Coyoacán & Frida Kahlo Museum★★★
Coyoacán (Nahuatl: "Place of Coyotes") is the most charming district of Mexico City. Once an independent village, then home to the intellectual elite, today a tree-shaded neighborhood with colonial flair, street musicians, and churro stands.
Museo Frida Kahlo (Casa Azul)
The Blue House is Mexico's most visited museum — and its most intimate. Here Frida Kahlo was born in 1907, here she lived with Diego Rivera, and here she died in 1954. The cobalt blue walls, the lush garden, Frida's studio with the mirror above the bed (in which she painted herself after her bus accident), her crutches and corsets, the kitchen with colorful Talavera tiles — everything is preserved as if she had just left the room.
Tickets MUST be booked online in advance (museofridakahlo.org.mx) — no reservation, no entry! 250 MXN (13€), with photo permission 30 MXN extra. Tue–Sun 10–5:30 PM, Wed until 6 PM.
More in Coyoacán
- Museo Casa de León Trotsky: The Soviet revolutionary lived here in exile until he was murdered by a Stalin agent with an ice pick in 1940. His study, garden, and grave are preserved. 60 MXN.
- Jardín Centenario & Plaza Hidalgo: The two connected squares are the heart of Coyoacán — street performers, elote vendors, families by the fountain. Artisan market on weekends.
- Mercado de Coyoacán: Tostadas de Tinga, quesadillas with Huitlacoche (corn smut — sounds terrible, tastes fantastic), fresh juices.
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Frida Kahlo Museum: Tickets are often sold out weeks in advance! Book immediately after booking your flight. On Wednesdays, there are evening openings until 6 PM — usually a bit less crowded.
