Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #9 in Mexico City, Mexico

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Number of sights 7 sights
Distance 5.6 km
Ascend 85 m
Descend 88 m

Explore Mexico City in Mexico with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in Mexico CityIndividual Sights in Mexico City

Sight 1: Museo de la Charrería

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The Museo de Charrería or Charrería Museum is located in the historic center of Mexico City on Izazaga Street, in an old monastery which was dedicated to the Virgin of Montserrat. The monastery closed in 1821 and the building deteriorated significantly, until it was decided to rehabilitate it as a tourist attraction. The purpose of the museum is to preserve and promote the sport and tradition of the charreada with both the museum's permanent display of art and handicrafts as well as outreach programs.

Wikipedia: Museo de Charrería (EN)

1957 meters / 23 minutes

Sight 2: Biblioteca de México José Vasconcelos

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The Citadel is a building in Mexico City was built between 1793 and 1807 by the Spanish architect José Antonio González Velázquez with the purpose of hosting the Royal Factory of Pure and Cigars of Mexico. Currently in the building is the Mexico Library "José Vasconcelos" and the center of the image and the headquarters of the General Directorate of Libraries of the Ministry of Culture of the country.

Wikipedia: La Ciudadela (ciudad de México) (ES), Website

596 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 3: Arena México

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Arena México

Arena México is an indoor arena in Mexico City, Mexico, located in the Colonia Doctores neighborhood in the Cuauhtémoc borough. The arena is primarily used for professional wrestling, or lucha libre, shows promoted by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). The building is called the "cathedral of lucha libre". Arena México has a seating capacity of 16,500 when configured for professional wrestling or boxing events. The current building was completed in 1956, built by Salvador Lutteroth, owner of CMLL at the time and is the largest arena built specifically for wrestling. The building was used as the venue for the boxing competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics, and throughout the last half of the 20th century hosted several large boxing events.

Wikipedia: Arena México (EN)

1007 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 4: Sarah Andersen Mural

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Sarah Andersen is an American cartoonist and illustrator, and the author of the webcomic Sarah's Scribbles.

Wikipedia: Sarah Andersen (EN)

229 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: MODO - Museo del Objeto del Objeto

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The Museo del Objeto, or MODO, is a museum in Mexico City and the first museum in Mexico dedicated to design and communications. It was opened in 2010 based on a collection of commercial packaging, advertising, graphic arts, common devices and many other objects dating back to 1810 collected by Bruno Newman over more than 40 years. The museum is dedicated to the preservation of its collection of more than 30,000 items from two centuries and to the research in the history of design and communications.

Wikipedia: Museo del Objeto del Objeto (EN), Website

291 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Casa Lamm

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Casa Lamm

The Casa Lamm Cultural Center is the best known landmark in Colonia Roma. It was a house built in the early 20th century when Colonia Roma was a new neighborhood for the wealthy leaving the historic center of Mexico City. In the 1990s, the house was restored to open as a cultural center in 1994, with the aim of making the area a center for the visual arts. Today, it hosts numerous exhibits as well as offering classes, even degrees, in art and literature.

Wikipedia: Casa Lamm (EN)

1546 meters / 19 minutes

Sight 7: Parque México

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The Parque México, officially Parque San Martín, is a large urban park located in Colonia Hipódromo in the Condesa area of Mexico City. It is recognized by its Art Deco architecture and decor as well as being one of the larger green areas in the city. In 1927, when the surrounding neighborhood of Colonia Hipódromo was being built, the park was developed on the former site of the horse race track of the Jockey Club de México. Today, Parque México is not only the center of Colonia Hipódromo, it is also the cultural center of the entire La Condesa section of the city.

Wikipedia: Parque México (EN)

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