Editor's choice Mexico travel guide

This collection highlights Mexico's diverse heritage, featuring the 18th-century Querétaro Aqueduct and the ancient Mayan ruins of Palenque and Chichen Itza. It includes architectural landmarks like the modern Vasconcelos Library and the historic Chapultepec Castle. Natural wonders span the limestone formations of Loltún Cave and the blue cascades of Agua Azul, alongside cultural institutions such as the Soumaya Museum, which houses a vast collection of European and Mexican art.

Editor's Choice: Mexico — Map

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Floating Gardens of Xochimilco

A popular spot for tourists and locals alike, the Floating Gardens of Xochimilco are settled in canals that were left here by the Aztecs…

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El Chiflón Waterfall

A series of turquoise cascades fed by the San Vicente River in Chiapas. The tallest drop, Velo de Novia, falls 120 meters. The site includes hiking trails and natural swimming pools surrounded by tropical vegetation.

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Dos Ojos Cenote

Dos Ojos is part of a flooded cave system located north of Tulum, on the Caribbean coast of the Yucatán Peninsula, in the state of Quintana…

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Soumaya Museum

The Museo Soumaya is a private museum in Mexico City and a non-profit cultural institution with two museum buildings in Mexico City — Plaza…

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Chapultepec Castle

Chapultepec Castle is located on top of Chapultepec Hill in Mexico City's Chapultepec park.

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Temple of Kukulcan

El Castillo, also known as the Temple of Kukulcan is a Mesoamerican step-pyramid that dominates the center of the Chichen Itza…

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Las Pozas

Las Pozas is a surrealistic group of structures created by Edward James, more than 2,000 feet above sea level, in a subtropical rainforest…

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Agua Azul

The Cascadas de Agua Azul are a series of waterfalls found on the Xanil River in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas.

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Palenque

Palenque, also anciently known in the Itza Language as Lakamhaʼ, was a Maya city state in southern Mexico that perished in the 8th century.

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José Vasconcelos Library

Mexico City's Biblioteca Vasconcelos, also known as la Biblioteca Vasconcelos or la Vasconcelos and labeled by the press as the…

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Museum of Popular Art

The Museo de Arte Popular is a museum in Mexico City, Mexico, that promotes and preserves part of the Mexican handcrafts and folk art.

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Aqueduct in Querétaro

The aqueduct of Querétaro is an 18th-century aqueduct in the Mexican city of Querétaro.

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Sierra de Organos Natural Park

Sierra de Órganos National Park is a national park in Mexico, located in the northwest corner of the municipality of Sombrerete in the…

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Loltún Cave

This cave complex holds one of the most amazing sets of limestone formations. Mayan ceremonies used to be held here.

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Museum of the Mayan World

Housed in a brand-new hyper-modern building, this museum presents the history of the Maya civilization in a very intriguing way. Must-see!

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Sumidero Canyon

Sumidero Canyon is a deep natural canyon located just north of the city of Chiapa de Corzo in the state of Chiapas, in southern Mexico.

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La Quebrada

La Quebrada is one of the most famous tourist attractions in Acapulco, Mexico.

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