A Weekend in Mexico City
Two days isn’t a whole lot of time for one of the biggest cities in the world, but the amount of fun you can have in Mexico City in just a weekend is impressive. A weekend is certainly long enough to get you hooked and to get you to start planning your next trip. These days you can purchase last-minute airline tickets from the U.S. sometimes for as low as $250, making D.F. a reasonable alternative to going to New York City, Miami, or San Francisco for the weekend—especially when you factor in lower hotel and restaurant costs. (read more)

A Week in Mexico City
A week is really the perfect amount of time for a trip to Mexico City. You’ll have plenty of time to tour the major sights and even a few less-frequented destinations without running yourself ragged, leaving yourself enough energy to spend a couple of evenings enjoying the city’s great nightlife. You’ll also be able to take a couple of days to visit one of the many towns set amidst the lovely countryside surrounding the capital. (read more)

Indigenous Past and Present
Mexico’s indigenous roots and culture are present in every part of D.F.—from the remnants of ancient Aztec capital in the Centro Histórico to the archaeological and anthropological treasures in the world-renowned Museo Nacional de Antropología e Historia. A visitor could easily spend a week on a tour of just cultural and archaeological sites. (read more)

Colonial Mexico City
As the crown jewel of the Spanish empire in the New World, Mexico City is filled with monuments to its colonial years. A traveler would be hard pressed to find anywhere in the Americas with more colonial monuments per square meter than the Centro Histórico. Whether you are interested in the architecture or the history, Mexico City has a wealth of interesting colonial sights to explore. (read more)

Art Lovers’ Tour
Any visitor to Mexico will immediately notice the explosions of color everywhere, from the wild decals on a minibus to the elaborate and macabre candy decorations for Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). So it’s no surprise to find that Mexico City is filled with a variety of art, from postmodern performance art to indigenous-influenced paintings and sculpture. Apart from the museums, art galleries, and sights listed in this book, Metro riders should be sure to keep their eye out for an eclectic selection of painting and photography exhibits in different stations. They change all the time; to find out what’s up currently, see www.metro.df.gob.mx/cultura/index.html. (read more)