Mexico · Hidden Gems

Hidden Gems of Mexico City: Exploration Game and Tour

2 Hours Round trip from Mexico City Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Explore the colonial suburb of Chimalistac through a phone-based city game
  • 02 Solve challenges to unlock stories and move between locations
  • 03 Discover hidden landmarks, fountains, chapels, and historic corners
  • 04 Enjoy a self-guided outdoor experience away from the city crowds
  • 05 Play at your own pace with the flexibility to pause and continue
  • 06 Available 24/7, every day of the year

Step away from Mexico City’s busiest sights and discover the quieter charm of Chimalistac through a self-guided exploration game on your phone. As you solve challenges and unlock stories, you’ll follow a creative route inspired by artist José María Velasco while uncovering hidden corners, colonial landmarks, and local history.

This experience blends sightseeing, storytelling, and puzzle-solving into a flexible outdoor adventure you can enjoy at your own pace. Along the way, you’ll visit places such as Parque de la Bombilla, historic chapels, fountains, and peaceful neighborhood streets that many visitors miss.

Step away from Mexico City’s busiest sights and discover the quieter charm of Chimalistac through a self-guided exploration game on your phone.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 2 Hours
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Not included
Transport Not included
Wheelchair access No
City Mexico City
Languages English, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

El Parque de la Bombilla is a public park located in the neighborhood of San Ángel, Álvaro Obregón district, south of Mexico City. The park and the monument memorialize revolutionary general and former president of the republic (1920-24) and in 1928 president-elect, Álvaro Obregón, who was assassinated in 1928 while dining at the restaurant "La Bombilla", now the site of the monument. The monument complex opened on July 17, 1935, the seventh anniversary of the assassination by José de León Toral.

Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.It is known as the Chamber or Hermitage of the Secret, a very literary name that refers to the small construction that is located on Del Secreto street on the corner of the Huerto alley. It is part of what were the orchards of Chimalistac. It was built in 1626 under the tutelage of the Carmelite friar Andrés de San Miguel and is dedicated to the Virgen de los Dolores. On its walls are paintings like The Sermon on the Mount . The people of the neighborhood came to this place to talk in low voices or listen to the sermon of the Prior , represented in one of the friars. Inside it has a stone cross that reaches the ceiling.

Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.A beautiful well-known fountain (worth the redundancy) which construction is dating from 1896. It was built for the commemoration of the 400 years of the arrival of the Carmelites (religious order) to the Chimalistac neighborhood.

Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.Protasio Tagle, a militar and politician who later became Governing Secretary of the Federal District (now simply known as Mexico City), and Secretary of Justice and Public Instruction, has this park made in honor to his career: Tagle park.The Chapel of San Sebastián Mártir , is a small Catholic temple located in the old town of Chimalistac , in the Álvaro Obregón mayor's office of Mexico City . It was built at the end of the 16th century and modified in the 17th and 20th centuries . His patronal feast is celebrated on January 30. It is characterized by being the oldest construction in Chimalistac. It was declared a historical monument on September 1, 1932.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Mexico City 1 city · 2 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • A city exploration game available on your phone (Questo app).
  • Full availability: 24/7, every day of the year.
  • Flexibility: start, take a break and continue at your own pace.
  • Safety: It’s self-guided, open air and you will avoid crowds.

What's Not Included

  • A tour guide.
  • Entry tickets to attractions (no needed to complete the tour).

Know before you go

  • STROLLER OR PRAM ACCESSIBLE
  • ANIMALS OR PETS ALLOWED
  • PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEARBY
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Infants must not sit on laps
  • Infant seats unavailable
  • To play the game, go to and add your booking number and e-mail address to unlock the game. Then, download the Questo app and create a new account.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Mexico City, MX
Tour start
Mexico City, MX
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 2 hours finish where they began, in Mexico City.

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