What To Do in Mexico City

What To Do in Mexico City

Mexico City is a place that has endless possibilities to experience and explore. There are countless museums and archaeological sites, there is such a rich history to learn about and the food (especially street food) would take a lifetime to experience.

As such, I have made a shortlist of my favourite “things to do in Mexico City”, but this is by no means exhaustive or complete. You could spend a month in the city and not do any of these, and still have an amazing time.

For the experiences that require more information, I will provide more detail on a linked page.

Lucha Libre at Arena Mexico

http://www.ticketmaster.com.mx/browse/box-lucha-libre-catid-802/deportes-rid-10004/ciudad-de-mexico-y-area-metropolitana-dma-802

You don’t have to be a fan of professional wrestling (I’m not) to enjoy this. It’s not realistic by any means, but the acrobatics are impressive. It’s a fantastic evening for anyone so long as you don’t take it too seriously.  It is a spectacle from start to finish.

Lucha Libre is a Mexican cultural experience like few others.  The main shows in Arena Mexico are televised and can be watched on youtube after a blackout delay, whereas the smaller shows (mostly Sundays) aren’t usually broadcasted.

The pricing for the shows caters to all budgets, with a huge range in price from the front row to the nosebleeds.  The most expensive tend to be around 600MXN, but front row seats are worth it.  Tickets are released for sale in bulk releases, so it is important to keep an eye on your preferred date.

The majority of big events are held in Arena Mexico, while some smaller shows are held at Arena Coliseo, and tickets can be purchased at the box office itself.  I have heard of people paying for scalped front row tickets that turn out to be further back, but mostly I have mine purchased before I arrive in Mexico.

There will be posters outside the event highlighting the bill.  Usually flyers are also available at the box office and inside the venue to follow the bouts.  There will be street food and various items for sale outside the venue.  Luchador masks and toys, mostly, which I found to be less worthwhile than at the Mercado De Artesanias La Ciudadela.

Once inside, there are refreshment stands and toilets.  Beer and non-alcoholic drinks are available, as well as the most obscure assortment of food items from pizzas to popcorn to sandwiches to chicharrónes.  Once seated, wait staff walk around the arena selling food and drinks, as well as toys, and will bring you beer.  Ushers will help you to your seat if the numbering is too confusing. 

The event will often start with an introduction of the luchadores and bouts.  Then each individual bout will start with luchadores entering the arena to their walkout songs.  These tend to be Hard Rock and Heavy Metal, adorned with lights, smoke machines and pyrotechnics.  Dancers adorn the ramp in wild outfits, dancing to the music.  The seats nearest the walkout ramp are often the most coveted as you can high five and heckle the luchadores.

Ringside seats are lucky enough to have wrestlers flung onto them and into the barriers in front of them on occasion. Be prepared for some close encounters. The security staff kneel once the bouts begin so as not to obscure vision, but sometimes you will have a cameraman in front of you.  If you are excited enough, be prepared to be on the big screen!

The night begins with some preliminary bouts. Usually older established wrestlers, judging by the cheers of the crowd, and some newer luchadores.  The bouts grow with intensity until the main event.  Often there are tag team matches, all female bouts and royal rumble-esque shows.  Keep an eye out for Kemonito, in his blue gorilla suit.  There are even “doctors” who attend the injured and concussed luchadores.

The luchadores are national heroes in many ways and they are celebrated in Mexico City.  There are websites dedicated to the soap opera and history of it all.

The first time I visited CDMX, I was lucky enough to be in town for the “Torneo de la Leyenda Azul 2016” (youtube). Without any background knowledge of just how spectacular this event would be, I simply bought a ticket to see Lucha Libre.

I have subsequently attended shows on Fridays and a Sunday.  The Sunday show was a lot smaller and quieter, but it was the only one I could attend.  Friday or Saturday shows are by far more worthwhile from an entertainment value. 

The crowds at these shows is half the fun.  Heckling and screaming, playing drums and blowing vuvuzelas and pining over the luchadores and dancers.  As the beer flows, the crowds get more lively and the roar of the arena increases in volume.

This is a “must do” for CDMX in my opinion.

Teotihuacan Pyramids

My advice is to start early. I didn’t get the first bus, but was on the 0900 one. You take the metro to the Autobuses del Norte metro station. The pyramid bus tickets can be bought near Puerta (door) 8. There are signs with the Teotihuacan pyramids. Buy a round trip, and make sure you don’t miss your departing bus. The ticket is only valid for that one. I think it cost 100 pesos or so. Ask which bay the bus will be in, I found the signage lacking. https://sightdoing.net/how-to-visit-teotihuacan-without-a-tour/

The trip isn’t quick. Bring a book or something to do. It’s a good idea to bring water too. I visited in the middle of November and got sunburnt standing on the pyramids for most of the day.

The gatehouse is a short walk to the front entrance. Tickets are 70 pesos.  Once inside you should head straight up the Pyramide del Sol by turning left (Note: I have read that you are unable to climb the Pyramid of the Sun now). The steep steps in the high altitude might be more difficult than you expect. Be aware that people will all want their photos taken and the selfie sticks will be out on top. So long as you arrive early enough, the tours won’t be filing the area, so enjoy the peace. From there I went directly to the Piramide de la Luna. You can only walk half way up, and this is also steep. But the views are special in their own right.

After these two important stops, I spent hours walking around the ruins. Explore the Palace of Quetzlpapalotl. Read all the placards, discover all the hidden paintings of jaguars and then walk down to Templo de Quetzalcóatl before leaving. The temple is easy to miss, but worth the few minutes walk over for the carvings.

Look out for the hawkers. Some of the jaguar whistles and silver items are decently priced, but barter them down as much as you can. The obsidian statues of the pyramids are of varying quality. I personally purchased a whistle as I liked the paint scheme. But I saw many of these items for sale at the market Mercado de artesanias/la Ciudadela (especially the pyramids).

Next to the Palacio de Quetzalpapálotl are some stores where you can buy water and really delicious ice cream (strawberries and cream, lemon and chilli).

I spent a good 5 hours at the site. i took a lot of photos and even spotted a few mesquite lizards (graphic spiny lizards).

My bus trip back left from almost the same location that I was dropped off at. I didn’t have to cross any roads.

Excerpts from “Fingerprints of the Gods” by Graham Hancock (Chapter 22) that I found fascinating:

“What Harleston’s investigations had shown was that a complex mathematical relationship appeared to exist among the principal structures lined up along the Street of the Dead (and indeed beyond it). This relationship suggested something extraordinary, namely that Teotihuacan might originally have been designed as a precise scale-model of the solar system. At any rate, if the centre line of the Temple of Quetzalcoatl were taken as denoting the position of the sun, markers laid out northwards from it along the axis of the Street of the Dead seemed to indicate the correct orbital distances of the inner planets, the asteroid belt, Jupiter, Saturn (represented by the so-called ‘Sun’ Pyramid), Uranus (by the ‘Moon’ Pyramid), and Neptune and Pluto by as yet unexcavated mounds some kilometres farther north.

If these correlations were more than coincidental, then, at the very least, they indicated the presence at Teotihuacan of an advanced observational astronomy, one not surpassed by modern science until a relatively late date. Uranus remained unknown to our own astronomers until 1787, Neptune until 1846 and Pluto until 1930. Even the most conservative estimate of Teotihuacan’s antiquity, by contrast, suggested that the principal ingredients of the site-plan (including the Citadel, the Street of the Dead and the Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon) must date back at least to the time of Christ. No known civilization of that epoch, either in the Old World or in the New, is supposed to have had any knowledge at all of the outer planets – let alone to have possessed accurate information concerning their orbital distances from each other and from the sun.”

“There was no archaeological evidence that this enormous enclosure had ever served as a citadel – or, for that matter, that it had any kind of military or defensive function at all. Like so much else about Teotihuacan it had clearly been planned with painstaking care, and executed with enormous effort, but its true purpose remained unidentified by modern scholarship.28 Even the Aztecs, who had been responsible for naming the Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon (an attribution which had stuck though no one had any idea what the original builders had called them) had failed to invent a name for the Citadel. It had been left to the Spaniards to label it as they did – an understandable conceit since the 36-acre central patio of La Ciudadela was surrounded by massively thick embankments more than 23 feet high and some 1500 feet long on each side.”

“My walk had now brought me to the western extreme of the patio. I climbed a steep set of stairs that led to the top of the embankment and turned north on to the Street of the Dead. Once again I had to remind myself that this was almost certainly not what the Teotihuacanos (whoever they were) had called the immense and impressive avenue. The Spanish name Calle de los Muertos was of Aztec origin, apparently based on speculation that the numerous mounds on either side of the Street were graves (which, as it happened, they were not).

As I walked steadily northward towards the still-distant Moon Pyramid, it seemed to me that this theory had several points in its favour. For a start the ‘Street’ was blocked at regular intervals by high partition walls, at the foot of which the remains of well-made sluices could clearly be seen. Moreover, the lie of the land would have facilitated a north-south hydraulic flow since the base of the Moon Pyramid stood on ground that was approximately 100 feet higher than the area in front of the Citadel. The partitioned sections could easily have been filled with water and might indeed have served as reflecting pools, creating a spectacle far more dramatic than those offered by the Taj Mahal or the fabled Shalimar Gardens. Finally, the Teotihuacan Mapping Project (financed by the National Science Foundation in Washington DC and led by Professor Rene Millon of the University of Rochester) had demonstrated conclusively that the ancient city had possessed ‘many carefully laid-out canals and systems of branching waterways, artificially dredged into straightened portions of a river, which formed a network within Teotihuacan and ran all the way to [Lake Texcoco], now ten miles distant but perhaps closer in antiquity’.”

Tenayuca Pyramid

Unlike the exceptionally popular Teotihuacan, there are a couple of lesser known pyramids within the limits of Mexico City that are worth visiting. They are not as impressive, but are also much easily accessed. These are Tenayuca and Santa Cecilia Acatitlan (below).

If you are making the journey to Teotihuacan via the buses at Autobuses del Norte, once you return you are perfectly located to grab an Uber (or other transport) to Tenayuca. Santa Cecilia Acatitlan is then only slightly further away, and easily doable in one day.

The pyramid complex has an adjacent museum showing the history of the excavations and various artefacts discovered there. You aren’t able to climb the pyramid, but that does not take away from the experience of its impressive design. The pyramid complex has many snake references and is very unique in style. I would easily suggest an hour or two are completely worth putting aside to visit. There is often a small market just outside the complex if refreshments are needed.

https://mexicocity.cdmx.gob.mx/venues/tenayuca-ruins/

Santa Cecilia Acatitlan Pyramid

The Santa Cecilia Acatitlan site is beautiful in itself. You approach the pyramid complex through the trees and the mystique is palpable. There is a museum on the grounds outlining the history of the site and excavations. Many of the structures in the complex were broken down, so the stones could be used to build the nearby church. The site is smaller than Tenayuca, but worth putting aside an hour to explore.

https://mexicocity.cdmx.gob.mx/venues/acatitlan-pyramid-museum/

National Museum of Anthropology

There is a very good reason why this is one of the highest rated things to do in Mexico City. It's simply overwhelmingly stacked full of exhibits.

Tickets are bought at the entrance, there is a coatroom for bags, and a gift shop with great books and various souvenirs.

The museum is a two-leveled U-shape with a fountain in the middle. Head to the right and start on the lower level. This is start of the museum, with the earliest history of Mexico. Upstairs at this point is more modern history from Spanish colonialism onwards.

I, like most people I think, found the lower level the most interesting. From the prehistoric animals through the Olmec period, the stones of Teotihuacan and through the Aztecs. From giant stone carvings to the smallest most intricate gold jewellery, the wealth of history is worth hours of your time. The most important, in my opinion, is the Aztec Sun Stone.

There are so many different facets covered, from prehistoric animals to domestication of different foods (maize especially) to giant historical civilisations and more modern traditions.

I found myself stuck behind a large Russian tour group at one point. As I could not understand what was being said, I chose to leave where I was and go upstairs for a while, before returning. Tour groups and school groups were going through the museum the whole time that I was there, but they weren't overwhelming. It is easy to avoid them for the most part.

Many of the rooms holding the exhibits are dark, so be aware of that if you are looking to take photos. I chose a rainy day to visit, which was perfect.

I have always said that you need a minimum of four hours to explore this museum. Potentially five or more. I found the ground level to be the most interesting, for sure, but the colonial history of the upper level and how the societies intertwined is also somethign worth exploring.

Floating Gardens of Xochimilco and La Isla de las Muñecas (The Island of the Dolls)

The canals are some of the last remnants of pre-hispanic Mexico city. Tenochtitlan and later Mexico City were built on swampy islands and reclaimed land. The basis of farming to feed the masses of these cities became “chinampas” or floating gardens. The gardens were formed by hammering juniper poles into the canals to create a scaffolding, then dumping earth into the structure until it displaced the water and became a reclaimed island. The water and fertile floating islands provided crops for the populations, and even continues to this day to a lesser extent.

The canals are traversed by boarding colourful canal barges called “trajineras”, all with their own unique names and patterns. There are numerous launching points, called Embarcaderos, and various advice regarding the best locations and also times and days.

On my first visit in 2019, I chose to depart from Embarcadero Nuevo Nativitas Xochimilco. I took the metro to Universidad, and took an Uber to the Embarcadero as I was traveling with multiple people. I read instructions regarding the light rail from the metro, but we decided in the essence of time that an Uber would suffice. Interesting to note, the driver told us to ensure our doors were locked and not to open our windows on the journey, as there were motorcycle gangs looking to snatch phones and bags on those streets.

I had limited time during this trip, and I ended up only having Sunday morning free. I had read that Sunday was the worst time to go, due to the influx of locals causing boat traffic, but I wouldn’t let that sway your decision. Due to timing, and a delayed start, we arrived at 12:00 and chose to only have an hour on the boat. As many people have noted, a good amount of time is spent getting out of the boat traffic. For a true experience I’d suggest at least two hours, and if you are wanting to visit the island of the dolls an hour won’t suffice. Around the Embarcadero you’ll see many references to Axolotls (Mexican walking fish), often in cartoon form. This is a main location of Axolotls in the wild, and although you’re unlikely to see any, they are there.

We walked to the Embarcadero and simply asked for a boat for an hour. The price of MXN500 per hour was standard (in 2019), and although apparently open to negotiation, I chose to simply pay the asking price. We walked across the parked barges to the boat that we were taking and set off. We had our own boat for the four of us and weren’t pushed to join other people. The journey involved being punted North along the canals, weaving in and out of the barges moving slowly North and South. We were joined by a dog for a while, who then made his way to other barges when we collided (gently) and then eventually made it to dry land.

We past trajineras with full mariachi bands playing (for cash) and enjoyed witnessing the different songs as we weaved between the craft. We were asked if we wanted to hire any, and we declined. As we floated, we were approached by canoes selling food and drinks. I purchased a cob of corn (elotes), but there were numerous other options. You are able to stop and get off at various islands if you desire. There are islands growing flowers, available for purchase, but we were happy to just float. We tipped our young captains as they were fun and great translators, and genuinely took good care of us.

La Isla de las Muñecas (The Island of the Dolls)

I had seen La Isla de las Muñecas (The Island of the Dolls) on a few TV shows over the years, including on Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations (s05E01), and had read enough to know it was an experience I wanted to have.

As per advised, we headed to the Embarcadero Cuemanco via a metro ride to Lomas Estrella station followed by a quick uber trip.  When I repeated the trip in 2022, we just took an uber from our hotel due to time and comfort for our group.

Once arriving at the embarcadero, I found the information booth with the tour lists and prices, explained that I wanted to visit La Isla de las Muñecas.  I was posed with a question at this point if I wanted to go to the “real” island or the “pirated” version, which is a new homage being built a lot closer to the embarcadero for shorter trips.  I chose the original island, which was a 5 hour trip.  Of course, this depends on how long you spend on the island and how many extra stops you take, if any.

The original island and the fake one are both on google maps so you should be able to ensure that you are taken to the correct one.  There was even a third island with some dolls that I noticed in 2022.

The legend of La Isla de las Muñecas revolves around the original owner, by Don Julián Santana Barrera, who became obsessed with the drowning death of a young girl who became entangled in water lilies.  He claimed to have heard her calling for her doll.  After this traumatic experience, dolls began to appear on the island.  The Don Julián Santana Barrera became obsessed with curating the dolls and dedicated his life to the island.  His descendants now run the island.

Local legends say that the dolls can be heard whispering to each other, calling to local boat to visit the island and moving their arms and opening their eyes.

The price for the 5 hour punt round trip to the island was MXN3000 in 2022 (up from MXN2500 in 2020).  The journey is slow and relaxing.  Ensure that you have water and let your captain know if you wish to stop at any of the random islands along the way.  Depending on the day and time, there will be other boats offering fruit, corn and drinks.  Alcoholic drinks used to be sold, but they were restricted due to the amount of people drunkenly falling in the water (I was told).

Our trip took about an hour to get to the island, but we were one of three trajineras heading out that afternoon.  Busier times will take longer to get away from the crowd.

Once arriving at The Island of the Dolls, you are charged entry to the island (I think it was MXN45 each).  You can then walk around, admiring the terrifying dolls and see old photos of Don Julián Santana Barrera with his island.  There are often a couple of dogs to say hello.  There is a toilet and a little refreshment stand with drinks and alcohol (including home distilled spirits).

A normal person likely needs 30 to 60 minutes, depending on the level of interest and uneasiness.

Once you have seen all the dolls, making sure to see the original doll, you can leave the island and head back on the boat.  The journey back is about an hour and change.  Be on the lookout for snakes swimming.  Before the last straight stretch to the embarcadero, there is a larger open area often populated by pelicans.

If you were happy with your journey, you can tip your guide.

Chapultepec Park (Bosque de Chapultepec)

Chapultepec Park/Bosque de Chapultepec is one of my favourite parts of Mexico City. I chose my hotel for proximity to the park and the metro, as well as attractions. Due to the proximity, I spent most afternoons walking around the park when I had spare time. Sundays are popular and vibrant, but there is always something going on every day of the week.

The park is huge, and that should be accounted for when walking. I tended to walk to the park along Avenue Chapultepec, often stopping for the best takeaway gorditas at Las gorditas de Sevilla. I’d walk past the chicken and taco stands outside the Chapultepec Metro station, and enter the gates to the park there.

The entrance to the park here had hawkers selling sandwiches, people playing 3-card-monty and a strange scam/magic act using a finch and a selection of paper notes (I was yelled at for taking a photo). I would walk along further into the park, then turn left and walk over the bicentario and into the park proper. This area of the park had various performances going on over the time I visited, as well as information events/conferences and educational stands for student. To say the park space is well-used is an understatement. The squirrels run through the crowds, looking for food. The bridge is spotted with statues and offers a great view of the monument to the Niños Héroes (Altar a la Patria).

The monument stands tall and is often busy, so getting a great photo can be hard. The late afternoon was the best time in my opinion. If you continue past the monument, you come to the base of the Chapultepec Castle. This is where the Mexican grey/red-tailed squirrels are in abundance, and many photo opportunities abound.

If you bear right, from the base of the castle, you walk into an avenue market. The sellers offering cheap tourist items from lucha libre masks to disposable cameras to selfie sticks to hats and sunglasses. But the standout is the food. The various potato chips and chicharrones, the ice cream, nuts and fruits. I can suggest trying a chicharron more, with hot sauce. There is also fresh fruit and juice (and more fruit just outside the park next to starbucks)

The public toilets cost 4 pesos to enter, so remember to bring coins if you aren't near any better facilities.

Throughout the park are small open-kitchen cafes. Various staff walking around with menus, beckoning for you to take a seat on the small plastic tables. Unlike the street food elsewhere, I didn’t find these places worthwhile financially and quality-wise.

Along the avenue are the lakes. Paddleboats and kite flying. Turn right before lakes to take you to a bookstore café and starbucks as well as the park exit next to the entrance to the Museo Nacional de Antropología/Anthropologie Museum. If you continue past the lakes, and turn right, you come to the zoo which is free (no need to pay to store your bags either). The standout attraction of the zoo is the pandas, and so the markets sell a large amount of panda toys.

The park has endless avenues and paths, and so much green space. The birds throughout the park are worth paying attention to. Oddly, one of the most striking is the Mexican grackle/great tailed grackle, a blue-sheened blackbird.

I felt no issues with safety, even walking around with my SLR. The hawkers were not pushy and very helpful (especially with my terrible Spanish). I can’t suggest a better way to spend a quiet afternoon.

Chapultepec Castle (Castillo de Chapultepec)

The castle is perched on the top of a hill in Chapultepec Park overlooking the city. The grounds have a long history and it’s worth reading before you visit. The castle itself has a museum contained in half the building. There is art, furniture, clothing, carriages and full rooms laid out. It’s fascinating as a view into historical Mexico. But that’s not why I would suggest visiting.

There is a beautiful stained glass window and a pretty garden on the roof of the building. Both are worth seeing and taking photos. The art throughout the building is worth taking time to look at.

But the main reason to visit, by far, is the view. The museum part of the castle shouldn’t take more than an hour to go through (potentially half that). The view, however, has to be taken in from all sides. Overlooking the park, overlooking the city then overlooking the fountain. From the bottom floor and up on the roof. Take in the gardens, don’t be afraid to go back through if you miss something.

Enjoy the walk back down to the park.

Templo Mayor

The Temple Mayor complex is separated into two parts, the temple excavation area and the attached museum. The history of how the remains of the temple was discovered (and raised public interest) is outlined at the site. The location is right in the middle of modern buildings in Mexico City, making the experience even more surreal.

The entrance leads into the excavation site via a coat check. A lot of the information is only in spanish, while some placards are bilingual. The excavation grounds are worth taking your time to walk through.

The Museum is much larger than it appears from the outside. It has multiple levels and lots of artefacts. Unlike the Anthropology Museum, there were fewer exhibits and I didn't feel the need to spend anywhere near as much time.

https://www.templomayor.inah.gob.mx/english

Ciudadela Market (Mercado de Artesanias La Ciudadela)

This market remains my favourite location for buying souvenirs in Mexico City, although there are a number of other artisanal markets scattered across the city.

I preferred the quality in the market to those outside on the street and in other locations across the city. The stalls will barter and do deals/discounts for multiple purchases. Don’t just buy at the first stall, take your time to peruse.

There are a number of unique souvenirs to buy from Mexico and especially Mexico City. From painted skulls, to obsidian Teotihuacan pyramids to lucha libre/luchador masks to papier mache characters, jaguar death whistles, chocolate, colourful woven blankets, ponchos, silver, obsidian, woven bracelets, chillies, anything with stone of the sun.

Painted clay skulls or “calaveras” are seen everywhere in Mexico City. The simple and colourful painted skulls vary in size and style, as well as pattern complexity. Most are bright and unique in style. I have purchased a number of these skulls over the years

From Balderas metro, the market is a short walk north. The metro exits into a park, Parque Tolsa, where there are often food stalls. I enjoyed the custard filled pastries called “tortas de nata” from here years ago, but they haven’t been there when I have visited more recently. The road towards the markets is filled with various stalls selling similar trinkets as well as books and games.

I buy vinyl records on my trips, and there is a seller with a particularly good collection at the northernmost end of the block before the market.

The Mercado de Artesanías La Ciudadela is a series of covered lanes, two running in a big “U” with various lanes joining in between. It is a bit of a maze, and you always find something new and intriguing.

The standout for me are always the colourfully painted skulls. I preferred the quality to those outside the market and in other locations. The stalls will barter and do deals for multiples. Don’t just buy at the first stall, take your time to peruse.

There are also at least two stalls with a great selection of lucha libre masks.

I purchased my Teotihuacan pyramid here as opposed to from the actual site, and I’m glad I made that choice for price and quality.

There are handmade toys and sculptures, woven baskets and mariachi hats and guitars. There are even ponchos with international sports team logos emblazoned on them.

Walking through, checking out all the stalls, it will take you potentially half an hour at the least. There is a café in the centre for a well deserved coffee break.

La Merced Market (Mercado La Merced)

Mercado la Merced is the largest market in central Mexico City. The market itself is what you would expect from the city’s main market, with everything from produce to clothing to meat to toys to piñatas all available. The market is a huge sprawling maze, with endless passages and lanes, bustling with people.

It should be noted that the area is known as a bit of a hotbed for petty crime, especially pickpocketing. I never felt any concern there, at least no more than I feel in any large city, but this is one of the locations that many people will warn tourists to avoid. I think it is worth visiting for the amazing variation of items on display and to buy avocados!

Museo Mucho del Chocolate - The Chocolate Museum

A somewhat overpriced museum dedicated to the history of chocolate. It’s quite small but well put together and very modern. The various rooms and levels take an hour at most to walk through, but honestly could be a comfortable 30 minutes. The etching art and the photography displays of the history of chocolate production in Mexico are worth viewing. The museum covers chocolate use from pre-Columbian times through to the modern world trade

The museum also hosts a number of fossils, both flora and fauna, with a few dinosaur bones. There is a cocoa zen box to rake patterns as well as a room to smell flavouring smells. The museum contains historical processing equipment from manual methods to machinery.

But probably the best part, besides the smell of chocolate throughout the building, is the gift shop. So many unique flavours, from sea salt chocolate to chilli chocolate, pulque to mezcal, tequila to lemon! The single chocolates are beautifully crafter, but I found that the chocolate bars travelled better for souvenirs. You don’t need to go through the museum to visit the store, there is a separate entrance on the street.

https://www.mucho.org.mx/

Frida Kahlo Museum

I have yet to make it to the Frida Kahlo museum, through busy schedules of eating and music festivals. But this is a “must do” for many tourists. I will eventually get there, for certain!

https://www.museofridakahlo.org.mx/