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Featured · Mexico City, MX

Walk through Mexico City's Historic Center, a UNESCO World Heritage Site layered with Aztec, colonial, and modern history. You'll move from the vast Zócalo plaza through iconic landmarks like the Metropolitan Cathedral and National Palace, ending at the Templo Mayor ruins and the lively Francisco I. Madero Avenue.

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Adapted from Hellolittlehome

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1. Constitution Plaza

   Mexico City's monumental main plaza opens before you, ringed by historic buildings and anchored by an enormous Mexican flag at its center.

   Pl. de la Constitución S/N, Centro Histórico de la Cdad. de México, Centro, Cuauhtémoc, 06010 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico·history

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2. Mexico City Administrative Buildings

   These twin government buildings on the Zócalo's south edge showcase colonial architecture and decorative talavera tilework.

   20 de Noviembre, Centro Histórico de la Cdad. de México, Centro, Cuauhtémoc, 06000 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico·architecture

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3. National Palace

   Step into the President's official residence to see Diego Rivera's sweeping murals depicting Mexican history across the palace walls.

   Pl. de la Constitución S/N, Centro Histórico de la Cdad. de México, Centro, Cuauhtémoc, 06066 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico·art & culture

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4. Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral

   Latin America's oldest and largest cathedral stands on the very ground where the Aztec Templo Mayor once dominated the city.

   Pl. de la Constitución S/N, Centro Histórico de la Cdad. de México, Centro, Cuauhtémoc, 06000 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico·history

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5. Seminario

   This bright plaza beside the cathedral offers a quiet moment to rest and prepare for the archaeological site next door.

   Seminario, Centro Histórico de la Cdad. de México, Centro, 06060 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico·architecture

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6. Templo Mayor Museum

   Descend into the excavated remains of Tenochtitlan's main temple, discovered in 1978 and now revealing layers of Aztec civilization.

   Seminario 8, Centro Histórico de la Cdad. de México, Centro, Cuauhtémoc, 06060 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico·history

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7. Avenida Francisco I. Madero

   This pedestrianized avenue pulses with shops, historic facades, and the energy of locals and visitors moving through the city's commercial heart.

   Av Francisco I. Madero, Centro Histórico de la Cdad. de México, Centro, 06000 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico·architecture

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