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The Luis Barragán Tour

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The Luis Barragan Tour by The Traveling Beetle

The Mathias Goeritz Tour

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The Mathias Goeritz by The Traveling Beetle

The Juan O'Gorman Tour

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The Juan O'Gorman Tour

The Mario Pani Tour

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The Mario Pani Tour

Shapes and Beliefs: Mexican Modernism & The Sacred

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Shapes and Beliefs Mexican Modernism and the Sacred Tour

Born From Ashes: The Pedregal & Mexican Modernism

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Born From Ashes: The Pedregal & Mexican Modernism Tour by The Traveling Beetle

The Organic Architecture Tour

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The Organic Architecture Tour by The Traveling Beetle, Photos ©NataliaGarcia

The Mexico City Architecture Tour

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The Mexico City Architecture Tour

The Luis Barragán Tour (Half-day)

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The Luis Barragán Half-day Tour by The Traveling Beetle, Casa Pedregal

The Félix Candela Tour

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The Felix Candela Tour by The Traveling Beetle

The Homes of Luis Barragán

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Los Hogares de Luis Barragán -

The Alberto Kalach Tour

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The Alberto Kalach Tour by The Traveling Beetle

...and many more Architecture, Design & Art tours!

Architecture, Design and Art Tours in Mexico City

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Private or small group Architecture Tours in Mexico

Private & small group Architecture, Design & Art tours in Mexico.

With licensed architects as guides

With architects, art historians & artists.

Art & Architecture tours In vintage VW Convertibles

In classic Volkswagen Convertibles & VW Kombi buses.

Architecture, Design & Art Tours in Mexico City with TTB

Relax & enjoy the ride: your eye-opening experience is about to begin...

Architecture, Design & Art Tours in Mexico City with TTB

Tours by architects, art historians, and curators of the works of Juan O’Gorman, Mario Pani, Félix Candela, Luis Barragán, Max Cetto, Antonio Attolini, Javier Senosiain, Alberto Kalach, Pedro Ramírez Vázquez, Mathias Goeritz, Clara Porset, and more.

City Tours

The Mathias Goeritz Tour

$165.00 USD p/person

Disciplines: Architecture, Art

Architects/Designers/Artists: Mathias Goeritz, Modernism

Schools/Isms: Emotional Architecture, Modernism, Sacred Architecture

Visited Places:

Towers of Satélite, El Eco, church of San Lorenzo & church of Santiago Apóstol

The Homes of Luis Barragán

$250.00 USD p/person

Discipline: Architecture

Architect/Designer/Artist: Luis Barragán

Schools/Isms: Emotional Architecture, Landscaping, Modernism, Regionalism

Visited Places:

Casa Ortega (House & Gardens), Jardin 17 and Casa Estudio Luis Barragán (aka Casa Barragán).

The Luis Barragán (Half-Day Tour)

155.00 USD p/person

Discipline: Architecture

Architect/Designer/Artist: Luis Barragán

Schools/Isms: Emotional Architecture, Modernism, Regionalism

Visited Places:

Convent of Las Capuchinas, Casa Pedregal (aka Casa Prieto López), and a section of la UNAM (National Autonomous University of Mexico).

Shapes And Beliefs: Mexican Modernism & The Sacred

$135.00 USD p/person

Discipline: Architecture

Architects/Designers/Artists: Antonio Attolini, Félix Candela, Luis Barragán

Schools/Isms: Modernism, Sacred Architecture

Visited Places:

Convent of las Capuchinas (Luis Barragán), church of Santa Cruz del Pedregal (Antonio Attolini), chapel El Altillo (Félix Candela).

The Organic Architecture Tour

$215.00 USD p/person

Discipline: Architecture

Architect/Designer/Artist: Javier Senosiain

Schools/Isms: Landscaping, Organic

Visited Places:

Conjunto Satélite (a private housing complex), Parque Quetzalcóatl, a visit of the architect's private collection of models and more! Please note that Casa Orgánica is not included as the property is currently closed.

Born From Ashes: The Pedregal & Mexican Modernism

$225.00 USD p/person

Discipline: Architecture

Architects/Designers/Artists: Francisco Artigas, Luis Barragán, Max Cetto

School/Ism: Modernism

Visited Places:

Casa Pedregal (Luis Barragán), Parroquia de la Santa Cruz (Antonio Attolini Lack), Casa Max Cetto (Max Cetto) & Casa Locken (Francisco Artigas)

The Alberto Kalach Tour

$165.00 USD p/person

Discipline: Architecture

Architect/Designer/Artist: Alberto Kalach

Visited Places:

Biblioteca Vasconcelos, Casa Wabi Sabino, Residencial Building Reforma 27 (building & apartment visit)

The Félix Candela Tour

$165.00 USD p/person

Discipline: Architecture

Architect/Designer/Artist: Félix Candela

Schools/Isms: Engineering, Functionalism, Structuralism

Visited Places:

El Altillo, Medalla Milagrosa & San Vicente de Paul

The Juan O’Gorman Tour

175.00 USD p/person

Discipline: Architecture

Architect/Designer/Artist: Juan O’Gorman

Schools/Isms: Modernism, Muralism, Organic

Visited Places:

Casa Nancarrow, Casa Estudio Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo, UNAM and more

The Mario Pani Tour

185.00 USD p/person

Discipline: Architecture

Architect/Designer/Artist: Mario Pani

Schools/Isms: Modernism, Urbanism

Visited Places:

Tlatelolco, Insigna Tower, Escuela Nacional de Maestros, Edificio Condominio Reforma and more.

The Luis Barragán Tour (Day-long)

$245.00 USD p/person

Discipline: Architecture

Architect/Designer/Artist: Luis Barragán

Schools/Isms: Emotional Architecture, Landscaping, Regionalism

Visited Places:

Chapel & Convent of the Capuchinas, Casa Pedregal (aka Casa Prieto Lopez), and Casa Ortega and its gardens.

The Mexico City Architecture Tour

155.00 USD p/person

Discipline: Architecture

Visited Places:

Tlatelolco/Plaza de las Tres Culturas, Kiosko Morisco, Biblioteca Vasconcelos, Casa Estudio Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo, UNAM Central Campus & Library and more.

Mexican Muralism & The Search for a National Identity

$135.00 USD p/person

Discipline: Art

School/Ism: Muralism

Visited Places:

Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Secretaría de Educación Pública (SEP), Bellas Artes, Murals in the city center, La Roma and more.

Traveling Blog

Parque Quetzalcóatl by Javier Senosiain. Photo © The Traveling Beetle

No Tactics. Just Taste.

As the world prepares to descend on the capital for the FIFA World Cup 2026,  The Traveling Beetle, Mexico City’s premier architectural tour specialist, is setting expectations early: they will not be explaining the offside rule — or anything related to football, for that matter.  Instead, the company focuses on everything surrounding the game: the city itself.
Tour: The Homes of Luis Barragán by The Traveling Beetle

Tour Casa Barragán and Ortega: Barragán’s Personal Homes

The Traveling Beetle is delighted to present its newest tour: The Homes of Luis Barragán, an intimate journey into the private world of one of the 20th century’s most poetic and influential architects. This thoughtfully curated tour explores the two homes Barragán designed for himself: deeply personal spaces where architecture becomes a sanctuary for the soul.
The Organic Architecture Tour by The Traveling Beetle

A Bug’s Eye View of Mexico City’s Modernist Architecture

The sprawling megacity hides a trove of weird and wonderful contemporary buildings. Its once-omnipresent VW Beetles provide a stylish way to see them. A story by David Dudley for Bloomberg published on November 16, 2024.
El País article featuring The Traveling Beetle

Mexico City: Eight Signs of Identity

To delve deeply into the major works of Luis Barragán, the most influential Mexican architect of the 20th century and Pritzker Prize winner, there is nothing comparable to the routes organized by The Traveling Beetle, the pioneering agency dedicated to architecture and urbanism.