Coyoacán, Mexico City: How to Visit and What to Do Nearby

Coyoacán is a colonia in southern Mexico City centered on the twin plazas of Jardín Centenario and Plaza Hidalgo, a neighborhood of cobblestone streets and colonial-era architecture. The Casa Azul at Londres 247—Frida Kahlo's birthplace and lifelong home—now operates as the Frida Kahlo Museum, displaying her personal belongings, paintings, and the studio where she worked from her bed. Hernán Cortés established his headquarters in Coyoacán in 1521 after the fall of Tenochtitlan. The neighborhood's weekend artisan market in Plaza Hidalgo draws large crowds. is just one of many options in Mexico City. Major attractions worth considering include Chapultepec Castle (Castillo de Chapultepec), Diego Rivera Mural Museum (Museo Mural Diego Rivera), and Floating Gardens of Xochimilco.