Chapultepec Section 1

Francisco I. Madero Esplanade

Ubicaci�n Molino del Rey s/n, Col. San Miguel Chapultepec.

Public Art/Monuments

Quinta Colorada

Ubicaci�n Av. Heroico Colegio Militar S/N, Bosque de Chapultepec I Secc, Alc. Miguel Hidalgo, 11580 CDMX

Cultural/Community Ctrs

Gate of the Lions, Chapultepec

Ubicaci�n Av. Paseo de la Reforma 132, Alc. Miguel Hidalgo, 06500 CDMX

Parks Parks

Fountain of the Frogs, Chapultepec

Ubicaci�n Ave Heroico Colegio Militar, Bosque de Chapultepec I, Alc. Miguel Hidalgo, 11850 CDMX

Public Art/Monuments

Cencalli Food Culture Museum

Ubicaci�n Col. Bosque de Chapultepec, 1a. Sección., Miguel Hidalgo, 11850 CDMX

Museums Museums

FONART Los Pinos

Ubicaci�n Casa Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, Complejo Cultural Los Pinos. Av. Parque Lira S/N, Bosque de Chapultepec I Secc, Miguel Hidalgo, 11850 CDMX

Crafts Crafts

Chapultepec Section 1 is far and away the most visited part of the Chapultepec Forest. Importantly, some of the sites included in our list of Chapultepec Reforma are not technically in the park at all. They still make up a good part of the experience of the park.

The Bosque de Chapultepec is centered on the rock formation called Chapultepec Hill, that had become a retreat even for Aztec rulers. Later, during the late-colonial period, the Chapultepec Castle took shape here and served as the official residence of Mexican presidents until 1940. After that, Mexican Presidents went to another part of the park called Los Pinos, a whole story unto itself.

The castle is simply surrounded by museums, monuments, fountains and other sites of interest. Those in the map make up not just Chapultepec Section 1, but the magnificent heart of Chapultepec and Mexico City. There's a story to each of them, some old, some new.