Museo del Caracol

A short distance down the road from the Castillo, this ‘gallery of history’ traces the origins of Mexico’s present-day institutions, identity and values through a series of audio-enhanced dioramas re-enacting key moments in the country’s struggle for liberty. The museum is shaped like a snail shell, with its 12 exhibit halls spiraling downward. Along the way you’ll see the cry for independence at Dolores Hidalgo, the May 5 battle of Puebla, the execution of Maximillian, and the triumphant entrance of Madero into Mexico City. The tour ends at a circular hall which contains only one item – a replica of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico.