Museo de Arte Prehispánico de México Rufino Tamayo (MAPRT)

What Most People Wish They'd Done in Oaxaca de Juárez

You've done the research and bookmarked the mezcal bars. But here's the quiet fear: what if you miss the things that actually matter? Five experiences curated by local guide Carlos V. — a pre-Hispanic art museum, the Guelaguetza festival, a rooftop cantina, a neighborhood market, and a petrified waterfall — that travelers still think about months later.