ENTERTAINMENT
AND RECREATION
This city has many options for
family outings, including amusement parks, city parks
and zoos. The following places are among the best:
Bosque de Chapultepec (Chapultepec Park) ? Located in Col. San Miguel Chapultepec. This is one of
the city?s most important natural reserves and a recreational area where families
can do various activities
in the park?s three sections. Here you can enjoy
a picnic, take a walk, go on a bicycle
ride or take
out a row boat on a manmade lake.
You can also visit the park?s
museums or rise 120 meters (400 feet) high in a hot air balloon. You
can enter the park at various
points along Reforma, Chapultepec and Constituyentes avenues. Open daily
from 5:00 am to 6:00 pm.
Zoologico de Chapultepec
(Chapultepec Zoo) ? Located
in the first section of Chapultepec
Park. This zoo covers 17 hectares
(42 acres) and has more than
200 animal species, some of which are endangered.
Here you can see giant pandas, gorillas, bears, hippopotami, giraffes, wolves and much
more. The natural habitats of many species
at the zoo
have been recreated successfully, allowing some of
the animals to reproduce while in captivity. The zoo also has a reptile and bird
exhibit. Open Tuesday through Sunday from 9:00 to 4:00.
La Feria ? Located
in the second section of Chapultepec
Park near the Papalote Children?s Museum. This is
one of Mexico
City?s most popular amusement parks for kids. It
has more than 50 rides, including a wood roller coaster. Open Monday through
Thursday from 10:00 to 6:00, Fridays from 10:00 to 7:00 and Saturdays, Sundays and holidays
from 10:00 to 9:00.
Papalote Museo del
Niño (Papalote Children?s Museum) ? Located
in the second section of Chapultepec
Park. This is a fun and
educational museum designed especially for children, where
they can touch the exhibits in any of the
five showrooms. It also has an
IMAX screen and a Digital
Dome, where you can see audiovisual shows and films. Open
daily from 9:00 to 1:00 and 2:00 to 6:00.
Six Flags ? Located
in south Mexico City off the
Picacho-Ajusco Highway at Km 1.5, in the
Tlalpan District. Six Flags has the
best rides in the city, including such attractions as hyper roller coasters
for those who like it
fast, kid?s rides, a dolphin pool, an open-air
theater, souvenir shops, restaurants, food stands and much
more. Open Tuesday through Sunday from 8:00 to 8:00.
La Ciudad de los Niños ? Located in southwest Mexico City in the Centro Comercial Santa Fe. This
is an innovative
concept that gives children the opportunity to experience the
adult world as they work and
live in a make-believe children?s city. Open daily
from 9:00 to 7:00.
