Chapultepec Park
Bosque de Chapultepec
Mexico City's largest urban forest park, with boating on the lake, a free zoo and several top museums all within its grounds.
Chapultepec Forest covers about 686 hectares and is one of Latin America's largest urban parks. It is divided into three sections. Visitors mainly explore the first section. Here you can rent pedal boats on Chapultepec Lake, and the Chapultepec Zoo offers free admission (its giant pandas were once the stars). Tree-lined avenues run past the National Museum of Anthropology, the Museum of Modern Art and the Tamayo Museum. On the hilltop stand Chapultepec Castle and Los Pinos, the former presidential residence. Most facilities in the park are closed on Mondays. On Sundays, local families are out in force, and small stalls line the paths. Getting there: Metro Line 1 to Chapultepec station, or Line 7 to Auditorio station. The sights are spread out, so pick your museums in advance and plan for half a day to a full day.
Opening hours
Tuesday-Sunday 05:00-18:00 (individual museums have their own hours)
Nearby sights
- Luis Barragán House and Studio
- Los Pinos
- National Museum of Anthropology
- Chapultepec Castle
- Museo Soumaya
- Paseo de la Reforma & Angel of Independence
- Roma / Condesa
- Arena México (Lucha Libre)