It is a very interesting place. You have a zoo in the middle of the city. It is pretty big…read more Plenty of animals. It is in the middle of the park. You should probably spend a whole day here (it's around a lot of other places, including several museums). There was a butterfly exhibit, which cost money. The zoo itself is free. That's probably the best part of it. The butterfly exhibit was cool, butterflies flying all around you. I was scared because they were landing on me and I didn't want to hurt them. Can't go wrong!

I visited Cárcamo de Dolores with my mom a week or so ago when we were in Mexico City on vacation…read more I'd wanted to visit for a while, but it's a little out of the way (located in the Second Section of Chapultepec), so I didn't make it until my third trip to Mexico City. Cárcamo de Dolores was built in 1951 as sump station (cárcamo translates to sump) for Mexico City's water system. When it was built, I guess they decided even a sump station should wow, so Diego Rivera painted a mural inside the building (it was originally an underwater mural, but the water has been drained so we can better see the mural) and designed a mosaic fountain statue outside the building. Cárcamo de Dolores now serves as small museum (and is part of the Museum of Natural History and Environmental Cultural). There's a nominal fee to visit, and you won't spend that much time here (it's very small and you just walk in and see the mural and read a couple of informational plaques and then head out to keep exploring what else Chalpultepec has to offer), but it's a cool stop if you're in the area (I walked over from Los Pinos, but it's also quite near some Barragán sites, too), if you're a big nerd for Rivera, and or if you've been to Mexico City a few times and are looking for something new or different from past trips. I got some great photographs, and I'm glad I was finally able to visit.

We came here to see Musafa el Rey de Leon because it was cold and rainy, and we were a little bit…read morebored today. The theater seemed to be the same from when I was here last time years ago. However, it does appear that they remodeled the ticket counter itself. We both ordered a medium sized pop orn and two bottles waters, and it wasn't too expensive. We were glad to see that the movie had subtitles which helped is understand obviously. The theater wasn't the least bit crowded, which was to be expected on an early Friday afternoon. The seats were comfortable and the theater part that we were in was clean and smelled nice. It is not too often that we get the chance to see a movie in an actual theater, and I think that the reasonable prices here will encourage is to come back on another cold and rainy day.

This is smaller museum located in the central historic of CDMX, dedicated to the Mexican artist…read moreJosé Luis Cuevas (if that wasn't apparent from the name). The space is often used for special events though otherwise there is minimal in terms of art installations to see. The exterior of the museum, like many other older buildings in the area, has almost fort-like aspects with a flat, rectangular looking facade, smaller windows on the second floor, a single doorway and first floor windows/doors gated with bars. Immediately inside the foyer area to the left is a guard/ticket booth, no entry fee required* so we walked right past into the central courtyard, where an almost three story tall statue stands. This is "La Gigante" (the giant) by the eponymous artist, and is one of the more impressive pieces here. From pics of other events looks like dinners and concerts are set around this central location, with skylights that allow for plenty of sun adding to the ambiance. Aside from this focal point, a small temporary exhibit on the first floor by artist Carla Elena Name showed works featuring horses. This was limited to about a dozen works in two small rooms and was disappointing; kinda came off like a high school student's senior portfolio for applying to art school. Somewhat talented yes, though not noteworthy. The second floor had works by Cuevas in small three-room gallery, mostly etchings with aquatint and watercolor. He certainly had a point of view and distinct style. Funny it reminded me of art created when someone doesn't lift their pen/pencil/crayon off the paper and needs to connect all the components, maybe due to the wide foreheads and noses, contorted body shapes that look like three dimensions forced into two. Aside from the main statue, the above two exhibits, and the pieces in the stairwells, as of January there weren't any other sections to visit. The descriptions were all in Spanish so translation app is necessary though there was also minimal to read. Recommend 30 min max. Bathrooms available. *seems this is normally $20 pesos though no one asked for an entry fee and the museum was basically empty save for us and a few security guards.