Mexico City
Independent hotel guides, travel articles, and travel videos for Mexico City.
Hotel guides
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Hungry Passport is a YouTube travel channel offering destination guides and travel tips for major travel destinations.
This Mexico City guide video gives a clear top-ten overview, including Zócalo, Templo Mayor, Xochimilco, street food, Chapultepec, the Museum of Anthropology, and Teotihuacán.
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Tourist to Local is a YouTube travel channel by Juliana and Martín focused on culture-oriented trips and local-style experiences.
This three-day Mexico City guide video is especially helpful for planning, with things to do, places to eat, places to visit, where to stay, and major sights.
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Attaché is a YouTube travel channel hosted by Alex Hunter, exploring cities through food, culture, and history.
This Mexico City travel guide video offers a strong longer-format introduction to the capital, with emphasis on food and the city's urban character.
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Brian and Carrie is a YouTube travel channel from Brian and Carrie focused on affordable travel and life on the road.
This Mexico City guide video is practical for visitors, covering neighborhoods to stay in, attractions, local cuisine, culture, and day-trip and accommodation resources.
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vagabrothers is a YouTube travel channel from Alex and Marko Ayling focused on cultural and culinary discovery.
This Mexico City video highlights ten attractions and experiences, with a lively mix of culture, food, Frida Kahlo, tacos, mezcal, and street art.
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The New Travel is a Canadian YouTube travel channel focused on meaningful stories from around the world.
This Mexico City video presents 50 fun things to do, giving a broad and helpful view of why the city is interesting to live in or visit.
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Jason Billam Travel is a YouTube travel channel by a British traveller exploring the world full-time since 2017.
This Mexico City sightseeing video follows a useful walking tour through the central area, including Centro Histórico, Paseo de la Reforma, and Bosque de Chapultepec.
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TOPJAW is a YouTube travel and food channel by Jesse and Will, focused on places to eat, drink, and visit worldwide.
This Mexico City food travel video covers 48 hours of restaurants, bakeries, bars, tacos, and other food stops guided by local food-scene voices.
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Through My Lens is a YouTube travel channel sharing informative videos from actual trips, including city guides, hikes, and restaurants.
This Mexico City itinerary video gives a practical two-day weekend plan with landmarks, tacos, museums, lucha libre, Chapultepec, and a trip toward Teotihuacan.
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Dots on a Map is a YouTube travel channel by Dottie and Lenza, focused on destination stories, culture, history, and food.
This Mexico City street food video follows a helpful 24-hour route through carnitas, Mercado La Merced, traditional soups, stews, and a taco restaurant.
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Wolters World is a YouTube travel channel offering first-hand advice on destinations, culture, planning, safety, budgeting, and common mistakes.
This Mexico City video is a practical guide to visitor do's and don'ts, covering common mistakes alongside sights, food, safety, and local customs.
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Jon Barr is a YouTube channel focused on food experiences in New York City and beyond, with travel guide content in its wider archive.
This Mexico City travel guide video offers a concise list of ten fun things to do, shaped by the creator's earlier city vlogs and first-timer ideas from a five-week stay.
Travel articles & blogs
ViaTravelers is a travel media and planning site with structured destination guides and practical comparison tools. Their Mexico City guide is a useful planning overview, covering major areas and attractions such as Casa Azul, Teotihuacán, Roma-Condesa, Centro Histórico, and Xochimilco.
Mexico City travel guide — Frida Kahlo museum, Teotihuacán pyramids, Roma-Condesa neighborhoods, and the megacity where ancient history meets world-class cuisine.
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Migrationology is Mark Wiens' food travel blog focused on street food, restaurants, markets, and city food guides. His Mexico City food guide is especially helpful for travelers focused on street food, tacos, pancita, and specific places to eat.
Mexico City is one of the best street food cities in the world. From tacos to flaming bowls of pancita, you'll never go hungry in Mexico City. Your list of best Mexican street food!
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Lonely Planet is a major travel publication offering professionally edited destination guides, articles, books, and planning services. Their Mexico City destination guide provides a strong foundation for planning around attractions, architecture, parks, and practical visitor tips.
Explore Mexico City holidays and discover the best time and places to visit.
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Roads & Kingdoms is a food, culture, and travel journalism publication known for local reporting and culinary coverage. Their insiders' Mexico City guide is a good fit for travelers who want food-focused context, especially around tacos and the wider city culture.
A smart insiders' guide to Mexico City, one of the greatest eating cities on earth. Come for the tacos, stay for all the rest.
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Love and Road is a travel blog by Brazilian couple Nat and Rob with practical destination-planning coverage. Their 2025 Mexico City safety guide is practical for understanding traveler safety, common risks, scams, and how to approach a visit to CDMX.
Is Mexico City safe for travelers? Get the facts on Mexico City's safety and dangers, learn to avoid scams, and enjoy the best of the CDMX.
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Be My Travel Muse is Kristin Addis's solo female travel blog and travel business focused on independent trips. Her Mexico City safety article is helpful for independent travelers, with guidance on scams, public transit, and solo female travel considerations.
Your guide on staying safe while visiting Mexico City, including common scams, navigating public transit, and solo female travel tips!
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The Planet D is an adventure-travel site with destination guides, itineraries, and travel tips. Their Mexico City article gives a concise activity list for travelers shaping a city-focused itinerary around key things to do.
Planning your Mexico City trip? How exciting! There’s no shortage of amazing things to do in Mexico City — the largest city in North America — which has
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Jessie on a Journey is Jessie Festa's solo female, adventure, and NYC-focused travel site. Her solo travel guide to Mexico City is a helpful planning resource, with destination guidance and a downloadable travel map for organizing the trip.
Solo travel to Mexico City is unforgettable! Here is how to plan an amazing solo trip to Mexico City - downloadable travel map included!
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Y Travel Blog is a family and destination travel blog by Caz and Craig Makepeace. Their Mexico City guide is useful for broad trip planning, combining things to do, places to see, museums, accommodation guidance, and other details.
Planning a trip to Mexico? Here are things to do in Mexico City including places to see, where to stay, best museums, and much more!
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A Broken Backpack is a practical long-term-travel and travel-resources blog by Melissa Giroux. Her Mexico City planning article is practical for deciding trip length and matching the number of days to the kind of visit travelers want.
Wondering how many days in Mexico City you'll need?✔️ Read our guide and tips to figure out how many days to spend in Mexico City.
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GlobetrotterGirls is Dani's long-running independent travel blog focused on city guides, budget advice, and travel essays. Her Mexico City budget guide is a strong resource for low-cost planning, including free activities, neighborhoods, museums, and affordable food.
Visiting Mexico City on a shoestring? Here are the best free things to do in Mexico City: neighborhoods to explore, free museums & how to eat on the cheap.
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Our Escape Clause is Kate and Jeremy Storm's travel blog focused on detailed itineraries and practical travel guides. Their three-day Mexico City itinerary is helpful for travelers with a short stay who want structured planning information for a few days in the city.
Planning a 3 days in Mexico City itinerary? Here's everything you need to know for spending a few days in Mexico City!
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Practical Wanderlust is Lia and Jeremy's responsible budget travel blog and podcast with detailed destination guides. Their five-day Mexico City itinerary offers a well-rounded food-and-culture plan, with room for tacos, castles, boats, and pyramids.
On this 5-Day Mexico City Itinerary you’ll explore the food and culture, from tacos to castles to boats and pyramids!
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The Blonde Abroad is a travel and lifestyle blog with destination guides and trip-planning coverage. Their Mexico City food guide is a helpful starting point for travelers deciding where to eat while exploring the city.
I cannot say enough good things about the incredible, eclectic, and endlessly impressive Mexico City. Here is my guide to the best food in Mexico City!
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Adventurous Kate is Kate McCulley's solo female travel blog focused on safety, confidence, and candid travel advice. Her Mexico City neighborhoods guide is practical for choosing where to stay, with attention to safety, hotels, Airbnbs, and accommodation tradeoffs.
Where's the best and safest place to stay in Mexico City? Let me help! Here are the best safe Mexico City neighborhoods, hotels, Airbnbs, & more.
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