Mexico City Free Walking Tour
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What is free in Mexico City on Thursdays
Free museum hours in Mexico City change with the day of the week. This is the list for Thursday: first what is free on this day in particular, then what is free on any day.
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Free on Thursdays in particular1
MUAC, University Museum of Contemporary Art (Thursday evenings)
Ciudad UniversitariaFree on certain daysIndoorArtArchitecture
UNAM's contemporary art museum, a glass-fronted building by Teodoro González de León in the university's cultural centre. It stays open late on Thursdays and the last two hours are free for everyone.
- The sloping glass facade reflecting the lava-rock plaza
- Free from 18:00 on Thursdays, galleries close at 20:00
- Sunday tickets are half price
- Free when
- Thursdays · 18:00–20:00. Ticket desk closes 30 minutes before closing. Open Tuesday to Sunday.
- Free for whom
- Everyone. Under-12s are free at any time.
- Reservation
- Not needed
- Time needed
- 1h–1h30
- How to get there
- Metrobús Line 1 to Centro Cultural Universitario, then 5 minutes. Metro Line 3 to Universidad and the free Pumabús
Worth it? Yes.Two hours is enough for the galleries. Come a little early and walk around the plaza and the big outdoor sculptures of the cultural centre first. On Sundays the ticket is half price, MX$30, if Thursday does not fit.
Source: MUAC, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México · checked Oct 5, 2026Open in Maps
Free every day, Thursday included19
- 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.
- Palacio Postal (Central Post Office)Centro HistóricoAlways · Monday to Friday 8:00–16:00, Saturday 8:00–12:00. Closed Sundays.
- 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.
- 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.
- UNAM Botanical GardenCiudad UniversitariaAlways · Monday to Friday 9:00–17:00, Saturday 9:00–15:00. Closed Sundays and during university holiday periods.
- 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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