Main Historical sights in Mexico?

Question

Can you tell me what the main historical sights in Mexico are?

Answer 1

That's a HUGE question.  Probably the most famous are the Mayan ruins in the Yucatan, Quintana Roo and down into Chipas-like Chichen Itza, Tulum and Palenque. But there are ruins from other tribes and other periods all over Mexico--like Monte Alban in Oaxaca, Tenochtitlan near Mexico City and Paquime in Chuhuahua state.

Then there are the colonial cities. Dolores Hidalgo and San Miguel de Allende are the cradle and the forge of Independence--very important in the history of Mexico's war for independence from Spain, beginning in 1810. Pancho Villa and the Mexican revolution are remembered in his home/museum in Chihuahua.  In Queretaro, you can visit the spot where Emperor Maximillian was executed by a firing squad.

Mexico is an ancient country and there is history everywhere you look.

Answer 2

It depends on What do you want to see....

If you want to see ruins you should go to Teotihuacan in Mexico City or Chichen Itza  in Yucatan peninsula

If you want to see Colonial Cities you should go to Real de 14, Zacatecas, Guanajuato ......

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Answer 3

Depends. You mean Mexico City or Mexico as a country?

I think Americans all dig going to Mayan pyramids (I've never visited the south of the country so I obviously can't say how cool they really are). However people seem to think Mexico is just Cancun and a few pyramids and that's it. Far from the truth. It's like saying America is just Disneyland.

There's too many tourist attractions in Mexico to mention, especially since you don't mention a particular area.

Pyramids seem to be a favorite of foreign tourists. I've been to the Pyramids of the Sun & the Moon in Teotihuacan several times. It's very fun to go there though you'll have a hard time climbing the Sun pyramid if you aren't used to the altitude. The place has a great restaurant in a cave nearby.

I've also been to Tula of the Toltec culture in Hidalgo once. There's tons of broken pottery scattered all over the site.

I've also been to a lesser known pyramid in the state of Veracruz though I can't remember the name right now.

Not a tourist attraction per se, but if possible you have to watch the dancers of Papantla Veracruz. It's a sort of religious ceremonial dance where 5 men climb a ladder 100 feet in the air up and get on top of a thin metal stick and dance on top of it. One of them stays on top dancing around in circles in this teeny tiny piece of wood playing a flute and the others do a sort of bungee jump. You literally pray the guy on top doesn't trip over and fall to his death because he's dancing on this little board with no protection whatsoever (the others bungee jump wth a piece of roap on their legs, but even so it's amazing they don't get hurt). Really awesome and not a lot of tourists have even heard of it.

Taxco is a wonderful city that's worth a weekend visit for the jewelry, cheapest silver ever, great food and awesome architecture.

I live in Mexico City and so I'm fairly familiar with most of the good places to visit. You have the typical: the Zocalo, Centro Historico, Paseo de la Reforma avenue (very long walk, but it's quite fun if you go on a bike), Zona Rosa (g*y district, has a lot of nice bars and nightclubs), dunno what other places tourists like to visit. The Archeology museum is "okay" if you visit it once, but the amount of pieces they have is limited and you're mostly paying your ticket to visit the museum for it's gorgeous architecture.

There's two zoos, one downtown in Chapultepec and another in Aragon which I've never been to.

The Chapultepec castle is a fun museum to visit if you're willing to walk up the mortally tiring cliff.

Xochimilco is a great place to go with all your friends for a party. They sell really cool plants for dirt cheap prices over there.

If you're more into religious tourism, you'll love Mexico. So many ancient churches with gorgeous architecture to feast your eyes on, they've even dug and found relics in some of these churches. The Basilica de Guadalupe is a fun visit if you want to see the Guadalupana (a famous image of the Virgin Mary printed on a piece of cloth that is still in perfect condition after more than 500 years when that kind of cloth should of deteriorated centuries ago. Legend says an indian man named Juan put roses on the cloth as an order of the Virgin Mary and her image appeared on it the following morning December 12th in exchange for keeping him warm that cold night).

I'm not that familiar with the south of the city, but you should have a lot of fun in Coyoacan because of the awesomeness of that area.

Street food can be dangerous (especially to a foreigner) because of the risk of getting diahrrea, but these joints are both cheap and some of them sell the tastiest food in the city. Note that cow brains in my opinion are quite delicious. It's not unusual to see people in Mexico City eat fried animal blood in case you're wondering what 'Moronga' is. I've never eaten it per se, but I've tried Morcilla which is something similar and it tastes okay.

If you're in for natural tourism, there's no end to the beautiful sites you'll find in Mexico. The Tula tree (one of the most ancient trees in the world) in Oaxaca is a very famous site.

Answer 4

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