Statue of the Spanish Emigrant
Veracruz City
The statue of the Spanish emigrant, celebrates Veracruz' role as a disembarkation point for immigrants
Must-see attractions in Mexico
Guadalajara Region
Hourly tours of Mundo Cuervo's La Rojeña distillery, the oldest in the Americas, include tastings.
Museo de los Pintores Oaxaqueños
Oaxaca City
Changing exhibitions by artists from Oaxaca and elsewhere – often provocative contemporary work.
Chetumal
An art-deco monument built in in 1943 to honor Mexico's independence and Reform movement heroes.
Central Pacific Coast
Celebrates the life of the preeminent 19th-century Mexican poet Amado Nervo, born here in 1870.
San Cristóbal de las Casas
A church atop the Cerro de San Cristóbal from which there are good views across the town.
Centro de Convenciones Campeche XXI
Campeche
This unmistakably modern behemoth serves as a handy reference point along the beachfront.
Puerto Vallarta
The handiest beach to the Zona Centro is Playa Olas Altas, just south of the Río Cuale.
Museo de Cultura de la Huasteca Tamuantzán
La Huasteca Potosina
An excellent starting point to learn more about the Huasteca region and local cultures.
Museo Maya Santa Cruz Xbáalam Naj
Costa Maya & Southern Caribbean Coast
A small but interesting collection of Maya artifacts, clothing and cooking utensils.
Tapachula
A monument paying homage to the liberal ex-president sits beside the Cathedral.
Campeche
The Baluarte de Santa Rosa has a gallery that houses temporary exhibitions.
Santuario de la Virgen de Guadalupe
La Paz
La Paz’ largest religious monument; its 12m-tall altar is grandiose.
Parroquia de la Inmaculada Concepción
Northern Central Highlands
Jerez's main parish church is just off the town's main square.
Isla Cozumel
This overpriced Maya complex is Cozumel’s only preserved ruin. It's thought to have been the location of the sanctuary of Ixchel, goddess of fertility,…
Aguascalientes State
Expoplaza is a modern shopping and restaurant-bar strip. On the mall's south side, the wide and soulless pedestrian promenade comes alive at night and…
Ex-Hacienda de San Juan Chinameca
South of Mexico City
In 1919 Zapata was lured into a fatal trap here by Colonel Jesús Guajardo, following the orders of President Venustiano Carranza, who was eager to…
Juchitán
The fate of this old colonial house and the 16th-century San Vicente Ferrer church beside it were literally hanging in the balance at last visit. The…
Zacatecas
This small five-roomed museum is a touching tribute to the musician, Manuel M Ponce, a well-traveled, intellectual Mexican, whose best-known score…
Dolores Hidalgo
If you don't know of José Alfredo Jiménez before you come to Dolores, you will by the time you leave. The king of música ranchera is beloved by Mexicans…
Sonora
Movie star María Félix (known simply as 'La Doña', and often dubbed Mexico's Marilyn Monroe) is the town's most famous daughter, and this museum is…
Zona Rosa & Reforma
The Torre Mayor stands like a sentinel before the gate to Bosque de Chapultepec. The green-glass tower soars 225m above the capital. The earthquake…
Campeche
Named after Spain’s King Carlos II, the Baluarte de San Carlos houses the Museo de la Ciudad. Its rather pathetic exhibitions include a chained pirate in…
Aguascalientes State
Teatro Morelos, scene of the 1914 Convention of Aguascalientes, was constructed during the reign of Pofirio, in which revolutionary factions led by Pancho…
Museo Historico Regional de Ensenada
Ensenada
Built in 1886 and once the Aduana Marítima de Ensenada, the city's oldest public building now houses this historical and cultural museum. It has a…
Museo de la Cuenca del Usumacinta
Chiapas
If it's open, the one-roomed Museo de la Cuenca del Usumacinta, opposite the immigration office, has some information in Spanish on the area’s…
San Luis Potosí State
A block northwest of Plaza Hidalgo, lies a monument to the town's heyday – the Palenque de Gallos, a cockfighting ring, built like a Roman amphitheater in…
Aguascalientes State
Near the northeast corner of Jardín de San Marcos, the Ex-Plaza de Toros San Marcos, the city's old bullring, is now a school for aspiring matadors. If…
Museo de la Lucha para la Tierra
South of Mexico City
In Anenecuilco, 6km south of Cuautla, what’s left of the adobe cottage where Zapata was born (on August 8, 1879) is now the Museo de la Lucha para la…
