Places to Explore In Mexico

Acapulco

Few places evoke the glamour of a bygone era quite the way Acapulco does. Fifty years ago, you could board a champagne-filled flight to this...

• 6 Restaurants
• 16 Hotels
• 18 Things To Do

Cancún

Cancún is a great place to experience 21st-century Mexico, because it has everything you’d want in a vacation: shopping, sports, spas, and beaches. Here you’ll...

• 41 Restaurants
• 46 Hotels
• 44 Things To Do

Chiapas and Tabasco

Chiapas is Mexico's southernmost state. And if the villages here resemble those of the Guatemalan Highlands, it's because Guatemala lies just beyond the eastern border...

• 22 Restaurants
• 25 Hotels
• 63 Things To Do

Cozumel

It’s not another Cancún yet, but Cozumel’s days as a rustic divers’ hangout are history. Whether arriving at the airport or the gleaming ferry terminal...

• 19 Restaurants
• 19 Hotels
• 47 Things To Do

Durango

• 0 Restaurants
• 0 Hotels
• 0 Things To Do

Guadalajara

Guadalajara rests on a mile-high plain of the Sierra Madre Occidental, surrounded on three sides by rugged hills and on the fourth by the spectacular...

• 24 Restaurants
• 25 Hotels
• 32 Things To Do

Isla Mujeres

Once a small fishing village, colorful Isla Mujeres (meaning "Island of Women") has become a favorite for travelers seeking natural beauty, island serenity, and a...

• 22 Restaurants
• 10 Hotels
• 22 Things To Do

Ixtapa and Zihuatanejo

Rarely does one destination satisfy the needs of so many different kinds of travelers, from authenticity-seeking adventurers to languorous sun worshippers who never want to...

• 14 Restaurants
• 19 Hotels
• 25 Things To Do

Los Cabos and the Baja Peninsula

With coastline that stretches from the Sea of Cortez to the Pacific Ocean, and 350 sunny days a year, Los Cabos is Mexico's ultimate seaside...

• 109 Restaurants
• 67 Hotels
• 138 Things To Do

Manzanillo

Remember the late-1970s movie 10, starring Dudley Moore and Bo Derek? You’ve seen Manzanillo if you do. The beach scenes were all filmed here in...

• 5 Restaurants
• 9 Hotels
• 9 Things To Do

Mazatlan

Mazatlán, the first major resort town on the Pacific coastline, has a split personality. At the northern end of town is the Zona Dorada (Golden...

• 10 Restaurants
• 12 Hotels
• 30 Things To Do

Mexico City

Mexico City is having a moment. All of a sudden, it seems, the largest city in the Americas has absolutely captivated international tastemakers, and gallons...

• 310 Restaurants
• 87 Hotels
• 349 Things To Do

Oaxaca

Mexico aficionados have long favored the state of Oaxaca (pronounced wah-hah-kah) for its climate, culinary and artistic traditions, and landscapes and biodiversity. Oaxaca, one of...

• 43 Restaurants
• 37 Hotels
• 97 Things To Do

Puerto Vallarta

Sunbathing and sipping margaritas is just one of many ways to spend a vacation in Puerto Vallarta. Mexico's prettiest resort town is also one of...

• 112 Restaurants
• 87 Hotels
• 217 Things To Do

San Miguel de Allende and the Heartland

Also referred to as el Bajío, this area (parts of the states of Guanajuato, Querétaro, and Michoacán) really is the heartland of Mexico—geographically and historically...

• 41 Restaurants
• 36 Hotels
• 136 Things To Do

Side Trips from Mexico City

In every direction, via every major highway leading outside Mexico City, locals and increasing numbers of tourists fill cars and buses headed to the dozens...

• 39 Restaurants
• 39 Hotels
• 59 Things To Do

Sonora

The Sonoran Desert—or as the Mexicans call it, El Desierto de Altar—dominates the northern part of this state, where long stretches of flat scrub are...

• 12 Restaurants
• 19 Hotels
• 21 Things To Do

The Riviera Maya

Mexico's Caribbean coast is full of treasures, from spectacular white-sand beaches and offshore reefs to some of the Yucatán Peninsula's most beautiful Mayan ruins. Unsurprisingly...

• 52 Restaurants
• 79 Hotels
• 74 Things To Do

Veracruz

Veracruz State is a long, slim crescent bordering the Gulf of Mexico, about five hours east of Mexico City. The port city of Veracruz is...

• 27 Restaurants
• 27 Hotels
• 56 Things To Do

Yucatán and Campeche States

In sharp contrast to the resort lifestyle of Cancún and the Riviera Maya, the Yucatán and Campeche states cater to a more tranquil traveler who...

• 43 Restaurants
• 59 Hotels
• 95 Things To Do