Pyramids, silver towns, volcano country and butterfly forests: everything worth leaving the city for, and how to do each in a day.
ApanIf you've had pulque in Mexico City -- the thick, slightly sour, mildly alcoholic drink made from fermented…Read the guide →Cholula Day TripThere's a hill in Cholula with a bright yellow church on top of it. It's a pretty church,…Read the guide →Cuernavaca Day TripThe Aztec emperors had summer homes in Cuernavaca. Hernan Cortes built his palace here. Emperor Maximilian kept a…Read the guide →Day Trips from Mexico CityMexico City is one of those places that could keep you busy for months without ever leaving its…Read the guide →Hacienda de ChautlaAbout two hours southeast of Mexico City, in the foothills between Puebla and the Sierra Norte, there's a…Read the guide →Mineral del MonteMineral del Monte (also called Real del Monte) is a former silver mining town about two hours northeast…Read the guide →Monarch Butterfly SanctuaryEvery autumn, somewhere around 300 million monarch butterflies leave southeastern Canada and the northeastern United States and fly…Read the guide →Padre Tembleque AqueductAbout 100 kilometers northeast of Mexico City, in a dry valley in the state of Hidalgo, a 16th-century…Read the guide →San Pedro AtocpanEvery October, the small town of San Pedro Atocpan holds a mole fair. This wouldn't be remarkable except…Read the guide →Teotihuacan Day TripAbout 50 kilometers northeast of Mexico City, in a wide valley surrounded by scrubby hills, sits the ruins…Read the guide →Tepoztlan Day TripTepoztlan is the kind of town where a barefoot guy selling artisanal mezcal on a street corner will…Read the guide →TexcocoThe name Texcoco appears constantly in Mexico City's history but rarely on its tourist itineraries. That's a significant…Read the guide →TlalpujahuaEvery year, millions of Christmas ornaments sold across Mexico originate from a small town in the mountains of…Read the guide →Valle de BravoIf you want to understand how wealthy Mexico City residents spend their weekends, drive 2.5 hours west to…Read the guide →Zempoala LagoonsAbout 65 kilometers south of Mexico City, at an elevation of 3,000 meters in the mountains between the…Read the guide →