Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #13 in Mexico City, Mexico

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Number of sights 10 sights
Distance 7.2 km
Ascend 153 m
Descend 112 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: Parque España

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Parque España may refer to:Parque de España Parque España Shima Spain Village

Wikipedia: Parque España (EN)

1797 meters / 22 minutes

Sight 2: Museo de Arte Moderno

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Museo de Arte Moderno

The Museo de Arte Moderno (MAM) is a museum dedicated to modern Mexican art located in Chapultepec Park in Mexico City.

Wikipedia: Museo de Arte Moderno (EN)

448 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 3: Monumento a los Niños Héroes

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The Monumento a los Niños Héroes, officially Altar a la Patria, is a monument installed in the park of Chapultepec in Mexico City, Mexico. It commemorates the Niños Héroes, six mostly teenage military cadets who were killed defending Mexico City from the United States during the Battle of Chapultepec, one of the last major battles of the Mexican–American War, on 13 September 1847.

Wikipedia: Monumento a los Niños Héroes (EN)

215 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Petrograbados del Cerro de Chapultepec

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The Chapultepec petroglyphs are a set of engravings on the rock of the Chapultepec hill, on its eastern slope made by the Mexica. They are located in the first section of the forest.

Wikipedia: Petrograbados del Cerro de Chapultepec (ES)

41 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 5: Obelisco a los Niños Héroes

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The Obelisco a los Niños Héroes is a monument installed in Chapultepec, Mexico City. The cenotaph was created in 1881 by architect Ramón Rodríguez Arangoity, one of the cadets captured in the Battle of Chapultepec. The marble cenotaph was a typical nineteenth-century monument. This one lists the names of the six cadets, the Niños Héroes, killed in the fierce fighting in the Mexican–American War as military cadets defended as well as the 40 who survived the attack. For his own political purposes, General Porfirio Díaz inaugurated the monument with a military and civilian audience of dignitaries. Subsequently, the obelisk became an annual site of remembrance for the Association of the Military College, a group of veterans who had been cadets. This modest-sized monument was superseded in 1952 by the massive Monumento a los Niños Héroes.

Wikipedia: Obelisco a los Niños Héroes (EN)

1084 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 6: Tótem Canadiense

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Tótem Canadiense Desconozco, pero es un sitio web cultural que fomenta el turismo dentro de la ciudad de México / CC BY-SA 4.0

The Totem of Chapultepec is a monument in Mexico City, located in the first section of the Bosque de Chapultepec, near the Los Pinos cultural complex (Mexico).

Wikipedia: Tótem canadiense de Chapultepec (ES)

534 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 7: Complejo Cultural Los Pinos

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Los Pinos was the official residence and office of the President of Mexico from 1934 to 2018. Located in the Bosque de Chapultepec in central Mexico City, it became the presidential seat in 1934, when Gen. Lázaro Cárdenas became the first president to live there. The term Los Pinos became a metonym for the Presidency of Mexico.

Wikipedia: Los Pinos (EN), Website

626 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 8: Casa Luis Barragán

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Casa Luis Barragán Francesco Bandarin / CC BY-SA 3.0 igo

Luis Barragán House and Studio, also known as Casa Luis Barragán, is the former residence of architect Luis Barragán in Miguel Hidalgo district, Mexico City. It is owned by the Fundación de Arquitectura Tapatía and the Government of the State of Jalisco. It is now a museum exhibiting Barragán's work and is also used by visiting architects. It retains the original furniture and Barragán's personal objects. These include a mostly Mexican art collection spanning the 16th to 20th century, with works by Picasso, Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, Jesús Reyes Ferreira and Miguel Covarrubias.

Wikipedia: Luis Barragán House and Studio (EN), Website

787 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 9: Parque Lira

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Parque Lira is a public park in the Tacubaya district of Mexico City, once a separate town from Mexico City. It is located on the 18th century estate of Vicente Lira. It is entered by a monumental archway designed by Italian architect Francesco Saverio Cavallari, an Italian architect who was active in Mexico 1857–1864.

Wikipedia: Parque Lira (EN)

1647 meters / 20 minutes

Sight 10: Papalote•Museo del Niño

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Papalote•Museo del Niño Jaime Navarro / CC BY-SA 4.0

The museum Papalote Museo del Niño is located in Mexico City Bosques de Chapultepec. The museum is focused in learning, communication and working together through interactive expositions of science, technology and art for children.

Wikipedia: Papalote Museo del Niño (EN), Website

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