My Three Weeks
    🇲🇽 Mexico

    Mexico City

    Massive, layered, and endlessly walkable — Aztec ruins, world-class museums, and some of the best food on the planet.

    Uber to Teotihuacán~500–700 MXNTeotihuacán entry~95 MXNBellas Artes entry~95 MXNTacos al pastor~15–25 MXN each
    • Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacán glowing in golden sunrise light
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      Teotihuacán at sunrise

      Less than an hour from the city by Uber and surprisingly cheap (roughly 500–700 MXN / $25–40 one-way). Get there at opening to beat the tour buses and the heat — you can still climb several of the structures. Stop for lunch at La Gruta nearby, set inside a beautiful natural cavern.

    • Templo Mayor Aztec ruins next to the Mexico City cathedral on the Zócalo
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      Templo Mayor & the Zócalo

      The Aztec ruins sit right next to Constitution Plaza (the Zócalo) and the cathedral — a thousand years of history in two city blocks.

    • Orange-domed Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City under blue sky
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      Palacio de Bellas Artes

      Art Nouveau outside, Art Deco inside, with Diego Rivera and Orozco murals upstairs. Cheap entry, big payoff.

    • Cobalt-blue exterior wall of Casa Azul, Frida Kahlo's home in Coyoacán
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      Casa Azul (Frida Kahlo Museum)

      Frida's cobalt-blue home in Coyoacán. Book timed tickets online days in advance — walk-ups rarely get in.

    • Chapultepec Castle on a forested hill in Mexico City
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      Chapultepec Park

      Bigger than Central Park. The Museo Nacional de Antropología alone is worth a half-day; the castle, modern art museum, and zoo are all inside the same green expanse.

    • Flight of mezcal and tequila tasting glasses on a wooden bar with agave plants
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      Mezcal & tequila tasting

      Easy to book a small-group tasting on Viator or GetYourGuide — a good crash course in the difference between the two and how to drink them properly.

    • Masked Lucha Libre wrestlers leaping mid-air at Arena México
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      Lucha Libre night

      Masked wrestling at Arena México is pure spectacle. Book a guided experience on Viator/GetYourGuide for transport, a mask, and a beer included.

    • Tacos al pastor with pineapple, cilantro and onion at a Mexico City street stand
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      Tacos al pastor — the CDMX classic

      Marinated pork shaved off a vertical trompo, served on tiny corn tortillas with pineapple, onion, and cilantro. El Huequito, Los Cocuyos, and El Vilsito (a mechanic shop by day, taquería by night) are essential. Eat them standing up at the counter — three for two dollars and they're life-changing.

    • Clay cups filled with milky pulque on a wooden table inside a traditional pulquería
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      Pulque — if you're brave

      A milky, slightly sour fermented agave drink that predates tequila by centuries. Not for the faint of heart, but trying it at a traditional pulquería is a only-in-CDMX experience.