A week in Mexico
Seven days across Mexico: Teotihuacán de Arista, Tula de Allende, Guadalajara, Mexico City, Cuernavaca, Oaxaca and Palenque. Each day is a walk through the best-known places in one city, and the cities follow in the order that keeps the travel between them short.
Day 1: Teotihuacán de Arista
One day in Teotihuacán de Arista, Mexico
- Pyramid of the SunTemple or shrine · On the map
- TeotihuacanArchaeological site · Next to Pyramid of the Sun · On the map
- QuetzalpapálotlPalace · 0.6 km on from Teotihuacan · On the map
- Pyramid of the MoonArchaeological site · 0.3 km on from Quetzalpapálotl · On the map
4 stops, about 0.9 km between them in straight lines.
Day 2: Tula de Allende
One day in Tula de Allende, Mexico
- St. Joseph Cathedral, Tula de AllendeCathedral · On the map
- TulasasArchaeological site · 1 km on from St. Joseph Cathedral, Tula de Allende · On the map
- Atlantean figures at TulaStatue · 0.1 km on from Tulasas · On the map
3 stops, about 1.1 km between them in straight lines.
Day 3: Guadalajara
One day in Guadalajara, Mexico
- Hospicio CabañasLandmark · On the map
- Panteón de BelénMuseum · 1.5 km on from Hospicio Cabañas · On the map
- Basílica de San Felipe NeriTemple or shrine · 1.1 km on from Panteón de Belén · On the map
- Guadalajara CathedralCathedral · 0.5 km on from Basílica de San Felipe Neri · On the map
- AntimonumentaMonument · 0.1 km on from Guadalajara Cathedral · On the map
- Guggenheim GuadalajaraMuseum · 1.1 km on from Antimonumenta · On the map
6 stops, about 4.3 km between them in straight lines.
Day 4: Mexico City
One day in Mexico City, Mexico
- Palace of Fine artsTheatre or opera house · On the map
- Torre LatinoamericanaSkyscraper · 0.2 km on from Palace of Fine arts · On the map
- ZócaloSquare · 0.8 km on from Torre Latinoamericana · On the map
- Mexico City Metropolitan CathedralCathedral · 0.2 km on from Zócalo · On the map
- Templo MayorTemple or shrine · 0.2 km on from Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral · On the map
- National PalaceMuseum · 0.3 km on from Templo Mayor · On the map
6 stops, about 1.6 km between them in straight lines.
Day 5: Cuernavaca
- Palace of Cortés, CuernavacaPalace · On the map
- Cuernavaca CathedralCathedral · 0.4 km on from Palace of Cortés, Cuernavaca · On the map
- Jardín BordaGarden · 0.2 km on from Cuernavaca Cathedral · On the map
3 stops, about 0.5 km between them in straight lines.
Day 6: Oaxaca
- Basilica of Our Lady of SolitudeTemple or shrine · On the map
- Museo Rufino TamayoMuseum · 0.4 km on from Basilica of Our Lady of Solitude · On the map
- Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, OaxacaCathedral · 0.3 km on from Museo Rufino Tamayo · On the map
- Church of Santo Domingo de GuzmánTemple or shrine · 0.5 km on from Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Oaxaca · On the map
- Jardín Etnobotánico de OaxacaGarden · 0.1 km on from Church of Santo Domingo de Guzmán · On the map
- Graphic Arts Institute of OaxacaMuseum · 0.1 km on from Jardín Etnobotánico de Oaxaca · On the map
6 stops, about 1.4 km between them in straight lines.
Day 7: Palenque
- Tomb of the Red QueenMonument · On the map
- Temple of the InscriptionsLandmark · 0.1 km on from Tomb of the Red Queen · On the map
- PalenqueArchaeological site · 0.1 km on from Temple of the Inscriptions · On the map
- Palenque National ParkPark · Next to Palenque · On the map
- Museo de Sitio de PalenqueMuseum · 0.7 km on from Palenque National Park · On the map
5 stops, about 0.8 km between them in straight lines.
More for Mexico
- Things to do in Mexico · 40 places to see, led by Chichen Itza and Teotihuacan
Good to know
- Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
- The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
- Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.