Must-SeeMexico City
About 36 miles away
One of the world's great cities, built on Aztec ruins, with Frida Kahlo's house, a stunning anthropology museum, and tacos everywhere.
1 Sight
Cuernavaca
The city of eternal spring, an hour south of Mexico City, with Cortés's palace, Diego Rivera murals and the Borda gardens.
- Best Time to Go
- Oct–Apr
Our full guide to Cuernavaca is being written. It's on the Central Mexico list as If You're Nearby.
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Must-SeeTeotihuacan
State of Mexico
About 59 miles away
A vast ancient city an hour from Mexico City, with the Pyramid of the Sun on its Avenue of the Dead.
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