Mexico City Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
capital and largest city of Mexico
About Mexico City
The greater Mexico City metropolitan area is one of the world's largest and the largest city in North America, with 22 million people living in the metropolitan area in 2020. It sits in the Valley of Mexico. It is shaped roughly like an oval of about 60km by 40km with large parts of it built on the dry bed of Lake Texcoco, and surrounded on three sides by tall mountains and volcanoes such as the Ajusco, the Popocatepetl and the Iztaccihuatl. Mexico City proper (with an estimated population of 9.2 million) is the country's capital, and since 2016 has been a "federal entity" with the same powers as the states of Mexico, though still separate from the states. Confusingly, the rest of the metropolitan area extends beyond Mexico City into the State of Mexico, which surrounds Mexico City on the
Top Attractions in Mexico City
Explore the best things to see and do in Mexico City:
- ★Alameda and Paseo de la Reforma
- ★Alameda Central
- ★Anahuacalli Museum
- ★Angel de la Independencia
- ★Arena Ciudad de Mexico
- ★Arena Ciudad de México
- ★Arena Coliseo
- ★Arena México
Where to Stay in Mexico City
- 🏨Barceló México Reforma
- 🏨Camino Real Aeropuerto
- 🏨CONDESA df
- 🏨El patio 77 B&B
- 🏨Four Seasons Mexico City
- 🏨Holiday Inn Zocalo
Mexico City Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 16 sections including: