Audio tour · Mexico

Mexico City

A self-guided audio walking tour of Mexico City.

Mexico City is built in layers, Aztec foundations beneath colonial stone beneath a sprawling modern metropolis, and walking through the historic centre you feel all of that weight in a good way. The streets around the Zocalo shift from grand civic plazas to crowded markets to quiet chapels within a few blocks, and the city gives more the longer you stay and wander without a fixed plan. In the app, 100 stops in Mexico City are narrated aloud, about 2h 50m of listening across 8 walking routes, in 13 languages, offline once downloaded. Choose a route or build your own, then walk while a calm voice tells you the story of each stop. The app also maps 100 Instagram photo spots, social media photo locations with directions to where you stand for the shot.

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What you'll hear in Mexico City

The opening lines of a few narrations, straight from the tour.

Estadio GNP Seguros. If you look around, you might not realize how much this venue has changed over its life.
Angel of Independence. When you look up at this structure, you're seeing a monument that tells a story of immense importance.
Templo Mayor. You are standing before the ruins of a massive structure that was the spiritual center of an ancient civilization.
Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Chapultepec Castle. The site was a sacred place for the Aztecs, and over the centuries the building has served many different purposes.
Zócalo. You are standing in a space that has been the center of power and ceremony for nearly 700 years.

All 100 stops in Mexico City

Every stop is narrated. Walk them in any order, or follow a route.

Landmark (26)

Zócalo
Chapultepec Zoo
Monumento a la Revolución
Palacio de Bellas Artes
Chapultepec
Casa de los Azulejos
Palacio de Lecumberri
La Merced Market
La Lagunilla Market
Mercado de Sonora
The St. Regis Mexico City
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Ciudadela Market
Palacio de Minería
Hotel de México
Secretariat of Public Education Main Headquarters
Cárcamo de Dolores
Statue of Heydar Aliyev, Mexico City
Obelisco a los Niños Héroes
Sofitel Mexico Reforma
Memorial to Victims of Violence in Mexico
Acuario Inbursa
Cuarzo Towers
Mexican Petroleum Institute
Abelardo L. Rodríguez Market
Galería OMR

Museum (25)

National Museum of Anthropology (Mexico)
Frida Kahlo Museum
Leon Trotsky House Museum
Anahuacalli Museum
Los Pinos
Luis Barragán House and Studio
Palace of Iturbide
Museo Nacional de Arte
Colección Jumex
Museo del Objeto del Objeto
Colegio de San Ildefonso
Franz Mayer Museum
Museo Nacional de Historia
Museo de Arte Popular
Museo Rufino Tamayo, Mexico City
Palace of the Inquisition
Papalote Museo del Niño
Museo Nacional de las Intervenciones
Museo Nacional de las Culturas
El Carmen complex
Casa Estudio Leonora Carrington
Memory and Tolerance Museum
Interactive Museum of Economics
Museo Universitario del Chopo
Museo de la Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público

Monument (12)

Angel of Independence
Statue of Pope John Paul II (Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral)
Chapultepec aqueduct
Monument to Cuauhtémoc
Monumento a los Niños Héroes
Glorieta de las mujeres que luchan
Fuente de Petróleos
Benito Juárez Hemicycle
Monumento de la Fundación de México-Tenochtitlan
Monument to Christopher Columbus (Charles Cordier)
Puerta de los Leones
Estela de Luz

Skyscraper (8)

Torre Latinoamericana
World Trade Center Mexico City
Torre Reforma
Torre Mayor
Torre Ejecutiva Pemex
Torre Insignia
Torre del Caballito
Manacar

Religious (7)

Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Santo Domingo (Mexico City)
La Enseñanza Church
Convent of San Francisco, Madero Street, Mexico City
Church of San Felipe Neri "La Profesa"
José Luis Cuevas Museum
La Santísima Church

Stadium (4)

Estadio GNP Seguros
Magdalena Mixhuca Sports City
Instalaciones Club América en Coapa
Alberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez

Historic (4)

Templo Mayor
Tlatelolco (archaeological site)
Tenayuca
Santa Cecilia Acatitlan

Theatre (4)

Teatro Metropólitan
Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros
Teatro de la Ciudad
Teatro de los Insurgentes

Park (4)

Parque España (Mexico City)
Parque Lincoln
Bicentennial Park (Mexico City)
Parque de la Bombilla

Square (3)

Plaza Garibaldi
Plaza de las Tres Culturas
Plaza de las Estrellas

Tower (2)

Palacio de Correos de México
Academy of San Carlos

Palace (1)

Chapultepec Castle

Walking routes in Mexico City

Curated orders through the city. Or build your own and press Play All.

Eastern Markets and Colonial Courtyards. From the grand stadium grounds of Magdalena Mixhuca through the sprawling stalls of La Merced and Sonora markets to the baroque splendour of La Santísima and the archive halls of Lecumberri. (8 stops)
Paseo de la Reforma Skyline and Monuments. A compact stroll along Mexico City's grand boulevard from the gilded Angel of Independence past glittering skyscrapers to the luminous Estela de Luz. (8 stops)
Zócalo and the Aztec Heart of the City. Step from the ruins of the Templo Mayor across the vast Zócalo plaza and into the convents, museums, and churches that rose on top of the ancient Aztec capital. (8 stops)
Tlatelolco, the Basilica, and Plaza Garibaldi. A sweeping arc from the pilgrimage site of Our Lady of Guadalupe through the layered ruins of Tlatelolco to the mariachi-filled square of Garibaldi. (7 stops)
Chapultepec Castle and the Museum of Anthropology. Climb to the hilltop castle overlooking the forest, pay respects at the Niños Héroes monument, and end at one of the world's great collections of pre-Columbian civilisation. (8 stops)
Chapultepec Park Zoo and the Western Forest. A leafy loop through the western half of the Bosque de Chapultepec taking in the zoo, the presidential residence of Los Pinos, a celebrated modernist studio, and the children's science museum. (8 stops)