6 days in Mexico City Itinerary

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

Mexico City is known for museums, historic sites, nightlife, shopping, and parks. Your plan includes some of its best attractions: examine the collection at Museo Nacional de Antropologia, admire the masterpieces at Palacio de Bellas Artes, get a sense of history and politics at National Palace (Palacio Nacional), and take in the architecture and atmosphere at Basilica de Santa Maria de Guadalupe.

To see reviews, other places to visit, photos, and more tourist information, you can read our Mexico City attractions planner .

If you are flying in from Canada, the closest major airports are Licenciado Benito Juarez International Airport, Querétaro Intercontinental Airport and General Francisco J. Mujica International Airport. In September, daily temperatures in Mexico City can reach 26°C, while at night they dip to 16°C. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 12th (Thu) early enough to travel back home.