Mexico City for first-timers

National Museum of Anthropology

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Give it a whole morning. The Aztec Sun Stone alone is worth the trip.

Chapultepec

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Palacio de Bellas Artes

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See the Rivera murals inside, then look at it from the Sears café terrace across the road.

Coyoacán

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Colonia Roma

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Teotihuacan

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Get there when it opens, before the heat and the tour buses.

Zócalo

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Frida Kahlo Museum

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Book tickets online days in advance. They sell out.

Xochimilco

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Go with a big group and bring your own drinks.