Sonora
Puerto Peñasco's main town beach, Playa Hermosa is an inviting swath of tawny sand with small waves and views of the rocky landscape in the distance…
Must-see attractions in Copper Canyon & Northern Mexico
Chihuahua & Central North Mexico
Once a locomotive maintenance and repair shop, this renovated warehouse is home to the city's small but excellent modern art museum, with one room…
Museo del Sarape y Trajes Mexicanos
Northeast Mexico
An excellent museum devoted to the Mexican sarapes (blankets with an opening for the head) that Saltillo is famous for. There's a priceless collection to…
Centro Cultural Vito Alessio Robles
Northeast Mexico
Once Saltillo's city hall, this cultural center houses the most extensive mural painted by a woman in Mexico. At 500 sq m, it is a remarkable and…
Monterrey
Four disemboweled red-brick factories compose the Centro de las Artes: Nave Generadores and CONARTE feature rotating modern-art exhibitions; Nave Dos is…
Chihuahua & Central North Mexico
Heading on the main road past the Huápoca ruins, turn right at the sign for Cueva Grande, where three ancient Mogollón buildings sit dramatically behind a…
Bahía de Kino
This small but well-curated museum displays an interesting collection of artifacts, handicrafts and panels about Seri culture and history, including…
Mirador Barrancas de la Sinforosa
Chihuahua & Central North Mexico
A stunning viewpoint over the vast Sinforosa Canyon. Reach it by taking a good but mostly unpaved road 18km south of Guachochi.
Chihuahua & Central North Mexico
Built in an incredibly elaborate belle epoque architectural style by a wealthy mine owner, this museum is filled with a mix of period furnishings and art…
Museo Historico de la Revolución
Chihuahua & Central North Mexico
Housed in Quinta Luz, Pancho Villa's 48-room former mansion, this museum is a must-see for anyone who appreciates a made-for-Hollywood story of crime,…
Northeast Mexico
This, the first winery in the Americas, was established at Parras in 1597, a year before the town itself sprang up. It’s now an industrial-sized operation…
Monterrey
Sister to the Museo de Historia Mexicana and Museo del Noreste, this small museum in the Palacio de Gobierno focuses on the history of the state of Nuevo…
Monterrey
Staff at the visitors center of the stunning Chipinque park offer excellent advice about activities and trails, including maps. Permits for those heading…
Parque Ecoturístico Cola de Caballo
Monterrey
This family-friendly park is centered on a 25m waterfall that is reminiscent of a horse's tail – hence the name. A steep trail leads to the falls or opt…
Monterrey
Technically this is a separate institution from the Museo de Historia Mexicana, but, practically speaking, it's galleries on the culture and history of…
Parroquia de la Purísima Concepción
Sonora
Álamos’ parish church is the tallest building in town. It was built between 1786 and 1804 and its altar rail, lamps, censers and candelabra were all…
Chihuahua & Central North Mexico
A mining museum in an underground tunnel. Guides lead visitors past displays on the history of mining in Durango while weaving in legends of the past…
Monterrey
About 10km west of Monterrey’s city center, this spectacular canyon is studded dramatically with 300m-tall rock formations and gorgeous desert landscapes…
Chihuahua & Central North Mexico
In a palatial French-style, 19th-century mansion, this museum has thorough displays on Durango state's geology, history and culture. Durango's main…
Chihuahua & Central North Mexico
This mine was the basis of Parral’s economy for centuries after it opened in 1629, producing mainly silver, but also gold, copper, zinc and lead. Today,…
Valle de las Ranas y los Hongos
The Copper Canyon & Ferrocarril Chihuahua Pacífico
San Ignacio's main road leads into the Valle de las Ranas y los Hongos, 2km from the western edge of town and named for its respectively fat-and-squashed…
Chihuahua & Central North Mexico
These caves on Chihuahua’s northeast edge boast impressive stalagmites, stalactites and rock formations, making the one-hour, 17-chamber underground…
Chihuahua & Central North Mexico
Soaring an incredible 402m above the Río Baluarte, this incredible feat of engineering is the highest bridge in the Americas. It's one of many incredible…
Chihuahua & Central North Mexico
Chihuahua’s historic heart, with its mass of pigeons, shoe-shiners and cowboy-hatted characters, is a simple but pretty place. A bronze sculpture of the…
Bahía de Kino
This village is home to the Seri people, one of Mexico's smallest indigenous groups (fewer than 1000 people). The Seri are known for their handicrafts,…
Museo de Arqueología de Durango Ganot-Peschard
Chihuahua & Central North Mexico
This small, somewhat dated museum has fascinating displays and a collection of artifacts from the different indigenous peoples who've lived in the region…
Sonora
This magnificent lookout tops a hill on Álamos’ southeastern edge, affording sweeping views of the town and its mountainous surroundings. It’s accessible…
Northeast Mexico
Located within the Palacio de Gobierno, this sleek museum focuses on the history of the Coahuila with an emphasis on the state governors. Exhibits include…
Northeast Mexico
This deeply striking church perched precariously on the rocky outcrop on the south edge of town has – once you’ve undergone the steep-but-rewarding 293…
The Copper Canyon & Ferrocarril Chihuahua Pacífico
This simple stone church was built in the 18th century as a Jesuit mission, used to periodically give mass to, well, the masses. No priest lived here full…
Bahía de Kino
This visitor center services the 900-island Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna Islas del Golfo de California, a biodiverse protected area of islands in…
Chihuahua & Central North Mexico
President Benito Juárez’ residence in this house during the French occupation made Chihuahua the capital of the Mexican republic from 1864 to 1866. Now a…
Sonora
Just 4km outside of the Aconchi is a set of man-made pools, naturally filled with water from hot springs. Said to be medicinal, they are, at the very…
Northwest Mexico
This one-time family home was built in 1945 by Conrado Ochoa Beltrán, then superintendent of the Ferrocarril Mexicano del Pacífico and second in command…
Sonora
This well-done museum of Sonoran customs has extensive exhibits (all in Spanish) on the history and traditions of the state. Special attention is paid to…
Monterrey
A shady park, Plaza Zaragoza hosts many concerts and special events. The centerpiece of the plaza – and the larger Macroplaza – is a 70m-tall, red…
Chihuahua & Central North Mexico
The building from which Pancho Villa was shot and killed in 1923 houses the Museo Francisco Villa. It has two floors of interesting photos of Villa the…
Monterrey
This plaza, graced with fountains and pools, forms an impressive approach to the sleek, modernist Museo de Historia Mexicana and the Museo del Noreste. It…
Chihuahua & Central North Mexico
This small museum, housed in a gorgeous 18th-century home, has rotating exhibits of modern art by up-and-coming Mexican artists; pieces often have…
Northeast Mexico
Built between 1745 and 1800, Saltillo’s cathedral has one of Mexico’s finest Churrigueresque facades, with columns of elaborately carved, pale-gray stone…
