Things to Do in Mexico
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Xcaret Attraction Park and Zoo
Cancun, Mexico
Tucked into the rainforest, Xcaret (which means "small inlet" in Mayan) welcomes nearly one million visitors per year to its 200-acre nature park that has a museum, butterfly pavilion, underground rivers, and dozens of other family-friendly attractions....
History Museum
Science & Nature Museum
Special Collection
Historical Landmark
Aquarium
River Cuale Craft Market
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Occupying an entire city block along the paved shoulder of the river between two bridges, this series of indoor/outdoor market stalls at River Cuale Craft Market has every craft, souvenir, or type of clothing you could ask for....
Farmers Market
Souvenir & Gift Store
Garrafon Park Isla Mujeres
Cancun, Mexico
Located on Isla Mujeres (which is 4.5 miles by boat from Cancun) and run by Dolphin Discovery, Garrafon Park is a nature park where you can snorkel among sting rays and exotic fish, kayak, and try a zip line....
Historical Landmark
Beach
Hiking
Bicycling
Boating
Interactive Cancun Aquarium
Cancun, Mexico
With a two-story shark tank filled with bull sharks, nurse sharks, lemon sharks, brown sharks, and black tip sharks (that makes you a little nervous to stand in front of); and exotic fish running in tubes throughout the place; this interactive aquarium is...
Science & Nature Museum
Petting Zoo
Swimming
Live Music Venue
Theater
Plaza KuKulcan Shopping Mall
Cancun, Mexico
If you feel like doing some American-style shopping, or you just want to relax in an air-conditioned place for awhile, check out the Plaza KuKulcan Shopping Mall, which has dozens of stores, cafes, restaurants and specialty shops....
Live Music Venue
Clothing & Accessory Store
Ethnic Store
Capitan Hook Pirates of the Caribbean Dinner Show and Cruise
Cancun, Mexico
When you come to the pier, you'll board either the red boat or the green boat, both reproductions of 17th-century Spanish galleons. A crew of eye-patch-wearing pirates ply you with unlimited drinks, jokes, and pirate lore....
Boat Tour
Theater
Live Music Venue
Casa Kimberley
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Now an upscale Bed & Breakfast hotel, Casa Kimberley was once the romantic home Richard Burton purchased for Elizabeth Taylor after he filmed Night of the Iguana in Puerto Vallarta in 1963....
Snorkeling
Scuba Diving
Boat Tour
Mercado 28
Cancun, Mexico
Located on a big square in the heart of downtown Cancun, Mercado 28 is a fun and colorful local market with more than 100 shops selling traditional Mexican arts and crafts, pottery, jewelry, clothing, shoes, rugs and blankets, herbs and remedies....
Live Music Venue
Clothing & Accessory Store
Ethnic Store
Day Trip to Nayarit
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Nayarit has become so popular with adventure travelers. The beach town of Sayulita is a don't-miss side trip if you're traveling with older kids, while San Francisco is the best beach for surfing, body surfing and riding waves. ...
Snorkeling
Scuba Diving
Boat Tour
Arte Magico Huichol
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
The Huichol were the native tribe who originally inhabited Banderas Bay before the Spanish conquered Mexico, and their culture and art continues in vibrant traditions today. ...
Art Museum
Neighborhood
Historical Landmark
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