Best places: History museums in Mexico

This historic hilltop castle with views of Mexico City houses the National Museum of History.

Popular anthropology museum showcasing artifacts from as far back as the ancient Maya civilization.

Modern museum housing regionally significant artifacts, temporary exhibits & a gift shop.

Science museum devoted to the region's industrial history in a formerly abandoned blast furnace.

WWII planes & exhibits on the history of the Mexican army in an early 20th-century mansion.

Former federal building, now a space for visiting exhibits & Miguel Hidalgo's prison cell.

👍👍 What a lovely place it was very good history well worth it

👍👍 It's a museum which is small but gives you a broad picture of the peoples of the area and the ancient traditions they lived by. The dedication of the staff is unrivaled because they will give you a thorough explanation even when you are not in a group or paid a special fee for a tour.

Art & history museum housed in a former granary used as a fortress in Mexico's War of Independence.

👍👍 They serve a delicious, clean, red or white menudo at the restaurant located in the grounds. Some days you might have a wait depending on the time you arrive (which is to expected when it's a place that serves good food). Plus the saloon "bar" serves Yummy micheladas. I'd recommend to go their while...

👍👍 It is located inside the National Palace and is made up of 7 rooms in honor of former president Benito Juárez, in which some objects that belonged to him are exhibited, such as a presidential sash, some clothing, medals that he received, some of his furniture and the bedroom he occupied while residi...

Museum with regional history exhibits inside a modern building with a cafeteria & auditorium.

👍 Beautiful place to visit with an amazing history. I recommend getting a guide other wise you will just be looking at rocks. Very affordable place to visit. Stop at the mercado to eat and buy souvenirs.

Murals, artworks & documents bring the Mexican Revolution to life in an 18th-century palace.

👍👍 The small admission price of 125 pesos is well worth it to get a sense of the grandeur of the hacienda, the workings of the henequen (sisal) factory and just to walk the beautiful grounds. In its heyday the grounds encompassed 22,000 acres and today at only 1/3rd. that size they still seem expansiv...

😐 Friendly, helpful staff. Museum is about half dedicated to colonial era forward. More of a History and Anthropology Museum than an Anthropology and History Museum. Native people before Spanish contact are portrayed as extremely primitive. Learned more about the Native people more from Wikipedia. The...

😐 It’s a very nice place to visit and probably dine. The best part was that restaurant manager at the end came to get feedback, which is a super good sign for any organization. As I said the ambiance and decorations are good with special taste but here are some point for improvement 1- we were there f...

This 17th-century pentagonal fort has 13 exhibition halls on the facility's military history.

Mexican history related via models, videos & panels in a striking space resembling a snail shell.

👍👍 My child loved it. It is good to take the children so they can learn a little history. Apart from the fact that the entire place is very clean and refrigerated.