Culture in Mexico City

Anthropology museum Sunday

Free Sunday for nationals, worth full price anyway. Allow four hours.

Ballet Folklórico Sunday

Swirling skirts and mariachi brass inside the Bellas Artes palace.

Bellas Artes murals hour

Rivera and Orozco upstairs, Tiffany glass dome. Sunday entry is free.

Chapultepec castle morning

The hilltop castle with murals, gardens and the best view over the park.

Danzón Sunday at La Ciudadela

Couples in full dress dancing to brass bands. Free, Sundays only.

Frida house blue walls

Coyoacán morning, garden café, tickets weeks ahead.

Mariachi midnight in Garibaldi

Plaza full of trumpets, request Malagueña, tip the old guard.

Roma gallery night

First Friday openings spill onto Colima street. Start at OMR, follow the crowd.

Soumaya silver afternoon

Free museum, wild silver facade. Rodin floor first, escalators up.

Templo Mayor ruins

Aztec temple foundations beside the cathedral — the city built on a lake, layer by layer.

UNAM library murals

The mosaic-covered library at the heart of the UNESCO-listed university campus.

Zócalo flag ceremony dawn

Soldiers, silence, then the giant flag rising. Be there by 7:45.