Top 20 Attractions in Mexico City

Popular Mexico City sights and tourist spots

• 1 Tenochtitlán

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  Tenochtitlan is located in the Federal District in Mexico and was built on an island in Lake Texcoco. The capital of Mexico is built on top of the ruins of Tenochtitlan, but many ancient structures from the original city still exist. The city of Tenochtitlan was founded in 1325. According to Aztec legend, this region was chosen based on an ancient prophecy that stated that the Aztec capital would be built where the people saw an eagle eating a snake while sitting on a cactus ...

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• 2 Museo Nacional de Antropología

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  The Museo Nacional de Antropología in Mexico City exhibits pre-Columbian past and present native cultures of Mexico.  Located in Chapultepec Park, it consists of a central patio connected to 23 exhibition halls. The exhibition area is 79700 square meters. The patio center is an impressive reinforced concrete-aluminum structure (umbrella) of 54 by 82 meters and a height of 16.80 meters.

  History

  The museum was inaugurated on September 17, 1964, after a construction period of 18 months ...

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• 3 Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan

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• 4 Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe

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• 5 Ballet Folklorico de Mexico

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• 6 Correo Mayor (Postal Palace of Mexico City)

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• 7 Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral

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• 8 Templo Mayor

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• 9 Palacio de Bellas Artes (Palace of Fine Arts)

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• 10 Xochimilco

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• 11 Chapultepec Woods, Hill and Castle

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• 12 Museo de Arte Popular

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• 13 Luis Barragán House and Studio (Museum)

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• 14 Ciudad Universitaria (University of Mexico City main campus)

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• 15 Franz Mayer Museum

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• 16 Museo Soumaya

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• 17 San Angel

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• 18 El Zócalo (La Plaza de la Constitución)

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• 19 Frida Kahlo Museum

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• 20 The borough of Coyoacan

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