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Sight Centro Histórico, Mexico City

Templo Mayor

A sight in Centro Histórico, Mexico City, budget-friendly ($) and worth about 2 hours. Best time to go: Morning.

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Templo Mayor in Centro Histórico, Mexico City
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Why go

Excavated Aztec temple beside the Zócalo, with a museum of finds from Tenochtitlan.

It is one of 10 curated places we feature in Mexico City, alongside 4 sights, 3 places to eat and 1 activity. The closest of our other picks is Palacio de Bellas Artes, 1.0 km away as the crow flies.

Type
Sight · Culture
Neighborhood
Centro Histórico
Price
$
Time needed
2 hr
Best time
Morning

Nearby

The 6 closest curated picks in Mexico City, measured as straight-line distance.

  1. 1
    Palacio de Bellas Artes

    Art nouveau and deco palace with murals by Rivera, Siqueiros and Orozco.

    Sight · 1.0 km straight-line
  2. 2
    El Califa de León

    Tiny San Rafael taco counter with a Michelin star for its gaonera steak taco.

    Food · 3.0 km straight-line
  3. 3
    Licorería Limantour

    Roma Norte cocktail bar regularly ranked among the world's best.

    Drinks · 3.4 km straight-line
  4. 4
    Contramar

    Lunch institution in Roma Norte for tuna tostadas and red-and-green pescado a la talla.

    Food · 4.1 km straight-line
  5. 5
    Museo Nacional de Antropología

    Major museum of pre-Hispanic Mexico, home to the Aztec Sun Stone.

    Sight · 5.8 km straight-line
  6. 6
    Pujol

    Enrique Olvera's flagship tasting menu, known for the aged mole madre.

    Food · 6.6 km straight-line

On these curated routes

Templo Mayor is a stop on our Mexico City to Oaxaca route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

More sights to see in Mexico City

2 more curated sights in Mexico City. See the full Mexico City guide.

When to go

Average daily highs in Mexico City run from 21°C in January to 28°C in April; July is usually the wettest month. For Templo Mayor itself, we suggest: Morning.

Modelled monthly averages for Mexico City from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Mexico City weather by month.

Getting there

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Address
Seminario 8, Centro Histórico de la Cdad. de México, Centro, Cuauhtémoc, 06060 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico
Coordinates
19.43460, -99.13188
Destination
Mexico City

Templo Mayor: quick answers

How much time do you need at Templo Mayor?

Plan on about 2 hours at Templo Mayor. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.

When is the best time to visit Templo Mayor?

Our pick: Morning.

Where is Templo Mayor?

Templo Mayor is at Seminario 8, Centro Histórico de la Cdad. de México, Centro, Cuauhtémoc, 06060 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.

Which TripsCircle routes include Templo Mayor?

Templo Mayor appears on Mexico City to Oaxaca, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.

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