research about visiting Museo Frida Kahlo prior to coming because you must purchase your tickets online in advance (one to two weeks at least but it is better to purchase earlier if you are able). You will not be able to purchase the day before or the day of online because those tickets would have already sold out. And just as everyone has said, this museum does not sell any tickets at the door. Please note that you will be purchasing timed tickets and you have a short 15 minute window to arrive or you miss your time slot. But if you are after the 15 minute grace period, staff will just put you in the next time slot. I think I am in the minority here with my overall experience of the Museo Frida Kahlo in which I did not like it as much as I had expected. The home and grounds itself is beautiful and I just as I would have imagined visiting an artist's home, it was beautifully and tastefully decorated/ displayed. But placement of items and information boards were not well spread out and so it would bottleneck and get crowded in places. Also people would get really close to me and rub against me or my small purse, which I really was not a fan of (I really value my personal space). Frida Kahlo did live quite a tragic life and she truly was a resilient woman who could have spiraled downward but instead, she channeled her energy into art. But I will say it was rather disappointing that you do not learn much about her life in this museum and would learn more with your own reading online (from a credible source) or from school. In Frida Kahlo's home, I did love the kitchen the most. I loved how it was decorated with these little tiny cups to create a design on the wall and also to spell out both Frida and Diego's name. A building outside of her home is where there is a display of her clothes was actually what I enjoyed the most of this museum. I also preferred the restrooms on this side over the other restrooms closes to the exit of her home. Our visit was fine and am glad I was able to come. But I don't know if I would necessary consider this a must visit if you are visiting Mexico City. It is nice that your purchase of this museum also includes admission to Anahuacalli Museum, Diego's museum but it focuses on his sculptures and not his murals that you may know him more of. And also those tickets for his museum expire in one year. Lastly, after visiting here, consider walking to Mercado Coyoacán, which is about a 10 minute easy walk if you want to grab lunch and do a little browsing and shopping.

Area in close walking distance to the Frida Kahlo Museum, and the renowned churro place…read more We left the hotel early, got dropped off with one hour before our ticket admitting us in so we walked to a Panera that Doc spotted on the ride there. We entered a church, had lunch in the area and did some shopping. Doc bought a bracelet I liked from a vendor and a T-shirt from a man across the street from the museum for me. I bought some bracelets and pouches from a man on the street. He could speak English and said his family was Aztec. He made the bracelets and his grandmother made the pouches. Many locals with their dogs and tourists were enjoying the nice warm weather. We saw people being blessed with special smoke or sage. Many shops and eateries on nice streets. There was one two story restaurant that looked very pretty and romantic with couples eating on the outdoor balcony.

Fun, lively area! Came on a Sunday and there were tons of people outs and about…read more Pros: -many restaurants to choose from -vendors galore where you can buy souvenirs -there are a few free Wi-Fi spots in this area -we saw performers dancing near the church Cons: -none

My husband and I visited the Anahuacalli Museum in the San Pablo de Tepetlapa neighborhood a few…read moreweeks ago when we were back in CDMX for a short vacation. It was our first visit, and I was totally blown away. The Anahuacalli Museum is part museum and part temple. It was conceived of and designed by Diego River (and his friend, architect, and artist Juan O'Gorman) to house his vast collection of pre-Hispanic pieces. The museum opened to the public in 1964 (Rivera died in 1957), and it's still a stunner. The architecture of the museum is really incredible - inspired by Mesoamerican architecture and utilizing incredible Mexican materials, including volcanic stone from the eruption of the Xitle volcano. The interior is incredible too - like no other building I've ever entered: walls of different thicknesses, altars, mosaics, murals, and so much more. The museum is an incredible house for the pre-Hispanic artifacts Rivera collected. They're displayed in beautiful surroundings, behind glass and on shelves and nooks throughout the building. On the second floor of the building - in the "Study" - there are sketches for different murals by Rivera, including a draft of the mural "Man at the Crossroads" - the mural painted by Rivera in NYC in 1932 and destroyed by the orders of Nelson Rockefeller. The museum has a small shop and a cafe, so you can really spend hours here. We didn't have quite that much time, but visiting Anahuacalli was one of the highlights of our recent trip to CDMX. I highly recommend it if you're interested in Mexican art, architecture, history, design...or if you just want a great view of the city from the terrace!

I'm so glad we made it here! It was nothing like we expected as we wanted to see Diego Rivera's…read moremurals and didn't realize that this was more about an archeological endeavor than a museum with his murals! The best place to see his murals is at the museum of muralisim which was awesome! This was a little bit off the beaten path which was fine!

The National Museum of Popular Culture is a small to mid-sized museum located in Coyoacán district…read morein CDMX, that collects and catalogs, displays, promotes, and preserves traditional and contemporary art pieces, art forms, and handicrafts of varied regions, cultures/ethnicities and social groups within Mexico. The entrance is a little confusing, the front doorway closest to the road only leads to the library/bookshop. Follow the path around the right where one entry to an exhibit is via the building's back entrance and entry to another exhibit is via the building on the back right. When I visited on a Sunday, entrance was free and there was also no one directly stopping visitors to ask for tickets, so I ended up wandering around a couple minutes to find the entrances. While not a huge museum, it was interesting to drop by and check out the current exhibits. There were 3.5 galleries displaying artworks when I visited in January, the half gallery being basically two small rooms with nacimientos (Mexican nativity scene models of varied media and art forms). The larger rooms held works of 1) an art collective focused on traditional and contemporary art forms of the Michoacán region, 2) winning submissions from the 50th edition of the National Folk Art Competition of 2025, which featured all sorts of traditional, contemporary and fusion art forms enriched with Mexican iconography and techniques, 3) "Creators: Dreams and Realities: Indigenous and Afro-descendant Women in the Arts," which shared contemporary works by women in marginalized communities. A lot of creativity and talent in a small space! The museum took about 30 minutes to walk thru, not crowded at all on a Sunday afternoon even considering free admission, actually very quiet and with only a few other visitors. Note for non-Spanish speakers, there are minimal descriptions in English so plan to brush up on your Duolingo or use a translation app. General admission: $21 pesos Free Admission for: - children under 12 years of age, - student, teacher, or INAPAM members with valid ID (ages 60+) Sundays: free admission for the general public For more info: https://mncp.cultura.gob.mx

Visiting Museo Casa Kahlo on a Sunday morning piqued my interest in learning more about Frida Kahlo…read moreand Diego Riviera's lives as artists, so that same afternoon I headed here--Museo Casa Estudio Diego Riviera y Frida Kahlo--to see where inspirations materialized into physicality. This location comprised of a set of personal working art studios, each with a bespoke structure customized to suit his or her creative outlets. On a cloudy Sunday afternoon around 2pm in January, these former artists' lofts were busy though not uncomfortably crowded. Sunday is their free admission day and the only reason I think the location wasn't more full, was due to a sprinkling rain on and off. While they don't require tickets they ask for visitors to sign a guest book as they enter the premises, after which you're free to roam around. There are three main structures--the studios of each respective artists and another built by a Mexican architect, who I believe as a friend of the couple. They aren't large, each would take maybe 10 minutes to walk thru, the studio of Diego Riviera being the most popular due to the resetting of furniture and decorative elements simulating the setup when he used to create works here. Visitors can go up to the roof too, which is a few stories up, though take care since there are no high side railings and it's a three story drop down. Around the exterior ground floor there are a few larger descriptive plaques on the history and purposes of each building and Diego and Frida's career and personal timeline as well. Inside each building there are smaller signs with the majority in Spanish. It took about 30 minutes to get thru both as I didn't try to translate and read thru many of these. Inside Riviera's studio, it was cool to see some displays of different items Diego collected as inspiration for his art, everything from ceramic serving ware to terracotta artifacts from early native settlements, to paper mache sculptures, paintings and mobiles. Kahlo's studio was used as more of a gallery space featuring a small exhibit on Hungarian photographer Kati Horna's work documenting life in Mexico City in the mid 20th century. O'Gorman's building showed some architectural background and small-scale models of these three buildings and a handful of his conceptual and preparatory work for this project in particular. At the end of the day not sure if this location is a "must see" on your first trip, though I appreciated the context it provided for understanding more about these two artists! For more info: https://inba.gob.mx/sitios/recorridos-virtuales/casa-estudio-diego-rivera-frida-kahlo/

On our first visit to Mexico City in 2023, we visited the Frida Kahlo Museum (Casa Azul) in…read moreCoyoacán. On our visit a few weeks ago, we visited the Museo Casa Estudio Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo in San Ángel. The experiences are very different, but I really enjoyed our recent visit to the Museo Casa Estudio Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo. The three houses on the property were design by Mexican Juan O'Gorman completed by 1932 (when O'Gorman was only 27). Two of them, connected by bridge, were designed by O'Gorman for his friend Diego Rivera and his then wife Frida Kahlo. These projects are an example of O'Gorman's politics (he was a committed socialist) and how those politics affected his designs (the homes are minimalist and highly functional, while still having inspiring design). Frida and Diego moved into the houses in 1934. When Frida's father died, she moved back into the house in Coyoacán, but Rivera lived in his house in San Ángel until his death in 1957. When you visit, you can walk into all three buildings (the third of which is the smallest, designed for O'Gorman's father, but never used by him). Many of the rooms of the homes are used for exhibits with information about O'Goman, Rivera, Kahlo, and other artists, but Diego's house has preserved his studio in much he way it was when he lived in the home. (If you've seen the movie Frida, you'll recognize the home for a very memorable scene - based on real facts.) While I didn't find this museum nearly as crowded as the Coyoacán museum (which, for me, was almost unpleasantly crowded), but has lots of tight spaces and you might wait a bit to make it into an area of one of the houses you want to see. We visited with a guided tour (booked through Viator), but you absolutely don't need to do this. I liked visiting with a guide, because we got a lot of information and context about the house without having to get up close to things to read - helpful in a crowded space. If you're a fan of Diego, of Frida, of O'Gorman, of art history, of architecture..., the Museo Casa Estudio Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo is well worth a visit. Because San Ángel is gorgeous, make an afternoon of it and spend a few hours exploring other areas and attractions in the neighborhood!

Another great place to add to your itinerary if you're in Coyoacan for some Frida attractions! This…read moremarket is really large (two stories) - much larger than it looks from the outside! It has dozens of vendors selling clothing, pottery, shoes, leather, souvenirs, tchotchkes, etc.! If you're looking for a place to buy some souvenirs, check this market out. It's a little crowded, but if you want a place to really browse and find some treasures - it's worth it!

Two, dark-ish floors with a mixture of tattoo and piercing stalls, commercial candy, and the same…read moretypes of artisan (and non) items you'll find at many other places in Mexico. It's a traditional stop and easy to stop at if you visit the center of Coyoacan.

Imagining Trotsky's life in Mexico built such a mix of feelings…read more Seeing how the home had to be secured, guard towers, higher walls, secure interior doors, to protect him from Stalin surprised me, and yet, he had an office full of books and papers where he received guests and wrote. He actively gardened and raised animals. Learning about the way his family was hunted down and killed (around the world) was terrifying. It gave me an increasingly sobered view of current Russian politics, if only from a historic mindset. In addition to the home and history on Trotsky, there is a one room art gallery that hosts different exhibits. The exhibit when I visited was excellent covering a large range of work by Algerian artist Imene Khelifi.

see the house where the last attempt on trotsky's life ended him…read more comprehensive timeline. personal affects. history buffs will love this.

So happy that I was able to explore the work of Isidro Fabela, which is located right by Plaza San…read moreJacinto. The museum was free, the staff was helpful & courteous, and the work was amazing.A few of the exhibitions were ending at the end of August so the staff told us to take advantage of it. One of them was "Arte Transterrado" which was about the artists exiled from Spain. Another great piece of work to see is the monument called "Fuente del Risco". My favorite had to be the exhibition by Rodrigo de la Sierra titled #Todos somos TIMOTEO translates to #We are all TIMO. His work was put outside in a beautiful garden. The artist sculpted this little character (Timoteo) that is positioned in different postures, gestures, and without non-verbal ways of communicating - we still see his concerns and emotions. There was also a library, a store to purchase Fabela's books, and other goodies. If you are walking around Plaza San Jacinto, don't miss out on this museum.

Worth putting on your itinerary for CDMX. Love the architecture of this beautiful castle. The…read moreentrance de for foreigner is $210 pesos (~$10 USD). You can pay at the kiosk and not have to wait in line. To get to the castle, you will have to walk to the top of the hill. CDMX has a much higher elevation than where we're from so you feel altitude sickness particularly when walking up the steps. Recommend to bring some shades as it does get hot when the sun is out. Amazing views, overlooking the city. You can take your time exploring the inside of the castle and the garden area. It wasn't too crowded when we were here or didn't feel like it since it's pretty big.

The castle is nice with a huge balcony area overlooking Mexico City…read more The inside was good but if you have been to other castles in Europe then this won't impressed you. It has a very nice stained glass window and that one is very impressive. We bought fast lane tickets online , which is not necessary. You can surely buy at the door and it's cheaper The castle is not