National Museum of Anthropology
Your walk starts in Chapultepec Park at one of the most important museums in Mexico and the Americas. Before you reach the door, the Monolith of Tláloc stands guard at the entrance, a first hint of the scale inside. The building went up in 1963 and 1964 on the orders of President Adolfo López Mateos, designed by Pedro Ramírez Vázquez with Rafael Mijares and Jorge Campuzano, and López Mateos opened it on 17 September 1964.
Inside, 22 permanent galleries hold the archaeological legacy of Mesoamerica and show the ethnic diversity of the country today; the National Library of Anthropology and History is here too. The heart of the museum is the Sun Stone. Make time as well for the colossal Olmec heads, the monumental Teotihuacan sculptures dedicated to the water gods, the tomb of Pakal, the funerary offerings from Monte Albán, the stelae of Xochicalco and a Toltec Atlantean figure brought from Tollan-Xicocotitlan.
More than two million people visit every year, it is one of the largest museums on the continent, and in 2025 it received the Princess of Asturias Award for Concord. If Mexico's ancient cultures are part of why you came, going in is not optional. Two hours let you see the highlights without rushing; real enthusiasts could easily stay all day and finish the route another time.
From here it is 1060 m, about 14 minutes, to the Museo de Arte Moderno, also in Chapultepec Park and co-designed by the same architect.






















