Hotels near Museo Maya de Cancún

The Museo Maya de Cancún is the best place to make sense of the ruins you will see across the Yucatán. Its air-conditioned halls display artefacts from Chichén Itzá, Tulum, Palenque and beyond, from jade masks to ceramics and skeletal remains. The ticket also includes the adjacent San Miguelito archaeological site, a shaded jungle path of Maya structures that ends at an 8-metre pyramid. Together they make a cool, cultural break from the beach.

Pro Tip: Visit before your Chichén Itzá or Tulum day trip so the ruins make more sense on the ground; allow 90 minutes for the museum and San Miguelito combined.