Guadalajara Sights

  1. Estadio Jalisco

    The Estadio Jalisco, the main football venue (seating around 60,000), hosted World Cup matches in 1970 and 1986. Contact the stadium or tourist office for schedule information. Big games will cost you.

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  2. Selva Mágica

    Beside the zoo, off Calz Independencia Nte, is Selva Mágica, It has four large roller coasters and 5 live animal (dolphins, seals, birds) shows daily.

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  3. Teatro Degollado

    Construction on the neoclassical Teatro Degollado, home of the Guadalajara Philharmonic, was begun in 1856 and completed 30 years later. The five-tiered interior is swathed in red velvet and gold and is crowned by a Gerardo Suárez mural based on the fourth canto of Dante's Divine Comedy . Over the columns on its front is a frieze depicting Apollo and the Nine Muses. The Theater was renovated in 2005 and it has a new café.

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  4. Zoológico Guadalajara

    The Zoológico Guadalajara is a large zoo, with aviaries, a reptile house, a children's petting zoo and a train ride. Animals include lions, tigers and bears (oh my), as well as hippos, llamas and flamingos. The north end of the site provides a view of the Barranca de Oblatos, an impressive 670m (2198ft)-deep canyon. Selva Mágica children's amusement park and the planetarium are nearby.

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