Guidebook for Mexico City
Arts & Culture
This is the Opera House of Mexico City, and holds a beautiful Site Museum and a very interesting Architecture Museum
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Listdælastofnunin
S/N Av. JuárezThis is the Opera House of Mexico City, and holds a beautiful Site Museum and a very interesting Architecture Museum
This museum is a very interesting building from the 30's that used to be from the National Telephone Company, it now holds interesting exhibitions and populart art shop. Good to buy gifts.
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Þjóðlistarmúseum
11 RevillagigedoThis museum is a very interesting building from the 30's that used to be from the National Telephone Company, it now holds interesting exhibitions and populart art shop. Good to buy gifts.
This is a great museum that holds the art collection of Franz Mayer, who died in 1975. It holds the largest collection of decorative arts in Latin America. The building is from the 1700's.
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Franz Mayer safnið
45 Av. HidalgoThis is a great museum that holds the art collection of Franz Mayer, who died in 1975. It holds the largest collection of decorative arts in Latin America. The building is from the 1700's.
This museum is located where Emperor Iturbide had his residence. His Empire lasted less than 10 years in the early 1830. It has a collection from the BBVA Bank Foundation
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Palacio de Iturbide Museum
17 Av Francisco I. MaderoThis museum is located where Emperor Iturbide had his residence. His Empire lasted less than 10 years in the early 1830. It has a collection from the BBVA Bank Foundation
This is a nice small museum that holds exhibitions of the personal collection of writer Monsivais, that recently passed away.You can go to the roof that has a nice view.
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Museo Del Estanquillo
26 Isabel La CatólicaThis is a nice small museum that holds exhibitions of the personal collection of writer Monsivais, that recently passed away.You can go to the roof that has a nice view.
This is the National Museum of Art and has great paintings and sculpture. The building is very beautiful from early 1900's. I recommend the gallery of landscapes.
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Þjóðminjasafn listanna
8 Calle de TacubaThis is the National Museum of Art and has great paintings and sculpture. The building is very beautiful from early 1900's. I recommend the gallery of landscapes.
This theatre is from early 1900's, it sometimes has interesting shows. Its interesting to visit it and feel that Mexico City from 1930's
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Borgarleikhúsið
36 DoncelesThis theatre is from early 1900's, it sometimes has interesting shows. Its interesting to visit it and feel that Mexico City from 1930's
This building is used to be and old convent from the 17th century. It now exemplifies how economics work: money inflation, the stock market and other concepts are exemplified.
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MIDE, Interaktíf efnahagsmúseum
17 Calle de TacubaThis building is used to be and old convent from the 17th century. It now exemplifies how economics work: money inflation, the stock market and other concepts are exemplified.
Tiny museum with stuff related to printing material. You can visit it it when going to the Franz Mayer Museum that is right beside.
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Museo Nacional de la Estampa
39 Av. HidalgoTiny museum with stuff related to printing material. You can visit it it when going to the Franz Mayer Museum that is right beside.
Very nice building, you can go to the museum and see how the first feminist Sor Juana Inès de la Cruz lived in that convent. Interesting to see the "bathroom" where the sistere "showered"
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University of the Cloister of Sor Juana
92 José María IzazagaVery nice building, you can go to the museum and see how the first feminist Sor Juana Inès de la Cruz lived in that convent. Interesting to see the "bathroom" where the sistere "showered"
This place now art of the National University, but it used to be the building of the Inquisition back in the 1600's. It has permanent exhibition about Inquisition torture methods.
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Mineria höll
5 Calle de TacubaThis place now art of the National University, but it used to be the building of the Inquisition back in the 1600's. It has permanent exhibition about Inquisition torture methods.
Small interesting museum about police. The building is from early 1900's and used to be the Police Main Quarrel, the style is Gothic style. It has an exhibition about vampires. (don't ask me why...)
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Lögreglu safn
82 VictoriaSmall interesting museum about police. The building is from early 1900's and used to be the Police Main Quarrel, the style is Gothic style. It has an exhibition about vampires. (don't ask me why...)
This building was designed to hold the congress back in 1910, but it was not finished because of the Revolution. It has the remainings of Obregon, Villa, Cardenas, Calles and Madero.
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Byltingarminnismerkið
s/n Pl. de la RepúblicaThis building was designed to hold the congress back in 1910, but it was not finished because of the Revolution. It has the remainings of Obregon, Villa, Cardenas, Calles and Madero.
Cinépolis Bucareli
63 BucareliNice Movie Complex, many options...
Food Scene
This is the famous Casa de Azulejos Building, now a restaurant and shop. It was erected in S. SVI
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Húsin með Flísum
4 Av Francisco I. MaderoThis is the famous Casa de Azulejos Building, now a restaurant and shop. It was erected in S. SVI
This is where the Hilton Hotel is located. You can find many exclusive restaurants and shops.
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Hilton Mexico City Reforma
70 Av. JuárezThis is where the Hilton Hotel is located. You can find many exclusive restaurants and shops.
Excelent coffe! and the datil & nuts cake has no equal for an evening reading the paper.
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Minninga- og umburðarleysismúseum
8 Av. JuárezExcelent coffe! and the datil & nuts cake has no equal for an evening reading the paper.
Many restaurants in this little plaza where you can find a mid size food court. Good for budget travellers.
Fiesta Inn
76 Av. JuárezMany restaurants in this little plaza where you can find a mid size food court. Good for budget travellers.
Sanborns
123 Blvd. Puerto AéreoGood place for a quick snack reading a magazine.
This hotel has a little cafeteria in case you are walking by you can stop there to have a quick stack.
Hotel Ambassador
38 HumboldtThis hotel has a little cafeteria in case you are walking by you can stop there to have a quick stack.
This building dated from S. XVI has being totally renovated and runs a boutique hotel. It's an interesting place to visit and has a nice restaurant called 1620
Hotel de Cortés
85 Av. HidalgoThis building dated from S. XVI has being totally renovated and runs a boutique hotel. It's an interesting place to visit and has a nice restaurant called 1620
Nice restaurant with classical Mexican cuisine. Far more than tacos. Tradicional Mexican food is a blend from spanish food and local native tastes.
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Los Girasoles
1 XicoténcatlNice restaurant with classical Mexican cuisine. Far more than tacos. Tradicional Mexican food is a blend from spanish food and local native tastes.
The Cafè de Tacuba is from early 1900's, it no longer a Cafè, but a nice restarant and bar. It has original decoration and may be a nice place to have a drink.
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Cafe De Tacuba
28 Calle de TacubaThe Cafè de Tacuba is from early 1900's, it no longer a Cafè, but a nice restarant and bar. It has original decoration and may be a nice place to have a drink.
If you have the money, you may want to try this restaurant, it has great classical Mexican high cuisine food. (I'll make it clear... no tacos)
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El Cardenal
23 C. de la PalmaIf you have the money, you may want to try this restaurant, it has great classical Mexican high cuisine food. (I'll make it clear... no tacos)
Barceló México Reforma
1 Av. Paseo de la ReformaSome nice restaurants and also an spa.
Sightseeing
This is Mexico's City main religious temple. It took more than 200 years to be completed. It as a very interesting museum and tours that take you to the ceiling and to the crypts underneath.
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Metropolitan Cathedral í Mexíkóborg
S/N P.za de la ConstituciónThis is Mexico's City main religious temple. It took more than 200 years to be completed. It as a very interesting museum and tours that take you to the ceiling and to the crypts underneath.
National Lotery Building. Erected in the 40s and recently renovated in it's art deco style, this building is very iconic of that era or Mexico. You can go inside, it as interesting wall paintings.
Loteria Nacional
1 Av. Paseo de la ReformaNational Lotery Building. Erected in the 40s and recently renovated in it's art deco style, this building is very iconic of that era or Mexico. You can go inside, it as interesting wall paintings.
This beautiful building is from early XX century. The style is mix of Renascence style and Mudejarr Style (Spanish-Arabic style)
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Pósthús
1 Calle de TacubaThis beautiful building is from early XX century. The style is mix of Renascence style and Mudejarr Style (Spanish-Arabic style)
Interesting sample of Baroque architecture. You can see in side a clear expression of the religion ideas of Mexico in the 1600's.
Kirkja San Francisco
7 Av Francisco I. MaderoInteresting sample of Baroque architecture. You can see in side a clear expression of the religion ideas of Mexico in the 1600's.
This is and interesting church with an style original from the baroque, but renewed in the interior to the style of the 1850, called New-Classic, much more sober and balanced.
San Felipe Neri La Profesa hof
21 Isabel La CatólicaThis is and interesting church with an style original from the baroque, but renewed in the interior to the style of the 1850, called New-Classic, much more sober and balanced.
This building from late 1800's was the local congress, It witnessed how the country fell apart during the 1910-1920 revolution. It now holds the local congress of Mexico City.
Legislative Assembly of the Federal District
This building from late 1800's was the local congress, It witnessed how the country fell apart during the 1910-1920 revolution. It now holds the local congress of Mexico City.
You can's miss Santo Domingo Square when going to Mexico City. It's one of the largest churches, dated from the1600's.
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Santo Domingo torg
República de BrasilYou can's miss Santo Domingo Square when going to Mexico City. It's one of the largest churches, dated from the1600's.
This place holds one of the oldest pawnshop still working. It a huge building from the 1700's, created by Romero De Terreros a very rich and prominent Citizen from the Colony Era.
Nacional Monte de Piedad Headquarters
7 Calle Monte de PiedadThis place holds one of the oldest pawnshop still working. It a huge building from the 1700's, created by Romero De Terreros a very rich and prominent Citizen from the Colony Era.
You may want to see the little fortress where General Huerta, who betrayed (and later murdered) President Madero in 1910, shoot the city with cannons. Terrible years to come in the Mexican Revolution.
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Ciudadela Park
José María MorelosYou may want to see the little fortress where General Huerta, who betrayed (and later murdered) President Madero in 1910, shoot the city with cannons. Terrible years to come in the Mexican Revolution.
Drinks & Nightlife
Interesting place with decoration from early 1900. There is a legend that says that Pancho Villa, the revolutionary general, shot someone (but missed). You can see the hole in the wall.
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The Opera
#10 Av. 5 de MayoInteresting place with decoration from early 1900. There is a legend that says that Pancho Villa, the revolutionary general, shot someone (but missed). You can see the hole in the wall.
Shopping
Liverpool is the biggest (number of stores) departmental store in Mexico. This location is nice since it's a very old building.
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Miðborg Liverpool
92 C. de Venustiano CarranzaLiverpool is the biggest (number of stores) departmental store in Mexico. This location is nice since it's a very old building.