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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Mexico

582 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Mexico

Updated March 21, 2025

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  1. Aguascalientes
  2. Angahuan
  3. Atotonilco
  4. Bacalar
  5. Bernal
  6. Cabo San Lucas
  7. Campeche
  8. Cancún
  9. Chichen Itza
  10. Chihuahua
  11. Ciudad Juárez
  12. Cuatrociénegas
  13. Cuernavaca
  14. Cuilapam De Guerrero
  15. Dolores Hidalgo
  16. Durango
  17. Ensenada
  18. Guadalajara
  19. Guanajuato
  20. Isla Mujeres
  21. Ixmiquilpan
  22. Izamal
  23. León
  24. Malinalco
  25. Mazatlán
  26. Mérida
  27. Metepec
  28. Mexico City
  29. Monterrey
  30. Morelia
  31. Nativitas
  32. Naucalpan
  33. Oaxaca
  34. Pachuca De Soto
  35. Palenque
  36. Papantla
  37. Pátzcuaro
  38. Playa Del Carmen
  39. Puebla
  40. Puerto Escondido
  41. Puerto Vallarta
  42. San Agustín Etla
  43. San Andrés Cholula
  44. San Cristóbal De Las Casas
  45. San Francisco Mazapa
  46. San Juan Teotihuacan De Arista
  47. San Luis Potosí
  48. San Miguel De Allende
  49. San Pablo Villa De Mitla
  50. San Rafael
  51. Santiago
  52. Santiago De Querétaro
  53. Taxco
  54. Tepoztlán
  55. Tequisquiapan
  56. Tijuana
  57. Tlalnepantla
  58. Toluca
  59. Tuxtla Gutiérrez
  60. Valladolid
  61. Valle De Bravo
  62. Villahermosa
  63. Xicotepec De Juárez
  64. Xilitla
  65. Zacatecas

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Museums 102
Architecture 76
Art 69
Archaeology 66
Ruins 55
Aztec 48
Murals 46
Sacred Spaces 45

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Beside the auto shop’s signage.

11 Marvelous Mexican Restaurants Hiding in Plain Sight

Sometimes, the best tacos are served inside an auto shop.

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