Tapachula
A monument paying homage to the liberal ex-president sits beside the Cathedral.
Must-see attractions in Mexico
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Polanco & Bosque de Chapultepec
Most of the major attractions of Bosque de Chapultepec are in or near this eastern (and oldest) section, including the Museo Nacional de Historia,…
Zacatecas
This impressive 1880s iron-columned building used to hold Zacatecas' main market. In the 1980s the upper level was renovated into an upscale shopping…
San Luis Potosí
The neoclassical Palacio de Gobierno was built between 1770 and 1816. Its most illustrious lodger was Benito Juárez – first in 1863 when he was fleeing…
Zona Rosa & Reforma
Across from the Torre Mayor is the Torre BBVA Bancomer, a bank's 50-story skyscraper that became Mexico's tallest building upon its completion in 2015,…
Coyoacán & San Ángel
This monument in La Bombilla park in San Ángel is the work of Mexican sculptor Ignacio Asúnsolo and dates from 1935 to commemorate the murder of President…
San Luis Potosí
Behind the cathedral, this museum is the birthplace of much-celebrated Mexican poet, Manuel José Othón (1858–1906). The 19th-century home is furnished in…
Museo Comunitario Balaa Xtee Guech Gulal
Teotitlán del Valle
Facing the Mercado de Artesanías on the central plaza, this interesting community-run museum displays local archaeological finds as well as exhibits on…
San Luis Potosí
The 19th-century Palacio Municipal features powerful stone arches. Finished in 1838, it was the home of Bishop Ignacio Montes de Oca from 1892 to 1915…
Estatua Ecuestre al Patriota Morelos
Morelia
Plaza Morelos, an irregular, conspicuously vacant plaza southeast of the center, surrounds this majestic statue of Morelos on horseback, sculpted by…
Museo de la Restauración de la República
Querétaro
If you can read Spanish or are a real history buff, this museum covers Querétaro's role in Mexico's history, particularly the French occupation and the…
Zona Rosa & Reforma
This 246m (807ft), 57-story, wedge-shaped tower became Mexico City's tallest building when it opened in 2016, displacing the Torre BBVA Bancomer (235m…
Tribuna Monumental de las Águilas
Polanco & Bosque de Chapultepec
This 'Fallen Eagle Monument,' known also as 'el Tribuna Monumental,' is an obelisk dedicated to fallen Mexican soldiers who joined the Allies in the…
Biblioteca de la Historia de las Californias
La Paz
Across from the Jardín Velasco, La Paz’s former Casa de Gobierno is now the Biblioteca de la Historia de las Californias, a history library.
Oaxaca City
Finely carved facades adorn the colonial Iglesia de La Compañía on the opposite side of the Zócalo to the cathedral.
Oaxaca City
The second exhibition space of leading commercial gallery Galería Quetzalli.
