Recommendations
While the best advice we can give any visitor of Mexico City is to walk its streets and let its vibrant culture guide you to your next destination, there are a few things we think are worth putting on your radar if you’ll be visiting for a few days on either side of the wedding. Of course, the list below is far from exhaustive, and we’ll keep it updated as ideas come to us.
Sight-seeing and day trips
This is the one that we really recommending booking early, as there is a finite pool of tickets available per day and they can book up in advance. The birthplace and lifetime home of its namesake artist, the museum does an amazing job at giving you a glimpse into the life of one of the 20th century’s most iconic figures at a deeply personal scale. Tickets are typically available 1-2 months out, and can be purchased directly through the museum (you may see 3rd party vendors on sites like TripAdvisor which will add a surcharge).
Frida Kahlo Museum
The site of a large Mesoamerican city that predates the Aztecs, located ~1.5 hours north of the city. It’s home to two massive pyramids that can be toured either on foot or from above via hot air balloon through any number of companies (we don’t have a specific recommendation unfortunately).
Teotihuacán
Charter one of the famous colorful gondolas to take you and a group around a system of beautiful pre-Columbian canals with food, drinks, and music.
Xochimilco Floating Gardens
A large, sprawling park near the heart of the city, home to beautiful ponds and gardens as well as many incredible museums. We particularly recommend Chapultepec Castle, now a national history museum with sweeping views of the city, and the Anthropology Museum, a truly astounding achievement of both architecture and education that brings the many eras and cultures that have shaped the region into rich and vivid detail.
Chapultepec Park
Mexico city’s central plaza. Highlights include the National Palace, which features one of Diego Rivera’s most famous murals, the Metropolitan Cathedral, the oldest cathedral in the Americas, and the remains of the Templo Mayor, the most important temple of the pre-Columbian civilization the city is built upon. It’s also walking distance from the Palacio de Bellas Artes, a beautiful cultural center with a top floor containing works from some of Mexico’s most celebrated muralists.
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