Hacienda Yaxcopoil (YASH-coh-poh-EEL) is a Yucatan plantation dating back to the 17th century. The hacienda has been the location of several film and television productions, and is featured in most travel guides. Its archives are frequently cited in historical texts and research. The Hacienda may be the best preserved but unrestored hacienda in the Yucatan. The Hacienda is open daily for tours, a private guest house, museum of Mayan artifacts, gift shop, snack bar and events.

Also known as Plaza de Armas, this city square contains some of the most historically significant and aesthetically pleasing buildings in Merida.

Merida English Library is based on the model of the classic, local public library, which is the centerpiece of every community in the United States and Canada. Its mission is to provide English language materials in all formats to meet the information, educational and recreational needs of English-speaking people of all ages in the diverse communities which make up Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. Its also a great place for a visitor to meet other English-speaking people and see what is going on in the expat community in Merida. Everyone is welcome!

Facing the main square in Merida, this extraordinary building dates back to 1549 and is built with intricate artistry in the Spanish Plateresque style.

This museum traces the city through history, from its colonial Spanish plazas to the modern bustling streets of today.

Merida's City Museum is located in the renovated Correo (Post Office) building, just next to the city mercado. On the first floor are exhibits about the many-faceted history of the city of Merida, from its birth as the Mayan city of T'ho, to the Spanish conquest by Francisco Montejo, the henequen boom of the early 20th Century and current renaissance as the center of culture and commerce of the Yucatan Peninsula.

If you are spending some time in Merida or it's surrounding areas,  try a visit to Dzibilchaltun. This Mayan archaeological site less than 10 miles from Merida. The ruins here aren't as grand as...

Once the home of General Francisco Canton Rosada, this building now houses artifacts and memorabilia as the Anthropology Museum.

An ancient Mayan building thought to be a school and named by a Spanish historian who thought it looked like a European monastery.

This wide avenue, modeled after Paris' Champs Elysees, is lined with the mansions of Merida's old aristocracy.

Music venue that features classic música de trío and trova.

Mercer Cigars smoke shop has a walk-in humidor with a large selection of genuine Cubanos, a great smoking bar with widescreen TV, a wide selection of imported beers and botanas.