What to Do in Oaxaca For First Time Visitors

Wondering what to do in Oaxaca on your first visit? Expert, Susan Ripley of Brooklyn Tropicali, is here to spill all she knows!

It’s not very often that you find a travel destination that is jam packed with traditional culture, a variety of high quality artisan work, thousands-of-years-old archaeological sites, beautiful nature, colorful architecture, and some of the best food and drinks in the world. But that sums up Oaxaca, and explains why it’s becoming such a buzz-worthy destination.

So I’m putting together a guide for first-time visitors to Oaxaca, the quintessential list of what to see, eat, drink, and shop for in this cultural hub of Mexico. After spending more than 2+ years in this special place, I want to be sure that travelers have a chance to experience Oaxaca in an authentic and immersive way.

What To See and Do in Oaxaca

A comprehensive list of what to see and do in Oaxaca can be overwhelming. There is just so much history and culture, that you could spend months…