Mexico City Free Walking Tour
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What is free in Mexico City on Sundays
Free museum hours in Mexico City change with the day of the week. This is the list for Sunday: first what is free on this day in particular, then what is free on any day.
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Free on Sundays in particular4
Colegio de San Ildefonso (free Sundays)
Centro HistóricoFree on certain daysIndoorGood with kidsArtHistoryArchitecture
A Jesuit college from the 1700s where the mural movement started. José Clemente Orozco painted the three floors of the main courtyard, and the galleries hold changing exhibitions.
- Orozco's 'The Trench' on the ground floor of the main courtyard
- Stairwell mural of Cortés and Malinche
- Pair it with the Education Ministry murals two minutes away
- Free when
- Sundays · 11:00–17:30. Open Tuesday to Sunday, paid on the other days.
- Free for whom
- Everyone
- Reservation
- Not needed
- Time needed
- 1h
- How to get there
- Metro Line 2 to Zócalo/Tenochtitlan, then 5 minutes. Justo Sierra 16, behind the Templo Mayor
Worth it? Yes.Orozco is darker and angrier than Rivera, and seeing both on the same morning shows the difference. The Education Ministry murals are two minutes away, so do them together. At MX$50 on other days it is cheap enough that the Sunday crowd is the only reason to wait.
Source: Colegio de San Ildefonso · checked Oct 5, 2026Open in Maps
National Museum of Anthropology (Sundays, residents only)
ChapultepecFree on certain daysResidents onlyIndoorGood with kidsHistoryArt
The country's great museum, with the Aztec Sun Stone, the Olmec heads and a full Maya hall. Sundays are free, but only for Mexican citizens and foreigners who hold Mexican residency. Tourists pay full price every day.
- Sun Stone in the Mexica hall, straight across the courtyard
- The umbrella fountain holding up the courtyard roof
- Voladores perform on the pole outside most days
- Free when
- Sundays · 9:00–18:00, for Mexican nationals and foreign residents with a valid residency card. Open Tuesday to Sunday.
- Free for whom
- Mexican nationals and foreigners resident in Mexico (valid migration document). Under-13s enter free on any day. Foreign tourists do not qualify.
- Reservation
- Not needed. Paid tickets are sold at the desk or on the INAH online ticket site.
- Time needed
- 3h
- How to get there
- Metro Line 7 to Auditorio, then 10 minutes. Metrobús Line 7 to Antropología
Worth it? Yes.If you are a visitor, forget the free Sunday and come on a weekday morning with a ticket. Sundays are packed with local families precisely because it is free for them. Start with the Mexica hall straight across the courtyard, then Oaxaca and Maya.
Source: Museo Nacional de Antropología, INAH · checked Oct 5, 2026Open in Maps
Chapultepec Castle (Sundays, residents only)
ChapultepecFree on certain daysResidents onlyIndoorGood with kidsHistoryViewsArchitecture
The castle on the hill, home of Emperor Maximilian and later of presidents, now the National History Museum with the best terrace view down Paseo de la Reforma. Free on Sundays for Mexicans and residents only.
- Alcázar terrace looking straight down Paseo de la Reforma
- Siqueiros mural 'From Porfirianism to the Revolution'
- Stained-glass gallery on the upper floor
- Free when
- Sundays · 9:00–17:00, for Mexican nationals and foreigners resident in Mexico. Open Tuesday to Sunday, never on Mondays.
- Free for whom
- Mexican nationals and foreign residents, with proof. Children under 13 and over-60s enter free. Foreign tourists pay.
- Reservation
- Not needed. Tickets at the booth at the foot of the ramp or on the INAH online ticket site.
- Time needed
- 1h30–2h
- How to get there
- Metro Line 1 to Chapultepec, then 15 minutes uphill on the ramp
Worth it? Yes.For a tourist this is a paid sight, and at MX$210 a pricey one. The park below is free and the walk up the ramp to the gate gives you some of the view. If you do pay, go at 9:00 and head to the Alcázar terrace first.
Source: Museo Nacional de Historia Castillo de Chapultepec, INAH · checked Oct 5, 2026Open in Maps
Museo Nacional de Arte, MUNAL (Sundays, residents only)
Centro HistóricoFree on certain daysResidents onlyIndoorGood with kidsArtArchitecture
Mexican art from the 1500s to the 1950s in a palace built for the Ministry of Communications, with a marble staircase worth the visit alone. Like other national fine-arts museums, its free Sunday is for Mexicans and residents.
- José María Velasco's landscapes of the Valley of Mexico
- The curved marble staircase under a painted ceiling
- El Caballito, the bronze equestrian statue in the square outside
- Free when
- Sundays · 10:00–18:00, last entry 17:30, for Mexican nationals and foreign residents with a valid migration document. Open Tuesday to Sunday.
- Free for whom
- Mexican nationals and foreigners resident in Mexico. Foreign tourists pay the general ticket.
- Reservation
- Not needed
- Time needed
- 1h30
- How to get there
- Metro Line 2 or 8 to Bellas Artes, or Line 2 to Allende. Tacuba 8, on Plaza Manuel Tolsá
Worth it? Yes.At MX$95 it is the fairest-priced big museum in the centre, so tourists should just pay. The square outside is free: Tolsá's bronze horseman, El Caballito, stands in front and the Palacio de Minería faces it.
Source: Museo Nacional de Arte, INBAL · checked Oct 5, 2026Open in Maps
Free every day, Sunday included18
- Zócalo (Plaza de la Constitución)Centro HistóricoAlways · open square, 24h. Parts are fenced off when a stage or fair is being built.
- Metropolitan CathedralCentro HistóricoAlways · daily 8:00–20:00. Visitors are asked to stay at the back during Mass.
- Museo Vivo del Muralismo (Education Ministry murals)Centro HistóricoAlways · Wednesday to Monday 10:00–18:00. Closed Tuesdays and national holidays.
- Palacio de Bellas Artes (outside) and Alameda CentralCentro HistóricoAlways · the plaza and park are open at all hours.
- Museo Soumaya (Plaza Carso)Polanco / Nuevo PolancoAlways · every day 10:30–18:30.
- Museo JumexPolanco / Nuevo PolancoAlways · Tuesday to Friday 10:00–17:00, Saturday 10:00–19:00, Sunday 10:00–17:00. Closed Mondays.
- Bosque de Chapultepec (First Section)ChapultepecAlways · First Section Tuesday to Sunday 5:00–18:00, closed Mondays for maintenance. The Second, Third and Fourth Sections are open at all hours.
- Chapultepec ZooChapultepecAlways · Tuesday to Sunday 9:00–16:30. Closed Mondays, 25 December and 1 January.
- Los PinosChapultepecAlways · Tuesday to Sunday 10:00–18:00.
- Muévete en Bici (car-free Sunday on Reforma)Paseo de la ReformaSundays · 8:00–14:00, every Sunday except the last of the month, when the longer Ciclotón route runs instead.
- Ciudad Universitaria (UNAM campus and Central Library)Ciudad UniversitariaAlways · the campus lawns are open daily. The Central Library opens 8:30–21:30 every day, except during university holidays.
- Basilica of GuadalupeLa Villa (north)Always · every day 6:00–21:00, with Masses through the day.
- Coyoacán: Jardín Centenario and Plaza HidalgoCoyoacánAlways · the squares and streets are open at all hours. The market on Calle Allende trades through the day.
- Kiosco Morisco, Santa María la RiberaSanta María la RiberaAlways · open park, any time.
- Parque México and CondesaCondesaAlways · open park, any time.
- Biblioteca VasconcelosBuenavistaAlways · open daily, usually 8:30–19:30. Hours are not posted on the library's site, so check its social media on holidays.
- La Ciudadela (Biblioteca de México)Centro (Balderas)Always · the building is open daily during library hours. The square outside is open at all times.
- National Palace and the Diego Rivera muralsCentro HistóricoAlways free · guided visits only, on the days the palace is not closed for official events. Slots are limited and the schedule changes without much notice.
PAID · ONE PER CITY
If you spend on one thing in Mexico City, make it this.
National Museum of Anthropology
Nothing free comes close to the Sun Stone, the Olmec heads and the Maya hall under one roof, and as a tourist you cannot use the free Sunday anyway. The MX$210 ticket buys three or four hours in one of the best museums anywhere. Go on a weekday at 9:00 and start with the Mexica hall.
Everything above is free. This is the only paid pick on the page, chosen because no free option replaces it.
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