This beautiful, island-studded bay is a prime spot for all kinds of aquatic activities, including windsurfing, kayaking and whale-watching.

Legendary expatriate bar where literary greats would share ideas over drinks: now a place where you can get drunk, feign pretension and buy a touristy T-shirt to commemorate your trip.

Housed in an old casino, this center contains space to be rented out for public events, but also has a natural history museum that can be seen for US$1.

Roughly translated as "the snorter," this underwater cave regularly sucks in sea water and spits it out the cave's top drenching visitors to the site.

Ladies, you'll want to wear pants (not skirts) to this rowdy bar: fun-loving waiters will turn people upside down while feeding them tequila slammers.

Once a casino, this graceful white building is now an architectural monument and features tours of its voluptuous interiors.

Founded in 1888, Baja's oldest winery continues in the Santo Tomas Mission's wine-making tradition and offers visitors samples of wines, breads and cheeses.

This street is lined with shops selling curio, with many items costing under $5.

Main shopping street lined with shops selling everything from straw hats to wood carvings.

This street is lined with some of the more refined shops and cafes.

Ensenada's city center containing the busts of three historical figures: Benito Juarez, Miguel Hidalgo and Venustiano Carranza.

The oldest public building in Baja now serves as the exhibit space for the National Institute of Anthropology and History.

Buy some fresh fish and some tacos at this open-air market.

Strong liquor and loud music: what else do you need from a bar?

Ensenada's museum of natural science is best known for its organized whale-sighting trips.