The history of this continent does not begin with white peoples’ arrival and this museum quickly disabused you of that notion of you hold it. An absolute must visit, you will be enthralled not only by visual qualities of the objects you see, but you will also benefit from the bilingual introductory text panels and gain a better understanding of what you are looking at. Some of the most important Mesoamerican objects in history are kept here. This extra large Museum is organized by geographic region and then the cultures that have traditionally called it home. While Mexico continues to have a contentious relationship with its indigenous peoples living throughout the country, this museum represents some of the best a national government can do to celebrate the culture of the people who lived in the land before colonialization. My third time visiting, I was, once again, left awestruck. One day to see all the top attractions and do the best things has to offer is for sure not enough, on the other hand, if you decide to allocate one week or more for CDMX, you will have plenty of time to explore museums and less known places of Mexico's capital.As a museum director from the US here on a group tour we organized for community members back home, this was high on our list for a visit.

It is one of the biggest cities in the world, and it is often notoriously known for pickpockets, crowded streets, and air pollution.īut put prejudices aside (as we did), and you will find that it is possible to discover great museums, parks, lively neighborhoods, ruins, splendid architecture, and tasty food in this sprawling city.ĭepending on your Mexico itinerary, you can spend in Mexico City as much time as you want without getting bored. For many travelers, Mexico City is the first destination on an exciting trip to Mexico, but for us CDMX was the last place we had on our itinerary, as we crossed the borders to Mexico from Belize, and then slowly made our way to Mexico's capital via the Yucatan Peninsula and via the rest of the country dotted with many Mayan ruins.īefore we dive into the best things to do in Mexico City, we must admit we are usually not too excited to visit large cities and saying about CDMX that it is large is a huge understatement.

Mexico city day tours from airport