9 of the best · Mexico City, Mexico
Parks, Gardens and Forests in Mexico City
Bosque de Chapultepec and its botanic garden, Condesa’s Parque México, the Viveros de Coyoacán, the Alameda, Parque Lincoln and the forest of the Desierto de los Leones.
Our 9 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated October 2026
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Three Mexico City addresses we keep going back to: the Templo Mayor at opening time, lunch at Contramar and a night of mariachis at the Salón Tenampa.
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The city’s great park
Bosque de Chapultepec
The vast forest park at the end of Reforma: lakes, the castle, the zoo and the great museums.
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Condesa’s Art Deco park
Parque México
The oval park at the heart of Condesa, with its Art Deco amphitheatre and fountain.
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Green space in the city.
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The city’s great park
Bosque de Chapultepec
The vast forest park at the end of Reforma: lakes, the castle, the zoo and the great museums.
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A forest and a monastery
Desierto de los Leones National Park
Forest in the hills west of the city, around a former Carmelite monastery.
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In the park
Jardín Botánico de Chapultepec
The botanic garden in the first section of Chapultepec: agaves, cacti, orchids and wild dahlias.
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Cacti on the lava
Jardín Botánico of the UNAM
The university’s botanic garden in Ciudad Universitaria.
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Polanco’s park
Parque Lincoln
The long park at the heart of Polanco, with its aviary and its clock tower.
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Condesa’s Art Deco park
Parque México
The oval park at the heart of Condesa, with its Art Deco amphitheatre and fountain.
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A forest of a nursery
Viveros de Coyoacán
A 39-hectare tree nursery and park in Coyoacán, beloved of morning runners.
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