Mexico Travel | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/mexico-travel/RSS feed for Mexico TravelenFri, 03 Oct 2025 18:00:42 +0000Frida Kahlo's Family Home and Artistic Retreat Opens as a Museumhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/frida-kahlos-family-home-and-artistic-retreat-opens-as-a-museum-180987445/Museo Casa Kahlo occupies “Casa Roja,” which is only a few blocks away from the Museo Frida Kahlo in “Casa Azul”Fri, 03 Oct 2025 18:00:42 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/frida-kahlos-family-home-and-artistic-retreat-opens-as-a-museum-180987445/Celebrate Day of the Dead With These 15 Scenes of Festivities and Remembrancehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/celebrate-day-of-the-dead-with-these-15-scenes-festivities-remembrance-180985374/These images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest show how communities in Mexico and beyond mark Día de los Muertos.Fri, 01 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/celebrate-day-of-the-dead-with-these-15-scenes-festivities-remembrance-180985374/The Race to Save Mezcal From the Worldhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/race-save-mezcal-from-world-oaxaca-180984899/Climate change, corporate money, soaring demand—can Mexico’s local agave growers find a viable path for a beloved beverage?Thu, 29 Aug 2024 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/race-save-mezcal-from-world-oaxaca-180984899/This Tiny Taco Stand in Mexico City Was Just Awarded a Coveted Michelin Starhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-tiny-taco-stand-in-mexico-city-was-just-awarded-a-coveted-michelin-star-180984400/Founded in 1968, Taquería El Califa de León has just four items on its menu, which diners eat while standing elbow to elbowWed, 22 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-tiny-taco-stand-in-mexico-city-was-just-awarded-a-coveted-michelin-star-180984400/First Section of Mexico's Controversial Maya Train Openshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/first-section-of-mexico-controversial-maya-train-opens-180983479/The rail system, built to connect tourist destinations, has been criticized for endangering archaeological and environmental sitesWed, 20 Dec 2023 21:20:42 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/first-section-of-mexico-controversial-maya-train-opens-180983479/You Can Watch the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse From Aboard These Cruise Shipshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/solar-eclipse-2024-cruises-180982590/Several cruise lines are offering special sailings for the rare celestial spectacle on April 8, 2024Tue, 25 Jul 2023 12:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/solar-eclipse-2024-cruises-180982590/Archaeologists Discover Entrance to the Zapotec Underworld Beneath a Church in Mexicohttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/zapotec-underworld-entrance-mexico-180982552/New scans of the site have confirmed the existence of an "underground labyrinth"Tue, 18 Jul 2023 17:37:40 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/zapotec-underworld-entrance-mexico-180982552/Mexico's Chichén Itzá Is Getting a New Museumhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-museum-coming-to-chichen-itza-in-mexico-180981864/Officials hope the new facility will attract an influx of tourists arriving on the controversial Maya TrainWed, 22 Mar 2023 20:57:07 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-museum-coming-to-chichen-itza-in-mexico-180981864/A 5,000-Mile-Wide Mass of Seaweed Is Heading for Florida and Mexicohttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-5000-mile-wide-mass-of-seaweed-is-heading-for-florida-and-mexico-180981795/Known as sargassum, the algae can hurt tourism as it piles up on beaches and starts to rotTue, 14 Mar 2023 17:58:39 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-5000-mile-wide-mass-of-seaweed-is-heading-for-florida-and-mexico-180981795/Mexico Bans Great White Shark-Related Tourism on Guadalupe Islandhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/mexico-bans-great-white-shark-related-tourism-on-guadalupe-island-180981616/The government cited bad practices in the industry as a reason for the ban, which has sparked concerns for the local economyTue, 14 Feb 2023 18:24:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/mexico-bans-great-white-shark-related-tourism-on-guadalupe-island-180981616/