Palacio Postal

Absolutely stunning building! Make it a must visit while in Mexico City, there is so much history from the beginning of the postal services in Mexico but the architectural design is beyond gorgeous. They charge $100 pesos the entry, for national citizens is free if showing a Mexican ID. No liquids will be allowed into the building.

It’s worth going. It‘s not just architectural design and decoration design that is worth visiting. The exhibition about the post office inside is also worth seeing. The design of the ticket is also very interesting. Like a stamp

Stunning building! The tour provided a nice opportunity to learn a bit more about the buildings history and construction. Not too busy, was fairly calm and a nice way to escape the crowds and heat of Centro. They sell postcards upstairs so you can mail if you’d like. Entry came with two stamps.

Palacio Postal is a stunning architectural gem with a fascinating exhibition inside. However, international visitors might find the experience slightly challenging due to the limited English-language information provided. A heads-up: be prepared with cash if you plan to visit, as tickets cost 50 pesos each and are cash-only (no credit cards accepted). Interestingly, the ticket fee also comes with a handful of stamps. It’s worth noting that the entry might be free for Mexican citizens, but this wasn’t the case for me as a foreigner. Overall, a beautiful and culturally enriching visit, though a bit more accessibility in terms of language and payment options would enhance the experience.

The post office in Mexico City, the "Palacio Postal," is unique due to its stunning architecture, a blend of various styles like Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Rococo, and Neoclassical, designed by renowned Italian architect Adamo Boari. It’s more like a grand palace than a typical post office, with intricate carvings, marble accents, and bronze staircases,( Marble ornaments, elaborate plaster work, bronze staircases cast in Florence, Italy🥹) all while still functioning as a working postal service. It also houses a small postal museum showcasing the history of Mexican stamps, including the very first one ever issued.

The beautiful interior is a legacy of European culture. It is worth visiting and enjoying the aesthetics of architecture! Recommended.

Palacio de Correos: A Stunning Architectural Gem This historic post office is a must-see for architecture lovers. The building's ornate facade and grand interior are truly impressive. It's free to enter, and you can even mail a letter from this beautiful building!

Do NOT purchase stamps here! Go ONLY for the museum. I was there this past Saturday morning (10:00a.m. on April 5th) to buy postcard stamps and visit the museum, and while the museum was stunning, the only woman who was working the windows that morning sold me stamps that were ALREADY CANCELLED! She took my money, and then pulled out 5 loose stamps from her cash register and handed them to me. I've purchased many stamps here in the past and never had an issue, but when I got home, I realized they were already cancelled! I had to use glue to stick them to my post cards. When I went to another location (Tacuba) to drop them off, they would not accept the stamped cards using the stamps I had purchased from Palacio Postal and I had to purchase 5 more stamps. They were very apologetic, and the service at the Tacuba location was terrific, but I was ANGRY. They recommended that I take a photo (attached) and report what happened. I should have known something was amiss when I didn't get my usual receipt from my original stamp purchase at Palacio Postal. I've been living in Mexico for several years and have sent dozens and dozens of post cards, and I've NEVER been scammed by Correos Mexico before. To have been scammed at their MAIN CENTRAL LOCATION is an absolute shame. I will NEVER buy stamps here again and from now on will return to the Tacuba or Santa Maria la Ribera locations, where I've never had issues.

Not a lot of people talk about the post office "museum" as a place to visit when in CDMX but let me put it on your itinerary because this place is great! The entrance is 50 pesos a person which includes an envelope and a stamp to send it to wherever you want, including the United States. Mind you the stamp was already 30 pesos so I think it's quite great. Here are my favorite parts of the museum: - It's air conditioned so it helps you beat the heat in the outside. - The place is absolutely stunning with the gold painted staircase and the beautiful windows overhead. - The bathrooms are actually fantastic and are worth the 50 pesos alone as there's lots of privacy and it beats every other public bathroom that you would have to use. - It's nice that you can write a letter there and mail it to someone right there. The paper to write the letter on is 2 pesos and you have to go into the office to ask someone for it. Definitely would visit when in Centro as it takes really only 30 minutes to an hour. It's a nice break from the environments.

A working post office that is also stunningly beautiful! Our 6-year-old liked sending a postcard that she bought right outside and then heading back in to purchase a stamp. Definitely worth a peek inside if you're traveling with kids.

While exploring the area for a day, we had to stop in at the Palacio de Correos de Mexico, which has remained in continuous operation as a post office since 1907. It was badly damaged in the 1985 earthquake but has been restored and is absolutely stunning. As it's still a post office, it's open to the public. But most people inside were visitors like us who were taking in the architecture and and taking photographs! It's definitely worth a visit if you're in the area!

By far one of the most spectacular post offices I've seen. It certainly does feel like you are in a palace. There are also some cool historical artifacts from old mail boxes to methods of transportation.

I have never seen a post office like this before. Beautiful design with marble from Mexico and Iron works from Paris. That is why it has a French feel inside. because of the architecture. We walked around just admiring the design. On one side they have post office antiques. A bike and other things used to deliver the mail. One wall had a huge art piece made with stamps.

Make sure you step inside this impressive building when in the Centro Historico. The post office is still being used and the lobby is very ornate and worth a look!

An absolutely incredible looking place , absolutely beautiful, they don't make places like this anymore. The place is aesthetically stunning, lots to see, full of history and an absolute joy to take pictures in. This place has been here since 1907 when it was built in the era of Porfirio Díaz and one of the things I was pleasantly surprised to see that it's still a very active and working post office with lots of customers on the other side mailing packages and letters off . A place definitely worth visiting here in old historic Mexico City downtown center .

This spot is absolutely exquisite. Why can't my post offices in NYC look like this? They're all gray and gross and sad. This one is absolutely spectacular and ornate with gold everywhere. Not only that, but they're actually quite open to you taking photos there, unlike a lot of spots in CDMX that either say no photos at all, charge for photos, say no photos of you, or say iPhone only (and I'm a sony a7iii die hard who will not shoot on a phone). It's a must see in the Centro.

Amazingly beautiful post office that's still functioning! Impeccably maintained. Visit & spend a few minutes if you're near the Centro.

This is a very old still working post office with a lot of history. Beautiful inside and out, you can send mail/package/postcards and What have you. If you're out in the Palacio de Bella Artes /Park, take a few moments to go in and check it out. I wasn't able to go to the second floor during my visit. Did you know Gabriel Garcia Marquez wrote a hundres years of solitude and mailed it to his publisher at this post office? He had loaned/pawned his entire belongings and when he weighed the manuscript he only had money to pay to ship the first half.

Designed by Adamo Boari, responsible for the over-the-top white marble confection that is the Palacio de Bellas Artes across the street, this post office is humble by comparison. Of course, that means little because Boari obviously didn't understand the concept of restraint. Stand inside the lobby then walk up the staircase to marvel at an interior that escapes description. Truly amazing.

The most beautiful post office I've ever been to! Even if you aren't going to mail anything, it's worth a stop! It reminded me of gringotts from Harry Potter LOL. They also had a kiosk where you could buy postcards & things to mail right then.

Truly amazing building in historical center of CDMX. Walk in the grand entrance, where you can buy postcards and stamps, then walk up the stair cases in the middle of the huge space where you can enjoy the best view of this marvelous space and luxurious interior. One of a kind. Truly spectacular.

What a beautiful building. You can walk right view the lobby. Easy walk from the Zócalo.

While it's a quick stop, the post office is a really great place worth checking out. It seems like it would be a regular post office but it looks like something from out of a movie since it's so extravagant. Go see all the intricate details and don't forget to go behind the counters to check out the stairwell as well. It's pretty impressive!

Really cool place to visit and take pictures. Also, to send some postcards back home. Not much else to do. But it's in between many places to visit.

This place was a post office?! For who, the Tsar?! This oppulent structure has more in common with the grand palaces of Europe than with the crappy Post Offices of the new world. The architecture is absolutely stunning! Whoever designed this place was a real artist! The post office by my house is a crumbling dump, staffed by former "C" students who's crippling bitterness is painfully evident every time you attempt to buy a g**d**n stamp!

Gets my stamp of approval! This is the nicest post office I have ever been in- by far. Its design is beautiful beyond words- extravagance you've never seen lavished upon a place that sells stamps. The intricately decorated staircase goes beyond any expectation that I've ever had in a postal facility. This is the gold standard of post offices. Even the stamp adhesive tastes better at this place. Take a walk up the stairs, and take in the impressive grandeur of this place, it's worth the hike up the flight of stairs. I got stamps here to send postcards back to the USA- not bad to mail it across the border. The postal clerk didn't know any English, but was happy to comply with my request for weirdly denominated stamps for a variety of postage. It's also a photo gallery - they had a display of photographs of road projects in each of the Mexican states. Informative! While walking down Tacuba St, this is worth a stop in. It's free!

17 August 2014. All these buildings are gorgeous. Glad my cousin brought us here. I didn't know about it before.

This reminded me a lot of the Bradbury building in Los Angeles. Gorgeous architecture. Definitely worth a stop if you are in the area

Easily the most beautiful post office I have been to. A palace that functions as a post office. You will see people preparing packages to send in the magnificent halls of the building. I visited on the World Postal Day (9th of October) and they had an exhibition on the history of the Postal system in Mexico.

Beautiful building inside! Not much to do besides appreciate the interior architecture and send out a postcard but definitely worth stopping in!

We were headed to the Secretariat Building to see the murals and stumbled in here as a shortcut to escape the heat. Glad we did. A functional post office but a beautiful building. The staircase was gorgeous. Quick visit but worth a stop on the way.