I can only say "head bending." This is a must see top three in Mexico City. The excavation and preservation of the site is world class, particularly that the Spanish tore it down! The relics that are on display in the museum structure at the back are not to be missed. It's a 4 story structure, and you don't really get a good sense on the ground floor that it's worth going in, but don't miss it! Every floor gets better, and you can spend an hour here and you will see critical findings that you don't see at the Anthropology Museum. I was stunned by how affordable the museum is and how few people were there, as the entrance is obscure as it's underground at the back right corner of the cathedral, and not particularly well marked. However, the museum is NOT the little underground area where the tickets are sold, but the massive 4 story structure on the other side of the temple excavations.

Fascinating history well represented in an eight room exhibit. We visited this during a City Walking tour, but there's a lot more information in the museum. It's incredible how many of the artifacts were found. Also fascinating to speculate are there more? It's an easy, intellectually stimulating visit Admission price is $90 MXN (~$6 USD).

History, history, and more history. Mexico is packed with fascinating places and amazing historical sites. This temple was found while some telecommunication workers were excavating the ground. Suddenly, they found a huge stone that archeologists knew was situated in a major temple. Today, we can still see many of the objects found and some of the walls and paintings of the Temple. The Azteca built on top of existing temples, and you can see several layers of those constructions. There are still uncovered structures, buried in the heart of Mexico city and excavations are still being conducted under the city. One can only imagine what's still to be found!

Was very pleasantly surprised by the Templo Mayor, was expecting this tour to be short and sweet but was happy to see that they also had a nice size museum to go with the walking tour of the grounds… spent a nice amount of time in the museum…. Highly recommended!!!!

Fantastic archeological site with attached museum. As the remains of the Great Temple, it was the center of thenpre-conquest Mexica universe. The artifacts the museum holds were all found on the site. Definitely a must if you are interested in Mexican history.

A bit of a hidden museum that actually has a better collection and display than some other places. 1. It is a hard to find the entrance to this museum--it is underneath Templo Mayor. 2. The "front" entrance building is not the museum...you need to go out into the Templo Mayor site and about 100 meters from the entrance you will find an incredible A/C museum. Excellent history and pieces on display. Museum needs to add some signage to the entrance and to the main museum building and the route to get there.

This museum shows part of the Aztec capital and the main temple area that they have found and excavated. You are able to see them continuing to work to uncover some of the areas. You are also able to see some of the fantastic finds inside the museum. I highly recommend it! A great window to the past.

We are fascinated with Mexican history. So, while in Mexico City, we walked around the centro plaza and viewed Templo Mayor. It is an interesting thing that the modern city is built on top of the old Aztec city.