8 notable places within an hour's drive.
ancient ruins
Malinalco
Site of the Cuauhcalli, or House of Eagles: one of the very few temples in the Americas carved directly out of solid bedrock, reached by 400 steps up the Hill of the Idols above a quiet colonial town.
39 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Six Flags México
Mexico City's premier amusement park with world-class coasters and seasonal events in the south of the city.
40 km · about 45 min drive
restaurant
Pujol
Enrique Olvera's Polanco restaurant, where the signature mole madre is a black mole reheated for thousands of days and served as a single ring beside a fresh one. Two Michelin stars; book months ahead.
45 km · about 50 min drive
museum
Museo Frida Kahlo (Casa Azul)
The vibrant blue house where Frida Kahlo was born, lived, and died, filled with her art, personal objects, and Diego Rivera's collection.
46 km · about 55 min drive
castle
Chapultepec Castle
A hilltop royal castle built in 1785, the only royal castle in the Americas, now housing the National Museum of History.
46 km · about 55 min drive
museum
Museo Nacional de Antropología
The world's greatest museum of pre-Columbian art and archaeology, home to the Aztec Sun Stone and stunning Maya artifacts.
46 km · about 55 min drive
restaurant
Casa de los Azulejos
An 18th-century Mexico City palace sheathed on three sides in blue-and-white Puebla Talavera tile, its glass-roofed courtyard now the flagship Sanborns restaurant: breakfast under Orozco's staircase mural.
50 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
Zócalo (Plaza de la Constitución)
One of the largest public plazas in the world and the historic heart of Mexico City, surrounded by the National Palace and Metropolitan Cathedral.
51 km · about 60 min drive