17 days in Mexico City Itinerary

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

Visit Zona Arqueológica de Teotihuacan Estacionamiento Puerta 5 and Museo del Templo Mayor for their historical value. Kids will appreciate attractions like Museo Nacional de Antropologia and Chapultepec Castle. Explore the numerous day-trip ideas around Mexico City: Cuernavaca (Robert Brady Museum & Archaeological Zone of Xochicalco), Grutas La Estrella (in Ixtapan de la Sal) and Centro Interactivo Mundo Futbol (in Pachuca). And it doesn't end there: examine the collection at Museo Frida Kahlo, explore the striking landscape of Bosque de Chapultepec, admire the masterpieces at Palacio de Bellas Artes, and take in the architecture and atmosphere at Basilica de Santa Maria de Guadalupe.

To find other places to visit, maps, where to stay, and more tourist information, go to the Mexico City planner.

Expect a daytime high around 26°C in October, and nighttime lows around 14°C. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 9th (Sat) to allow time to travel back home.