National Museum of Anthropology (Museo Nacional de Antropolo

Inside the National Museum of Anthropology is an open courtyard (containing the Chávez Morado fountain) with beautifully designed rooms running around three sides on two levels. The ground-floor rooms are devoted to history -- from prehistoric days to the most recently explored archaeological sites -- and are the most popular among studious visitors. These rooms include dioramas of Mexico City when the Spaniards arrived, and reproductions of part of a pyramid at Teotihuacán. The Aztec calendar stone "wheel" occupies a proud place. Occupying 4,088 sq. m (44,000 sq. ft.), Mexico City's anthropology museum is regarded as one of the top museums in the world.