Cancún

Celebrations worthy of a World Cup victory rocked the city (indeed, the whole country) when Cancún's beaches reopened in April of 2006. Shortly after...more

OK, so it's not exactly Madrid or even Mexico City, but Cancún's small bullfighting ring, in the El Centro section of town, holds bullfights on...more

An astonishing collection of folk art fills several rooms at this little-known museum on the second floor of the undistinguished El Embarcadero building. The...more

Motorboats, WaveRunners, and Jet Skis zoom about the lagoons on the Hotel Zone's western shores, defying any definition of an eco-tour. But if you kayak into...more

The Yucatán is one of the flattest places on earth—an area with almost no peaks or hills to accent its tropical terrain. As a result, the region's...more

Cancún has a surprisingly large number of golf courses packed into the narrow strip of the Zona Hotelera. Cancún Golf Club at Pok-Ta-Pok was...more

Just five miles long and no wider than a city block at each tip, tiny Isla is the antithesis of Cancún. The island's many small hotels weather most...more

Cancún is well-positioned for day and overnight trips to the Yucatán Peninsula's archeological sites, haciendas, and colonial cities. The best...more

Vegas-style shopping centers have become the most exciting attractions on land in the Zona Hotelera. Local residents treat malls like the main plazas of...more