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It’s been a while since I did a bucket list post and today feels like a good day to make one. I decided to do a giant Mexico bucket list today and I am very excited about it.

I’ve done a few of these things in my brief time visiting Mexico, but there are soooo many other incredible things to do there and I want to do all of them.

I would love to go back and see more of Mexico outside of the Cancun area. I want to eat all the food, vegetarian and not, see all the things, go all the places. And there are so many Mexico tours that look amazing, which doesn’t help!

I broke this down into a Mexico City bucket list and a rest-of-Mexico bucket list. It’s a pretty solid mix of outdoors, culture, museums, towns, and interesting experiences.

This one has a bit more variety than some other bucket lists that I have that are more outdoor focused.

This isn’t necessarily a definitive list of the best things to do in Mexico, but sort of functions as a personal bucket list.

It’s things I would want to do myself (with a few exceptions, like diving) but also a guide and place to start when planning a trip to Mexico. I am not a Mexico expert, just someone that really wants to see a lot of it.

Mexico City bucket list

I’ll start with the Mexico City bucket list. Mexico City looks so beautiful and I would love to visit someday. This section will include things to do in Mexico City and a few day trips from Mexico City.

• Visit the Frida Kahlo Museum
• Visit Xochimico, the weird doll island
• See Teotuhuacan by hot air balloon
• Eat at La Gruta Cave restaurant
• Visit Frida Kahlo Park
• Visit the Tolantongo Caves
• Visit the National Museum of Pop Culture
• Wander the Coyoacan Artisan Market
• See the Templo Mayor Ruins
• Walk down the possibly haunted Callejon del Aguacate

• Visit the Tamayo Contemporary Art Museum
• Visit the Diego Rivera Anahuacalli Museum
• Walk around Chapultepec Park
• Go to the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve
• Take a ride on the Xochimilco Canals
• Visit the Museum of Popular Art
• See the Mexico National Museum of Anthropology
• Explore Barrio Chino
• See Casa de Azulejos
• Visit Palacio de Bellas Artes

• Do a mezcal tasting
• Visit the Mexico City National Art Museum
• See Chapultetpec Castle
• Visit the Sonora Witch Market
• Hike Los Dinamos
• Visit the Museum of Antique Toys
• Browse the San Juan Market
• See a Lucha Libre wrestling match
• Peruse the Ciudadela Market
• Visit the Cuicuilco Archaeological Zone

Mexico bucket list

• Ride the Copper Canyon train
• Snorkel at the underwater museum
• Visit Peublo
• Visit Cholula
• Relax on the beach in Playa del Carmen
• Climb the Coba ruins
• Take a cooking class
• Visit Chichen Itza

• Visit the Tulum Ruins
• Visit Isla Contoy
• Relax on the beach in Cozumel
• Visit Isla Holbox
• See San Miguel de Allende by hot air balloon
• Relax on the beach in San Pancho
• Visit the Palenque ruins
• See the waterfalls in Palenque

• Go to the Mummy Museum in Guanajuato
• Snorkel in Akumal
• Explore Oaxaca
• Experience Dia de los Muertos
• See the yellow town, Izamal
• Visit the Vallarta Botanical Gardens
• Relax on Isla Mujeres
• Go cenote hopping
• See flamingos at the Celestun Biosphere Reserve
• Watch the Ballet Folklorico

• Dive in Cenote Dos Ojos
• See the El Chiflon waterfalls
• Take a food tour
• Wander around Merida
• Visit the Uxmal Ruins
• Visit the Puebla Tunnels
• Wander around Campeche City
• Visit San Cristobal de las Casas
• Swim with whale sharks
• Explore colorful Guanajuato

• Do a tequila tasting
• Relax on the beach in Sayulita
• Climb Nevado De Toluca
• Enjoy Bacalar Lagoon
• Visit Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve
• Visit Tepoztlan
• Go trekking in the Sierra Norte Mountains
• See Jose Clemente Orozco’s murals in Guadalajara
• Take a weaving class in Oaxaca
• Go on a whale watching tour
• Visit Sumidero National Park
• See Hierve El Agua

Bucket list posts

Have you been to Mexico? What was your favorite thing you did or saw there? Anything I should add to my list?