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.

Satisfy your inner culture vulture at Museo del Templo Mayor and Frida Kahlo Museum. Let the collections at Palacio de Bellas Artes and Museo Dolores Olmedo Patino capture your imagination. Change things up with these side-trips from Mexico City: Zona Arqueologica Teotihuacan (in San Juan Teotihuacan) and Cuernavaca (Archaeological Zone of Xochicalco & Robert Brady Museum). Next up on the itinerary: see the interesting displays at National Museum of Anthropology (Museo Nacional de Antropologia), get to know the fascinating history of Zocalo, take a stroll through Historic Center (Centro Historico), and contemplate the long history of Metropolitan Cathedral (Catedral Metropolitana).

For other places to visit, where to stay, reviews, and more tourist information, refer to the Mexico City road trip planning website .

If you are flying in from Dominican Republic, the closest major airports are Licenciado Benito Juarez International Airport, Querétaro Intercontinental Airport and General Francisco J. Mujica International Airport. August in Mexico City sees daily highs of 28°C and lows of 16°C at night. Finish your sightseeing early on the 8th (Wed) to allow enough time to travel back home.