# Things to Do in Mexico City

Aztec ruins, a floating garden, a boxing-ring-turned-cathedral of lucha libre, and CDMX's biggest museums. · community starter list

Looking for things to do in Mexico City? This list of 8 includes Museo del Templo Mayor (Centro Histórico, Mexico City). The order here is where we started — no votes have been cast yet, so voting decides it from here.

**Where:** [Third Platz](/.md) / [Mexico](/mexico.md) / Mexico City
**Updated:** 2026-08-25 18:28:23

1. **[Museo del Templo Mayor](/e/museo-del-templo-mayor---1370.md)** (attraction) — Excavated Aztec temple ruins beside the Cathedral, uncovered by chance in 1978, with a museum holding thousands of offerings found on site. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://mexicocity.cdmx.gob.mx/venues/templo-mayor/?lang=en, https://www.templomayor.inah.gob.mx/el-museo-y-sus-servicios
2. **[Museo Nacional de Antropología](/e/museo-nacional-de-antropologia---1371.md)** (attraction) — Mexico's flagship archaeology museum, home to the Piedra del Sol and rooms tracing every major pre-Hispanic culture. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://viajares.es/museo-nacional-antropologia-mexico-piedra-del-sol/, https://mna.inah.gob.mx/index.php/visita-nuestro-museo/informacion_general.php
3. **[Castillo de Chapultepec (Museo Nacional de Historia)](/e/castillo-de-chapultepec-museo-nacional-de-historia---1372.md)** (attraction) — Hilltop castle overlooking the city, once an imperial residence, now a history museum with murals and period rooms. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/destinos/castillo-de-chapultepec-este-es-el-nuevo-precio-de-entrada/, https://mnh.inah.gob.mx/informacion-general
4. **[Xochimilco Trajineras](/e/xochimilco-trajineras---1373.md)** (activity) — Colorful flat-bottom boats punt through the surviving Aztec-era canals and chinampas, a UNESCO-listed waterway since 1987. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/destinos/xochimilco-cuanto-cuesta-una-hora-de-paseo-en-trajinera/, https://www.milenio.com/comunidad/trajineras-en-xochimilco-cdmx-como-rentarlas-y-precios
5. **[Lucha Libre at Arena México](/e/lucha-libre-at-arena-mexico---1374.md)** (activity) — The sport's biggest arena, opened in 1956, hosts masked wrestlers before a roaring crowd on regular fight nights. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://mxchido.com/espectaculos/lucha-libre-en-arena-mexico/, https://cmll.com/arenas/arena-mexico/
6. **[Palacio de Bellas Artes](/e/palacio-de-bellas-artes---1375.md)** (attraction) — Art Nouveau/Art Deco theater and museum with a Tiffany glass curtain and murals by Rivera, Orozco and Siqueiros; the theater has its own separate box office. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://mexicoescultura.com/recinto/65314/palacio-de-bellas-artes.html, https://inba.gob.mx/recinto/67/museo-del-palacio-de-bellas-artes
7. **[UNAM Ciudad Universitaria Murals](/e/unam-ciudad-universitaria-murals---1376.md)** (attraction) — UNESCO World Heritage campus since 2007, its buildings covered in murals by Juan O'Gorman, Rivera and Siqueiros, including the Biblioteca Central's stone mosaic. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/cultura/patrimonio/ciudad-universitaria-celebra-una-decada-como-patrimonio-de-la-humanidad/, https://unamglobal.unam.mx/global_revista/murales-de-ciudad-universitaria-obras-que-trascienden-el-tiempo/
8. **[Mercado de Coyoacán](/e/mercado-de-coyoacan---1377.md)** (attraction) — 1956 neighborhood market by architects Félix Candela and Pedro Ramírez Vázquez, stacked with crafts, sweets and stalls selling the city's best tostadas. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://culturacoyoacan.com/patrimonio-historico/, https://foodandpleasure.com/mercado-de-coyoacan/

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