If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home – by James Michener. The quote also suits to people who think Mexico is just polluted and dangerous place to visit.

Mexico City is often viewed as city filled by the turbulence of evil minded where there is increasing number of crime; but contradictory the visitors, thus gets impressed by its weird and wonderful world. André Breton, a famous French poet, called Mexico the surrealist country par excellence and the capital give the impression to celebrate in its weirdness. The city is an urban city that ranks third in whole world and has two thousand two hundred and forty meters above sea level highland basin. The city has so much offers like lively street life and vast cultural experience. The year round spring is another factor that captivates visitors’ attention.

The city will amaze you, like any other metropolis city, it has a mosaic of scenes. At a time you will having tequila shots and enjoying at a grand old cantina, at the next moment you will see yourself grooving to new world class DJ’s music on rooftop terrace. Morning breakfast at tamales and famous drink made by corn, atole, from a street corner vendor; eat dinner on blend cuisine by one of Polanco’s much-admired chefs. After spending your afternoon sharing the suffering of an artist Frida Kahlo, watch masked wrestlers at the lucha libre (wrestling) arena downtown, causing each other immense pain. Chilangos still is a concern of crime rates and pollution, but since the turn of the millennium, there is an obvious sense of change in the city. It can be said that the city is rather then heading towards apocalypse, it now seems meant for a renaissance.

Mexico City possesses one of the world’s most fascinating histories steep in Aztec culture. Visitors may not know where to begin their sightseeing itineraries, so here few sites that you should not miss out visiting:

El Zócalo:

It is just not, huge paved centre, centered in the heart of Mexico but both government and religion exists side by side here and the place is known as Plaza de la Constitution or Zócalo. It is also the second largest city square in the world. The one side of the centre is dominated by a stunning colonial, Presidential Palace. The main attraction about this building is the interiors, which narrates the story of the Mexican history. Just to the adjacent side of the palace is the Metropolitan Cathedral. The cathedral displays a unique and striking architectural style and inside the cathedral, its main treasure is the Kings Chapel and gilded altar. As the building is constructed on a soft ground, to prevent it from uneven descent it is always under construction. The centre is always filled with chaos of vendors, street performers, family groups, workers on lunch break, and tourists. But the best time to come here is evening as every evening the presidential guards put off a show of lowering the national flag and encircling the square in green Volkswagen taxis.

Templo Mayor:

If you want to see the centre of the universe then this is the place to come and visit for once, Templo Mayor. This temple being Aztec’s principle temple is believed to mark centre of the universe. Initially the temple was a small temple, built in 1375, and later enlarged each time when captured warriors were sacrificed. It was a gesture of rededicating the sacred area. At the centre of the temple is a stone platform, where warriors were sacrificed and in front of it is the tribal god Huitzilopochtli shrine. Just within the site is the excellent Museo del Templo Mayor, which displays artifacts found on the site and has overview of the Aztec Civilization.

Palacio de Bellas Artes:

In English, the name Palacio de Bellas Artes means Palace of fine arts, which has an excellent showcase of Mexico’s finest murals and art deco. The white marbled at the end of the Alameda Central was once an ancient market but now has turned into stunning large park. There are two museums: the Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes and the Museo de la Arquitectura and has large collection of paintings, sculpture, engraving, and murals, which dates from 1650 to 1954. You cannot miss watching the theater’s stained glass stage curtain, which is lit up before every performance. On every Wednesday and Sunday, ballet folkloric is performed here.

Bosque de Chapultepec and the Museo Nacional de Antropología:

It is a great place to spend day with your family as this place offers little of everything to everybody. It is the Mexico’s biggest Park, which includes lakes, many museums, and zoo for the children. On weekends, the park is filled with families on picnic and looking to spend quality time with the children. The Museo Nacional de Antropología has huge collection of artifacts of pre-Hispanic, and from first people of America to the Teotihuacána Empire, you will also see collection on the Aztec and the Mayans.