Mexico Sights And Activities

Whether climbing age-old Mayan temples, haggling for silver trinkets in colonial open-air markets, diving near coral reefs, or dancing with margarita in hand, visitors head to each region for its individual cultural allure.

Best Way To Drink For Free: On a distillery tour in Tequila, where the town’s 16 factories give 3 free shots each.
Best Place To Lose Yourself In The Crowd: On the Metro with Mexico City’s 22 million residents.
Best Thigh-Master Substitute: Climbing up massive pyramids in the ancient cities of Teotihuacán or Chichén Itzá.
Best Only-In-Mexico Ice Cream Flavors: Chicharrón (pork rind), elote (corn meal), aguacate (avocado), and cerveza (beer).
Best Time To Be Told You’Re Gorge-Ous: On the breathtaking CHEPE train, winding through the Northwest’s Copper Canyons.
Best Route To The Underworld: Through the longest set of underground caverns in the world, at Cenote Dos Ojos.
Best Place To Observe Wild Animals: In Tijuana, where the americanus bronzus romps, wearing sombreros and downing beers atop zebra-painted donkeys.
Best Royal Gathering: The annual winter meeting of more than 20 million monarch butterflies in El Rosario.
Best Time To Break Out The Short Shorts: Hurling yourself off a 35m cliff while emulating the famous, loinclothed Acapulco cliff divers.
Best Death: By chocolate in Oaxaca, the Mexican cocoa capital.
Best Place To Propose: On the shores of Isla Holbox, while watching the sunset, dressed in palm fronds, drunk.
Best Pipeline: At Puerto Escondido, where expert surfers take on world-class waves.
Best Mummified Remains: In colonial Guanajuato , where unusual air conditions preserved the aftermath of a cholera outbreak for eternal display.
Best Head: The 33 enormous Olmec sculptures at Parque-Museo La Venta in Villahermosa .
Best Feast For Culture Vultures: Mexico City, by some counts the city with the most museums in the world.

Dig Up The Past

A journey through Mexico is like a whirlwind tour through time. The ancient Olmecs—famous for their colossal carved heads—were the first to call Mexico home, settling the villages of La Venta, and ...more

Surf And Splash

Mexico’s infinite stretches of sparkling golden and white beaches will please even the most discriminating beachgoer. Those who like an audience can strut their stuff in front of the millions of bronzed ...more

Conquer The Cobblestones

Mexico’s colonial past is a white-washed blur of churches, silver mines, and unfair labor practices. To see everything from start to finish all in one place, head to Mexico City, where Hernán Cortés ...more

Walk On The Wild Side

For outdoor adventure enthusiasts, the Baja peninsula boasts a handful of lush natural reserves, including the Parque Nacional Sierra San Pedro Mártir, where you can climb the peninsula&rsquo ...more