Sights · Our pick in Mexico City
The Museo Nacional de Antropología
The Sun Stone
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About The Museo Nacional de Antropología
The Museo Nacional de Antropología, on Paseo de la Reforma in Bosque de Chapultepec, was built in 1963–64 to designs by the architect Pedro Ramírez Vázquez. Its ground-floor galleries run from the peopling of the Americas to the Teotihuacan, Toltec, Mexica, Oaxaca, Gulf Coast and Maya cultures, with the Sun Stone at the centre (CDMX official tourism site). Closed on Mondays.
Why it's on our list
- Closed Mondays
- Allow half a day
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with The Museo Nacional de Antropología before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to The Museo Nacional de Antropología, as the crow flies.
- Hotel Habita700 m9 min walk
- W Mexico City950 m12 min walk
- The Ritz-Carlton, Mexico City1.2 km15 min walk
- Casa Polanco1.2 km15 min walk
- Four Seasons Hotel Mexico City1.3 km16 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from The Museo Nacional de Antropología are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest Metro stations
- ChapultepecLine 11.2 km15 min walk
Key sights
- The Castillo de Chapultepec800 mWalk 10 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Bellas Artes4.9 kmCycle 24 minCar or taxi 28 min
- The Zócalo5.7 kmCycle 28 minCar or taxi 31 min
- The Templo Mayor5.8 kmCycle 29 minCar or taxi 31 min
- The Casa Azul8.3 kmCycle 41 minCar or taxi 41 min
- The airport (AICM)12 kmCar or taxi 56 min
Train and coach terminals
- Observatorio (El Insurgente)3.4 kmWalk 43 minCycle 17 minCar or taxi 22 min
- Buenavista station4.2 kmCycle 21 minCar or taxi 25 min
- TAPO (coaches east)12 kmCar or taxi 56 min