Mexico Travel Guides • Cultures Traveled

I’ve visited lots of destinations during the 5 years I’ve lived in Mexico. You’ll find all my Mexico travel guides here, organized by location. You also don’t want to miss my Mexico City travel guides.

Jump to: Zihuatanejo + Ixtapa | Michoacán | Oaxaca | Huasteca Potosina | Querétaro | San Miguel de Allende | Yucatán | Other Mexico Guides

Other Mexico Travel Guides

A close up photo of a monarch butterfly in Mexico resting on a tree at a butterfly sanctuary in Michoacan. The trunk of the tree is lightly covered in green moss.

How to See the Monarch Butterfly Migration in Mexico 🦋

A view of Guanajuato City from the Pipila viewpoint shows many colorful buildings stacked into the surrounding mountains as well as the main church in a bright yellow with red trip.

25 Best Cities in Mexico to Visit

At Grutas Tolantongo, a series of manmade pools are layered on the side of the mountain mixed with several trees. The early morning light illuminates them as a couple of people swim.

Grutas Tolantongo Hot Springs: What to Know Before You Go

Zihuatanejo + Ixtapa

A view from the ocean at Playa Quieta, one of the best beaches in Ixtapa Zihuatanejo. As the bubbly surf retreats, palm trees are reflected in the wet sand.

10 Best Beaches in Zihuatanejo and Ixtapa Mexico

On Ixtapa Island Mexico, an overview of a cove beach where the ocean water fades from dark blue to turquoise. Several people stand on the beach in front of the restaurants while others snorkel. On the left is a platform with a table and palapa for shade.

Ixtapa Island: How to Spend the Day at Isla Ixtapa

A couple wearing bathing suits walk along the waterline at Playa La Ropa in Zihuatanejo Mexico. The beach has a line of palm trees, colorful umbrellas, and several sailboats. In the background are several hotels and resorts.

25 Best Things to Do in Zihuatanejo Mexico

Michoacán

Exterior view of the copper museum in Santa Clara, Mexico.

Santa Clara del Cobre Michoacán México

Flowers and candles decorate a gravesite for Dia De Muertos in Patzcuaro.

Michoacán Day of the Dead: Pátzcuaro, Janitzio, and Morelia

A small part of the Lago de Camecuaro, Michoacan, surrounded by huge cypress trees with their large roots visible above the water.

Lago de Camécuaro Michoacan: Mexico National Park

Oaxaca Travel Guides

A black a white life-size sketch of a skull and rabbit decorate the wall of mezcal distillery El Conejo in Santa Catarina de Minas. In front area pile of roasted agaves.

Oaxaca Mezcal Tour – From Field to Bottle

At a Cemetery in Oaxaca for Day of the Dead, a gravesite is topped with a variety of lit candles and vases of traditional flowers.

Oaxaca Day of the Dead 2025: Your Ultimate Festival Guide

A panoramic view of the blue infinity pool at Hierve el Agua with surrounding mountains.

Hierve el Agua, Oaxaca: How to Visit Mexico’s Petrified Waterfalls

La Huasteca Potosina

At Puente de Dios in Huasteca Potosina, Mexico, two girls swim in a blue swimming hole while holding onto a rope. Surrounding the swimming hole are rocks with lush vegetation, small waterfalls, and other people swimming.

La Huasteca Potosina Mexico: Your Ultimate Guide for 2024

In front of the Tamul Waterfall, San Luis Potosina, people wearing life jackets stand and sit in wooden boats. The try to get a glimpse of Cascada Tamul while protected behind large rock boulders in the water.

How to Visit Tamul Waterfall San Luis Potosi, Mexico

The waterfall rushes into the cenote swimming hole next to Puente de Dios, San Luis Potosi.

Visiting Puente de Dios San Luis Potosi in Huasteca Potosina

San Miguel de Allende + Guanajuato

An old hacienda estate is one of the many places you can explore on a day trip from San Miguel de Allende. In this image, a cactus and large maguey plant frame a small church. On the left is an old wooden wagon.

10 Awesome Day Trips From San Miguel de Allende Mexico

A cobblestone street in San Miguel de Allende with houses painted in oranges, yellows, and white along the side.

Mexico City to San Miguel de Allende: Best Ways to Get There

Colorful buildings are built into the mountain in Guanajuato capital with a bright yellow and red dome of a church in the foreground.

33 Awesome Things to Do in Guanajuato Mexico

Querétaro

The large monolith of Pena de Bernal hovers over the small pueblo magico near Queretaro. In the foreground are colonial buildings. And in the background, the large, jagged monolith.

Peña de Bernal Pueblo Magico: Visit Bernal Queretaro Mexico

From Mirador Cuatro Palos, Queretaro long green valleys stretch out from the rugged mountaintop above. In the foreground is a large maguey plant soaking in the sun.

Mirador Cuatro Palos Queretaro: Everything You Need to Know

At the Queretaro Museum of Art, the patio is lined with relief sculptures of the upper torso of men with their arms up. A pipe protrudes from their mouth to deflect the rain.

8 Interesting Museums in Queretaro You Should Visit

How to Visit Puente de Dios, Queretaro

Yucatán Travel Guides

A historic mansion in Merida Mexico. One of the many things to do in Merida is enjoy the architecture of the city.

15 Fabulous Things to do in Merida Mexico

What if I told you about a place in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula where you can see wild flamingos by the thousands? Celestun is an easy day trip from Merida and should certainly make your travel bucket list when traveling to Mexico. Far away from crowded Cancun, the secluded beaches of Celestun make it the perfect getaway. #mexico #bucketlist #travel #flamingos #beach

Finding Flamingos in Celestun, Mexico

View of Tulum ruins, located in the Yucatan, with the turquoise Caribbean Sea in the background.

10 Incredible Mayan Ruins in the Yucatan Peninsula