Chapultepec Castle and National History Museum
Chapultepec, Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico
Chapultepec Castle combines an extraordinary setting with a substantial introduction to Mexican history. The hilltop building served different political and residential purposes before becoming the National History Museum, and its rooms preserve traces of those changes. Collections range across the colonial and modern periods, while terraces open onto the park and city beyond. Give the visit enough time for the building as well as the displays. The uphill approach is part of the outing, so plan for comfortable walking and a measured pace.