Museo Nacional de Antropología

Established in 1964 and considered one of the most interesting museums in the world that you’ve never heard of, the National Museum of Anthropology spans almost 20 acres of gallery halls and gardens within Chapultepec Park in Mexico City, so bring your walking shoes.

Containing ancient archaeological and anthropological artifacts from the pre-Columbian periods of Mexico, Central America, and what is now the southern United States. Significant exhibits include: the Stone of the Sun (the Aztec calendar stone), the 16th-century Aztec statue of Xochipilli, and treasures recovered from ancient Toltec and Mayan civilizations.