12 days in Mexico City Itinerary

Breathtakingly large, Mexico City provides a home for almost 9 million people living in nearly 1,700 distinct neighborhoods.

Eschew the tourist crowds and head to Walking tours and Museo Memoria y Tolerancia. Get out of town with these interesting Mexico City side-trips: Zona Arqueologica Malinalco (in Malinalco), Archaeological Zone of Xochicalco (in Cuernavaca) and Zona Arqueológica de Teotihuacan Estacionamiento Puerta 5 (in San Juan Teotihuacan). Next up on the itinerary: get a new perspective on nature at Museo Nacional de Antropologia, test your team's savvy at popular escape rooms, admire the masterpieces at Museo de Arte Popular, and examine the collection at Museo Frida Kahlo.

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If you are flying in from United States, the closest major aiports are Licenciado Benito Juarez International Airport, Querétaro Intercontinental Airport and General Francisco J. Mujica International Airport. In May in Mexico City, expect temperatures between 79°F during the day and 57°F at night. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 12th (Sun) early enough to travel back home.