Mexico City

Salto del Agua Fountain

Ubicación Av Arcos de Belén S/N, Colonia Centro/Doctores, Cuauhtémoc, 06000 CDMX

Public Art/Monuments

La Magdalena Contreras Esplanade

Ubicación Av. Álvaro Obregón 20, Col. Barranca Seca, Alc. La Magdalena Contreras, 10580 CDMX

Parks Parks

Parque Toriello

Ubicación Ajusco 37, Col. Toriello Guerra, Alc. Tlalpan, 14050 CDMX

Parks Parks

Jardín Hidalgo & Cathedral Atrium, Azcapotzalco

Ubicación 16 de Septiembre, Centro de Azcapotzalco, Azcapotzalco, 02000 CDMX

Parks Parks

Parque de las Novias

Ubicación Luis Murillo 36, Bosques de Tetlameya, Coyoacán, 04730 CDMX

Parks Parks

San Juan de Aragón Zoo

Ubicación Av. José Loreto Fabela S/N, Pueblo de San Juan de Aragón, Gustavo A. Madero, 07969 CDMX

Parks Parks

Mexico City's Parks and Public Plazas start with the Zócalo and extend in a hundred directions. The already massive Bosque de Chapultepec is dwarfed by a good handful of mountainous national parks.

These are flanked by dozens of public parks and city squares, of which the Alameda Central is just the most ornate. There are public spaces of every level of charm, naturalism, and even small town curious-ness.

You'll find sculptures and monuments, churches and cathedrals, and of course, the neighborhood centers - a thousand axes around which the capital turns.

But even some of old Tenochtitlan's canals (rios) and causeways (calzadas) are getting in on the act. As the city evolves, reclaiming green and public spaces has increasingly meant reclaiming natural waterways that haven't flowed freely for generations.

The Canal Nacional is just one such project. Others are simply lining more streets and through ways with more trees so they seem more like parks.

Here's a whole list of new—and re-newed—Mexico City parks, as of 2022.

Some others are squares almost forgotten in the mist of the past. These often serve as important neighborhood meeting points. For international visitors, they're a fascinating glimpse at Mexico City public, vibrant, and welcoming personality.