The Best Museums in Mexico

Named a World Heritage Site in 1997, Instituto Cultural Cabanas was built in the 19th-century as refuge for at-risk people. The building was

Looming 400 m (1,300 ft) above the Oaxaca Valley, Monte Alban is the most majestic of the state’s ancient ruins. Translated as the “White Mou

Step into the strikingly structured Museo Soumaya, a museum tracing 300 years of artistic history, including Mesoamerican sculpture, 20th-cen

Appreciate the creations of Mexico's first civilization at Parque Museo La Venta, an outdoor museum displaying Olmec artifacts. When digging

Wander around the modern Mayan Museum of Cancun to absorb artifacts and displays relating to the Mayan culture. The museum makes a great plac

Visit Fabrica La Aurora, a historical textile factory housing an array of galleries, exhibitions, and shops. Peruse high-end homewares, print

Feel as though you are stepping into a fantasy world at Jardin Escultorico Edward James, located deep in the Huastecan jungle. As one of the

Admire an old and storied building at Alhondiga de Granaditas, a former grain storehouse now containing an art and history museum. Built betw

History buffs in particular should not miss Gran Museo del Mundo Maya. Established in 2012, the museum was designed by a group of local archi

See a historic collection of Mexican folk art at Rafael Coronel Museum (Museo Rafael Coronel). Collected by the Zacatecan artist Rafael Coron