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One of the great museums of the world dramatically presents its pre-eminent collection of Mexican pre-Hispanic art by region (see Museo Nacional de Antropología ).

The largest and most important colonial cathedral in the Western Hemisphere, it took almost three centuries to build and majestically blends Baroque and Neo-Classical styles (see Catedral Metropolitana ).

This massive executive palace and government office stands along the east side of the Zócalo and showcases Diego Rivera’s famous mural, Epic of the Mexican People (see Palacio Nacional ).

An accidental discovery led to a massive archeological effort that uncovered the ruins of this Aztec temple. A new museum was built to house the artifacts recovered (see Templo Mayor ).

The spectacular performing arts palacio is a city icon, combining an exquisite white marble exterior with an Art Deco interior having Mexican touches (see Palacio de Bellas Artes ).

Mexico City’s lovely urban park is one of the largest in the world and home to many of the city’s top museums and family attractions (see Bosque de Chapultepec ).

This exquisite palacio is home to the nation’s extensive art collection, encompassing nearly five centuries of magnificent masterpieces by Mexico’s finest artists, including Miguel Cabrera, José María Velasco, Diego Rivera, and many others (see Museo Nacional de Arte ).

Colorfully decorated trajineras (flat barges), propelled by boatmen with long poles, carry merry-makers on floating-parties along the shady, tree-lined Aztec canals of Xochimilco, “the place where flowers grow”(see Xochimilco Floating Gardens ).

One of the holiest Catholic shrines in the Western Hemisphere honors the Virgin de Guadalupe, Mexico’s patron saint, who appeared in a vision to an indigenous Mexican peasant, Juan Diego in 1531 (see Villa de Guadalupe ).

The largest archeological site in Mesoamerica, and one of the most impressive in the world, this ancient city reached its zenith in AD 550 (see Teotihuacán ).