The remarkable Copper Canyon Railway passes through Chihuahua on its way from Ojinaga on the Rio Grande to the Gulf of California. It is an engineering miracle in itself and also provides a good way of seeing the canyons, mesas and bare peaks of the Sierra Madre Occidental. The journey lasts about 13 hours. Entertainments include bullfights, dog- and horseraces, nightclubs and restaurants.
Restaurants serve international and Mexican food.
Tijuana claims to be 'the world's most visited city', receiving more than 20 million visitors every year, many of them day-trippers from California. With San Diego just a few miles away across the border, it is the land gateway to and from the USA, thriving on the sale of souvenirs.