Our city has places full of sounds, lights, projections, smells and even tastes. But, when they come together in the same place they generate unparalleled immersive experiences, here are some options in CDMX that will leave you with your mouth open.
Harry Potter: Magic at Play
Feel yourself in the Hogwarts universe! In this 100% original Harry Potter experience you will find incredible sets. You can play Quidditch, get lost in the labyrinth of the Forbidden Forest or create your own multijugos potion with all the ingredients.
Don’t forget to bring your phone fully charged, because you won’t stop taking pictures or recreating some scenes from the famous saga with fun videos. Your creativity is the limit!
📍 Casa Abierta Monte ( Calle de La Palma 14, Centro Histórico, Cuauhtémoc).
🕛 Mon-Thurs and Sun, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; Fri-Sat, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
🎟️ From, buy yours
Yancuic Museum
Among the new immersive experiences in CDMX is the Yancuic Museum. It is a cultural space in the Iztapalapa municipality that disseminates information about climate change, ecosystems and even the solar system.
It has immersive rooms, interactive installations and even a forum for shows. Best of all, admission is free.
📍 Ermita Iztapalapa 2325, Los Ángeles, Iztapalapa
🕛 Wednesday to Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
🎟️ Free admission
3. Mystika
Throw yourself into an experience that will transport you to natural sanctuaries all over Mexico. You will see from the fireflies of Tlaxcala to the swallows of the Lacandon jungle or the whales of Baja California. Each immersive space has different ways to experience it: a dome with 180° projection to visit impressive Mayan ruins, a mirror room to surround yourself with remote sites or even watch the spectacle of monarch butterflies arriving in the forests of Michoacán from a puff.
📍 Torre Cuarzo (Avenida Paseo de la Reforma 26, Juárez.
📅 Monday to Sunday
🕛 10:30-19:00
🎟️ Your tickets here
4. Virtual aquarium of the Utopia Ship
One of the immersive experiences in CDMX most enjoyed by the kids is the Barco Utopia aquarium in Iztapalapa. It is a 360-degree projection room where you will see about 60 marine species.
In addition, this aquarium is interactive, because by touching the screens you will perform different activities such as cleaning the sea water. Admission is free!
📍 Parque Lineal on Periférico Oriente corner with Av. Luis Mendez, Eje 6 Sur, Iztapalapa.
🕛 Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 19:00
🎟️ Free access
5. Eufora
Lots of neon lights in sight! Eufora is called the Museum of Joy because it wants to motivate you to explore your creativity and enjoy its six rooms with different themes.
On the tour you will find a ball pool, swings, a room of infinite mirrors and even a lava cave. Before leaving, be sure to stop by the terrace, where you will find a menu of delicious drinks, both cocktails and mocktails. Cheers!
📍 Zacatecas 93, Roma Norte, Cuauhtémoc
📅 Tuesday to Sunday
🕛 13:00 a 21:00
🎟️ $390 general admission
6. Neon Brush
Neon Brush is an experience for you to unleash all your creativity under the dark lights and using neon paints. Have a few drinks with your friends and have fun with this fluorescent event. You will have a teacher who will guide you to make your masterpiece come true, so start thinking about what you would like to create, set your imagination free!
📍 Imperial Reforma (Av. Paseo de la Reforma 483, Cuauhtémoc)
📅 Weekends every fifteen days.
🕛 Various schedules available
🎟️ Make your reservation here.
7. Yugen
Learn more about the “land of the rising sun”! Yugen is an immersive exhibition dedicated to Japanese culture and traditions. It has rooms full of lights, projections, mirrors and surround sound that will incite you to learn the secrets of the Japanese country. At the end of the tour, you will enter a store selling oriental products.
📍 Patriotismo 615, Ciudad de los Deportes, Benito Juárez
🕛 Dates and times available
🎟️ Find your tickets here
8. Maleficio
If you love Dinsey’s villainesses, then you won’t want to miss the new immersive experience in CDMX. It’s Maleficio, a speakeasy where, by crossing a bewitched mirror, you’ll arrive at a very sensual and somewhat creepy bar.
You will receive a menu of themed cocktails, with lights, colors and some smoke. But the best part is that when your drinks arrive at the table, you will hear a message from a malicious villainess.
📍 Ezequiel Montes 73, Tabacalera, Cuauhtémoc
🕛 Reservations from Thursday to Sunday here.
🎟️ From $1,350
9. Wonder Rooms
Are there immersive experiences about sexuality in CDMX? It’s coming at the end of the year! Wonder Rooms will be an event where you will learn more about sexual education, health and wellness. There will be workshops, lectures, live podcast recording and much more.
The best thing is that there will be cocktails and a lot of installations related to this topic.
📍 To be defined.
📅 October 18 to 20, 2024.
🕛 Different schedules
🎟️ Find your access here
10. Sea Monsters at the Inbursa Aquarium
Immerse yourself in the ocean with this temporary exhibit at the Inbursa Aquarium.
Climb aboard the Bursus ship and accept the challenge of finding valuable information about mermaids, the kraken or the Loch Ness Monster himself. Once you have it, you must save it from a fatal fate!
📍 Inbursa Aquarium
📅 Monday to Sunday
🕛 10:00 a 18:00
🎟️ Included with your access to the aquarium, which costs $290