Best places: Museums in Santa María Magdalena Ocotitlan, Mexico

This historic hilltop castle with views of Mexico City houses the National Museum of History.

Popular anthropology museum showcasing artifacts from as far back as the ancient Maya civilization.

Museum housing an extensive art collection, much of it European, in a modern, curving structure.

Museum showcasing archaeological finds & exhibits related to the Aztec civilization.

Housed in a grand neoclassical building, this prominent museum features a wide range of Mexican art.

👍 Very nice, but many areas closed due to the pandemic and the cost of entry is the same.

👍👍 Excellent place, the family will enjoy it very much, excellent exhibition of remains of these magnificent species. The little ones will enjoy it a lot, they have different exhibitions and spaces for the whole family It has parking and access is free.

👍👍 Tiny yet astonishing museum. It is supposed to be the former residence of one of Mexico's most recognized decorative arts collectors, Guillermo Tovar y de Teresa was considered Mexico City's chronicler. The house is amazing and hosts an immense collection of Mexican Art, furniture and objects, it's...

👍👍 This museum is free to me, has great architecture, has spectacular works. I recommend the following situations, I arrived on foot I do not know if I have parking, you could look on the website to see, the first thing you will see is the great architecture that this building has, I am a fan of photo...

👍👍 It is a good place to go as a family or as a couple. an excellent view, the place is very clean, the guides give you a review.

👍👍 It's a museum which is small but gives you a broad picture of the peoples of the area and the ancient traditions they lived by. The dedication of the staff is unrivaled because they will give you a thorough explanation even when you are not in a group or paid a special fee for a tour.

Art & artifacts from Mexico's colonial period displayed in an opulent former seminary with tours.

Museum with contemporary exhibits on worldwide genocides, plus a kids’ area focused on diversity.

International collection of 16th- & 19th-century decorative arts, including silverware & textiles.

Museum in an 18th-century building with exhibits focusing on ancient & contemporary world cultures.

This former Jesuit college is now an art museum & cultural center housing murals by Mexican artists.

Palace designed by Mexican baroque architect Francisco Guerrero y Torres & completed in the 1780s.

Founded by the famous artist Diego Rivera, this stately art museum showcases pre-Hispanic works.

Artefacts from the fight for independence displayed in galleries below the 1938 Revolution Monument.

👍👍 A must-see to really understand the history of Mexico. The basement of this rehabbed building holds the ruins of the school for children of Aztec nobility, and it's location demonstrates precisely what happened to the rest of the Aztec city -- it was buried by the Spanish invaders. Entrance is free,...