Everything Else
ORGANIC MARKET/MERCADO POCHOTE
Iglesia de Xochimilco. Friday-Saturday (9-1).
Vegies, meats, cheeses, breads, coffee, mezcal and crafts. Breakfast of fresh juice and quesadilla at the open tables.
8 locals recommend
Templo de Santo Tomas Xochimilco
S/N Dr. Gilberto Bolaños CachoORGANIC MARKET/MERCADO POCHOTE
Iglesia de Xochimilco. Friday-Saturday (9-1).
Vegies, meats, cheeses, breads, coffee, mezcal and crafts. Breakfast of fresh juice and quesadilla at the open tables.
Welte Institute [welte.org]. Largest private or public collection of works on Oaxaca: anthropology, archaeology, social sciences--history and more.
Bilingual staff (check web page for hours).
Emilio Carranza 203
Welte Institute [welte.org]. Largest private or public collection of works on Oaxaca: anthropology, archaeology, social sciences--history and more.
Bilingual staff (check web page for hours).
Anthropology museum, museum shop in a beautiful ex-convent building overlooking the Jardin Etnobotanico. Cool blog about the jewelry [http://artjewelryelements.blogspot.mx/2015/04/pre-colum]
121 locals recommend
Museum of Cultures of Oaxaca, Santo Domingo
s/n 1a. Cerrada de Macedonio AlcalaAnthropology museum, museum shop in a beautiful ex-convent building overlooking the Jardin Etnobotanico. Cool blog about the jewelry [http://artjewelryelements.blogspot.mx/2015/04/pre-colum]
Sightseeing
Fabulous collection and rotating exhibits of Oaxacan and world textiles [http://www.museotextildeoaxaca.org.mx/]
Beautiful space.
Gift shop
105 locals recommend
Oaxaca Textile Museum
917 Miguel HidalgoFabulous collection and rotating exhibits of Oaxacan and world textiles [http://www.museotextildeoaxaca.org.mx/]
Beautiful space.
Gift shop
Unique, beautiful space of art and native plants used by indigenous peoples of Oaxaca [http://www.jardinoaxaca.org.mx/]
Check page for tours of botany and culture in English/Spanish.
162 locals recommend
Ethnobotanical Garden of Oaxaca
Sur n ReformaUnique, beautiful space of art and native plants used by indigenous peoples of Oaxaca [http://www.jardinoaxaca.org.mx/]
Check page for tours of botany and culture in English/Spanish.
Beautiful reconstruction of colonial buildings, with chapel, enclosed archaeological site. Gift shop, restaurant.
[http://www.san-pablo.mx/]
Independencia 904
904 Avenida de la IndependenciaBeautiful reconstruction of colonial buildings, with chapel, enclosed archaeological site. Gift shop, restaurant.
[http://www.san-pablo.mx/]
A post-classic (1200+) site that rose after the fall of Monte Alban, about 30 minutes east on the road to Mitla. Explore the site (bring water and a snack), climb to the top for a picnic with a view.
33 locals recommend
Yagul
A post-classic (1200+) site that rose after the fall of Monte Alban, about 30 minutes east on the road to Mitla. Explore the site (bring water and a snack), climb to the top for a picnic with a view.