Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #12 in Mexico City, Mexico

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Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 3.5 km
Ascend 48 m
Descend 33 m

Experience Mexico City in Mexico in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in Mexico CityIndividual Sights in Mexico City

Sight 1: Vivero Coyoacán

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Viveros de Coyoacán is a combination tree nursery and public park which covers 38.9 hectares in the Coyoacán borough of Mexico City. The nursery was founded by Miguel Angel de Quevedo in the early 20th century as a way to provide seedlings for the reforestation of Mexico's badly damaged forests, especially around Mexico City. The first lands were donated by Quevedo himself with the federal government then getting involved, allowing for the planting of 140,000 trees between 1913 and 1914 alone. Today, the nursery produces one million seedlings per year mostly for projects around Mexico City. The park attracts between 2,500 and 3,000 visitors daily, many of whom come to exercise or feed the area's very tame squirrels. The overpopulation of squirrels and a large rat population have been problems for the park.

Wikipedia: Viveros de Coyoacán (EN)

956 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 2: Fonoteca Nacional

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Fonoteca Nacional

The National Sound Library is a Mexican institution under the Ministry of Culture that preserves the sound heritage and promotes the culture of listening and sound through five priority activities: rescue and preserve the country's sound heritage; to publicize the sound heritage it safeguards; to carry out academic, artistic and cultural activities related to sound; to promote a culture of listening among the population, and to stimulate the creation and artistic experimentation of sound.

Wikipedia: Fonoteca Nacional (ES)

144 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Museo Nacional de la Acuarela Alfredo Guati Rojo

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The Alfredo Guati Rojo National Watercolor Museum was the first museum in the world dedicated specifically to watercolor painting. It is located in the Coyoacán borough of Mexico City, in a former private house which was donated to the museum by the city government. Due to the public health emergency, as of March 2022 the museum was still closed to casual public visits.

Wikipedia: Alfredo Guati Rojo National Watercolor Museum (EN), Website

1234 meters / 15 minutes

Sight 4: Monumento Alvaro Obregón

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Monumento Alvaro Obregón

El Parque de la Bombilla is a public park located in the neighborhood of San Ángel, Álvaro Obregón district, south of Mexico City. The park and the monument memorialize revolutionary general and former president of the republic (1920-1924) and in 1928 president-elect, Álvaro Obregón, who was assassinated in 1928 while dining at the restaurant "La Bombilla", now the site of the monument. The monument complex opened on July 17, 1935, the seventh anniversary of the assassination by José de León Toral.

Wikipedia: Parque de la Bombilla (EN)

1199 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 5: Museo de arte Carrillo Gil

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Museo de arte Carrillo Gil Gary Denness / CC BY 2.0

The Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil is a museum in Mexico City. It bears the name of the collector Álvar Carrillo Gil and focuses mainly on the dissemination of its collection made up mainly of works by José Clemente Orozco, David Alfaro Siqueiros and Diego Rivera. The museum also presents contemporary and experimental art by young artists.

Wikipedia: Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil (ES)

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