Mayan ruins on the Cancun Hotel Strip! Muy authentico!…read more This place is pretty sweet. It's a cool building, with cool architecture, but not too terribly practical. You have to get all the way to the top floor to see the exhibits. At the ticket booth reads a sign, "The galleries are hot. We have no air condition. No refunds." They were right. The gallery is up on the third floor. No, the elevator didn't work. Instead they had a corkscrew ramp that sent me going round and round and round in circles to get to the hot gallery at the top. The gallery was pretty small, with some pretty cool artifacts, and a human skull, with some awesome carvings, and some jewelry. All Mayan. So cool. There's also a temporary exhibit that had portraits of working Mexicans posing in the photos with the tools of their trades. Outside, is a super fun nature walk along an improved trail that takes you past several small ruins (one with painting still in the interior). The path terminates at a half pyramid that you can walk around, but not up. There's a small bookstore that seems lacking at the exit. It's a fun, fairly inexpensive way to get some art and culture on your trip to Cancun, to get to see ruins without having to go way out into the jungle is pretty special.

Great cheap and easy activity to do after lunch when it's super hot and bright…read more We came here one afternoon to get a break from the mid-day heat and sun. It was a nice and easy visit. This is in the hotel zone. Our 7 year old kid enjoyed walking through the outdoor part through the jungle (searching for iguanas). It was nice and shady and peaceful. The indoor part was fine. This is a great cheap and easy activity to do after lunch when it's super hot and bright, to stay out of the sun! We could have taken a bus for 12 pesos or $1 USD from our hotel, but we didn't realize.

This underwater art museum is SO AWESOME! I found a dive trip for a great price with an excellent…read morecompany (see my other reviews for the dive shop name, because I don't think I can list it here) to get here and it was SO WORTH IT! The great thing about this "museum" is you can see it diving, obviously, but also snorkeling, and even in those boats with the underwater view decks. You cannot beat this dive experience, because you can get so unclose and personal, but if diving isn't your thing, it still worth it to go snorkel or on a boat tour. i know this isn't your typical shipwreck, as I'm usually not a fan of "intentionally sunken" wrecks to dive at, but this was still so awesome even though it was intentionally put there. I mean these statues would be cool in a building, but not THAT awesome, however, putting them underwater in the crystal clear, turquoise waters of Mexico's Caribbean, there's a magical eeriness about it that makes is one-of-a-kind. I loved all the fish swimming in between all the statues. It's an easy dive, not too deep, with lots of swimming room.

We came here cause this was in the hotel zone, very close, enough that we could walk here from our…read morehotel! You pay $4 to get in then you can walk the grounds and see these old Mayan ruins! Amazing to think these were built so long ago! It's not huge maybe a quarter of a mile long, you just walk around, lots of iguanas sunbathing! It was pretty hot there, so wear sunscreen and bring a hat!

Located at the start of the hotel zone, right across the street from Playa Delfines. Its a quite…read morelil spot with an entry fee of MX 70 per person (credit cards accepted). They are not the most popular spot for Mayan ruins but its easily accesible if you do not have the time to visit Chichen Itza. There are around 40 stone structres and you need to do your own research. There are not many signages or information next to the structures. You will see a lot of iguanas in this location. An interesting location to explore if you are in the hotel zone. Do not miss it.

Decent snorkeling experience, but generally, the entire trip was lackluster: the guides didn't…read morepoint anything out, they shared no stories or history, and didn't point out any specific fish or coral. We mostly swam behind them and it was very clear that they were bored.

Underwater art museum! This is about the most inconveniently…read morelocated art museum I've ever been to. The only parking is thirty minutes away by boat. You gotta dive thirty feet underwater to see any of it, and all the art is all wet! Wanna get a photo of the sculptures? There's a good chance there's a fish that's gonna photobomb your shot. This place is hilarious! The art is poignant, creative, and fun. It's all lifesized sculptures of things like cars, people, and a bar scene. There's coral growing on the stuff, and fish all around. The sand is a light white, and the water is so blue and warm, it's a great place to check out some art. It's such a cool perspective to be able to circle around and see the art from all angles, even above or below with your ability to swim all around it. It's really fun to see the art this way. You don't have to dive with the museum itself. You can choose any of the dive companies, since there's no private property out in the sea, and anyone who knows how to operate a boat can take you out here. Diving was great, and visibility was par enough to be able to clearly see all the stuff underwater. The waters were choppy, which made for some currents pushing and pulling underwater, but it's a shallow dive and if anything goes wrong you can always just ascend to the surface from such shallow depths with much worry about anything going wrong. In two dives, we were able to take in about a dozen different sculpture displays. They're all near each other.

As someone previously mentioned, entry is included with a ticket to Museo Maya de Cancun, which I…read morereviewed separately. The shadee path is well kept and will lead you to multiple ruins, until you reach the pyramid at the end. Even though the museum was crowded, the ruins were not, which made for great photo ops. I definitely recommend if you have a few hours to spare!

You can access this Mayan ruins after you pass through the Museo Maya de Cancun--both are included…read morein the entry fee, and both are worth it if you're interested in this sort of thing (like me). This Mayan archaeological site is interesting intrinsically as well as for the fact that it was one of the last places inhabited by the Mayans before the arrival of the Spaniards. On the day we visited, there was hardly anybody else here, so chances are that you will have a very peaceful visit, should you decide to come. You can see the Museum and the grounds in about an hour.

6/8/24: During our first trip to Cancun, we stayed very close to this place. We wanted a bite to…read moreeat, so we figured this would be a good option. We went inside and were greeted immediately. They were pretty dead, so we thought our service would be quick. It wasn't. We were sat at a dirty table with sticky/mildew-smelling menus. I wanted to leave, but my fiancé wanted to give them a chance. I cleaned the table myself. The server came to take our order & it eventually came out as requested. I ordered chicken strips thinking it was a meal that couldn't be messed up. They had no taste at all. None! My fiancé loved his burger and ate his fries and mine. The chicken went to waste, unfortunately. All in all, it's an ok place to try if you're looking for American food. I just didn't enjoy my experience. When we left the restaurant and walked towards the street near the ice cream shop, the photographer from this restaurant ran after us and asked us to buy our photos. She was so far away from the restaurant & I was shocked that she followed us just to make that sale. My fiancé felt sorry for her and bought a photo and let her keep the change. Everyone has a hustle there. That's for sure.

No, no, no. You do not want to eat here. High risk of food-borne illness. Sanitary and other…read morehygiene conditions are below acceptable standards. This is a year round "spring break" spot, nothing more.