Places to Visit in Mexico City - This city has many options for family outings, including amusement parks, city parks and zoos. The following places are among the best:
 Bosque de Chapultepec / Chapultepec Park – This is one of the city’s most important natural reserves and a recreational area where families can do various activities in the park’s three sections. Here you can enjoy a picnic, take a walk, go on a bicycle ride or take out a row boat on a manmade lake. You can also visit the park’s museums or rise 400 feet high in a hot air balloon. You can enter the park at various points along Reforma, Chapultepec and Constituyentes avenues. Open daily from 5:00 am to 6:00 pm.
Zoologico de Chapultepec – Located in the first section of Chapultepec Park. This zoo covers 42 acres and has more than 200 animal species, some of which are endangered. Here you can see giant pandas, gorillas, bears, hippopotami, giraffes, wolves and much more. The natural habitats of many species at the zoo have been recreated successfully, allowing some of the animals to reproduce while in captivity. The zoo also has a reptile and bird exhibit. Open Tuesday through Sunday from 9:00 to 4:00.
La Feria Amusement Park - is in the second section of Chapultepec Park near the Papalote Children’s Museum. This is one of Mexico City’s most popular amusement parks for kids. It has more than 50 rides, including a wood roller coaster. Open Monday through Thursday from 10:00 to 6:00, Fridays from 10:00 to 7:00 and Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 10:00 to 9:00.
Papalote Children’s Museum is in the second section of Chapultepec Park. This is a fun and educational museum designed especially for children, where they can touch the exhibits in any of the five showrooms. It also has an IMAX screen and a Digital Dome, where you can see audiovisual shows and films. Open daily from 9:00 to 1:00 and 2:00 to 6:00.
Six Flags is south of Mexico City off the Picacho-Ajusco Highway at Km 1.5, in the Tlalpan District. Six Flags has the best rides in the city, including such attractions as hyper roller coasters for those who like it fast, kid’s rides, a dolphin pool, an open-air theater, souvenir shops, restaurants, food stands and much more. Open Tuesday through Sunday from 8:00 to 8:00.
La Ciudad de los Niños – Located in southwest Mexico City in the Centro Comercial Santa Fe. This is an innovative concept that gives children the opportunity to experience the adult world as they work and live in a make-believe children’s city. Open daily from 9:00 to 7:00. |
