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Día de los Muertos (November 1–2) honors loved ones who have died with altars, marigolds and candlelit vigils. These are the most meaningful places to experience it respectfully.
Why Día de los Muertos
Oaxaca's comparsas, cemetery vigils and altars are the country's most celebrated.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~79°F (26°C); dry
- Crowds · season
- High · Peak
- Price level
- $$$
Converted 16th-century convent in the historic center.
Explore Oaxaca →Why Día de los Muertos
Mexico City's Day of the Dead parade, a giant ofrenda in the Zócalo and candlelit vigils in Mixquic.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~73°F (23°C); dry
- Crowds · season
- High · Peak
- Price level
- $$$
Hacienda-style hotel with a courtyard garden on Paseo de la Reforma.
Explore Mexico City →Why Día de los Muertos
San Miguel's La Calaca festival and catrina parades.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~75°F (24°C); dry
- Crowds · season
- High · Peak
- Price level
- $$$
Colonial-style hotel with rooftop views of the Parroquia.
Explore San Miguel de Allende →Why Día de los Muertos
Puebla's altars and nearby Huaquechula, known for its towering ofrendas.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~73°F (23°C); dry
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Peak
- Price level
- $$$
Colonial complex in the historic center with a rooftop terrace.
Hotels in Mexico →Why Día de los Muertos
The Yucatán's Hanal Pixán, the Maya 'food of the souls', with traditional mucbipollo tamales.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~88°F (31°C); humid
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$$
Hacienda resort with a cenote spa near Mérida.
Hotels in Chocholá →Why Día de los Muertos
Xcaret's Festival de Vida y Muerte as the rainy season ends.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~86°F (30°C); humid
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$$
Lagoon and beachfront suites with private plunge pools inside the Mayakoba enclave.
Hotels in Playa del Carmen →Why Día de los Muertos
Altars and celebrations in San José del Cabo as hurricane season ends.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~84°F (29°C); dry
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$$
Classic Cabo resort on one of the corridor's swimmable beaches.
Explore Los Cabos →Why Día de los Muertos
Nearby Sumpango and Santiago Sacatepéquez fly giant kites on November 1.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~73°F (23°C); drying out
- Crowds · season
- High · Peak
- Price level
- $$
Hotel and museum within the ruins of a 16th-century monastery.
Explore Antigua Guatemala →Why Día de los Muertos
San Antonio's Día de los Muertos celebrations at La Villita and the Pearl.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~79°F (26°C); warm
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Peak
- Price level
- $$$
Former 1890s brewhouse at the Pearl on the River Walk.
Hotels in San Antonio →Why Día de los Muertos
Hollywood Forever Cemetery hosts one of the largest Día de los Muertos events in the US.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~75°F (24°C); sunny
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$$
Secluded garden hotel with its famous Swan Lake.
Explore Los Angeles →Why Día de los Muertos
San Francisco's Mission District hosts a candlelit procession on November 2.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~66°F (19°C); mild
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$$
High-floor rooms with bay and skyline views in the Financial District.
Explore San Francisco →Why Día de los Muertos
Tucson's All Souls Procession draws tens of thousands for a walk of remembrance.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~79°F (26°C); dry
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Peak
- Price level
- $$$
Foothills resort beside a natural waterfall, with two golf courses.
Hotels in Tucson →Why Día de los Muertos
Albuquerque's South Valley Marigold Parade.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~64°F (18°C); dry
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$
Old Town hotel inspired by Chaco Canyon, with a rooftop restaurant.
Hotels in Albuquerque →Why Día de los Muertos
The National Museum of Mexican Art in Pilsen hosts one of the country's largest Día de los Muertos exhibitions.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~55°F (13°C); cool
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$
Riverfront hotel in a Mies van der Rohe-designed building.
Explore Chicago →Why Día de los Muertos
San Diego's Old Town hosts candlelit altars and a procession.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~72°F (22°C); mild
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$$
Victorian beachfront landmark from 1888.
Explore San Diego →Why Día de los Muertos
Puerto Vallarta's altars along the Malecón as the dry season begins.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~88°F (31°C); drying out
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$$
Hillside casitas on a private peninsula with a Jack Nicklaus golf course.
Explore Punta Mita →Why Día de los Muertos
Austin's Viva la Vida festival and parade.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~72°F (22°C); mild
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$
1920s Italianate mansion estate minutes from downtown.
Explore Austin →Why Día de los Muertos
Phoenix's Desert Botanical Garden hosts a Día de los Muertos festival.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~81°F (27°C); dry
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Peak
- Price level
- $$$
Sprawling resort at the base of Camelback Mountain with a 27-hole golf course.
Explore Scottsdale →Why Día de los Muertos
Santa Fe's altars and gallery exhibitions in crisp fall weather.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~59°F (15°C); dry
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$
Adobe-style hotel steps from the Plaza.
Explore Santa Fe →Why Día de los Muertos
Houston's Día de los Muertos festivals and altars across the city.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~77°F (25°C); mild
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$
Uptown hotel with an on-site Rolls-Royce dealership.
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