Parks

Parque de las Novias

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

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La Viga Linear Park / Old La Viga Garrison

Ubicación Calz. de la Viga 586, Paulino Navarro, Venustiano Carranza, 15830 Ciudad de México, CDMX

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San Lucas Chapel and the Plaza San Lucas

Ubicación Plaza San Lucas 14, Barrio La Merced, Col. Centro, Alc. Cuauhtémoc, 06000 CDMX

Temples Temples

Bosque de Nativitas

Ubicación Camino a Nativitas 500, Xaltocan, Xochimilco, 16090 CDMX

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Parque La Loma

Ubicación Av. de los Fresnos, Col. Torres de Potrero, Alc. Álvaro Obregón, 01770 CDMX

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Utopia Papalotl

Ubicación Reforma Económica 52, Col. Reforma Política, Alc. Iztapalapa, 09730 CDMX

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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.