2 Best Sights in Benito Juárez, Mexico City

Known as the “sunken park” in Spanish, this 22-acre green space is exceedingly quiet, especially considering that it lies on busy Insurgentes Avenue. With jogging and walking paths that curve through the lush greenery, fountains, and statues, the park is a good place to escape the city and its stresses. When you descend into the park via the ramp or steps, the temperature always seems to drop about 10 degrees: an excellent antidote for a hot day.

This 25-acre park represents one of the best of Mexico City’s outdoor spaces. With more than 10,000 trees, a fountain, kids’ carnival rides and games, a dog park, and food trucks, it can make for a whole day of fun and people-watching. Weekdays see the park filled with dog-walkers, people exercising, and kids on carnival rides after school. Weekends turn into a full-on spectacle, packed with people lining its Talavera-tiled benches and snacking at the many different food stands. Though popular, it maintains its neighborhood friendly vibe and provides a lot of shade and oxygen to an otherwise not heavily treed zone.