It doesn't get much more cowboy than this: on the outskirts of Real de Catorce you can wander in the remains of a former bullring. You'll have to use your…
Must see attractions in Mexico
- PPlaza de Toros
- MMuseo de la Restauración de la República
If you can read Spanish or are a real history buff, this museum covers Querétaro's role in Mexico's history, particularly the French occupation and the…
- TTorre Reforma
This 246m (807ft), 57-story, wedge-shaped tower became Mexico City's tallest building when it opened in 2016, displacing the Torre BBVA Bancomer (235m…
- TTribuna Monumental de las Águilas
This 'Fallen Eagle Monument,' known also as 'el Tribuna Monumental,' is an obelisk dedicated to fallen Mexican soldiers who joined the Allies in the…
- TTemplo de San Marcos
The handsome 18th-century Templo de San Marcos is across from the Jardín de San Marcos and overlooks the end of the city's main pedestrian street.
- GGalería Vega m57
Real's only dedicated art gallery hosts exhibitions and installations of contemporary work in a variety of media in a restored colonial building.
- BBiblioteca de la Historia de las Californias
Across from the Jardín Velasco, La Paz’s former Casa de Gobierno is now the Biblioteca de la Historia de las Californias, a history library.
- CCasino de la Feria
This is Mexico's only legal casino (built in 1962); during the annual feria, it's also the the city's cockfighting arena.
- MMarket
Tehuantepec’s dim indoor market is open daily on the west side of the plaza, and spills out into surrounding streets.
- IIglesia de La Compañía
Finely carved facades adorn the colonial Iglesia de La Compañía on the opposite side of the Zócalo to the cathedral.
- BBodega Quetzalli
The second exhibition space of leading commercial gallery Galería Quetzalli.
- PPalacio Municipal
This handsome 17th-century building, occupied by local government offices, faces onto the zócalo.
- GGlorieta de la Cabeza Maya
A roundabout and a landmark featuring a large statue of a Maya chieftain’s head, at the west end of town.
- PParroquia de Guadalupe
A small Gothic church that shows its age and is all the more beautiful for it.
- TTemplo de San Miguel Arcángel
Comala's parish church is at the northeast corner of the Plaza Principal.
- TTemplo de la Compañía
Built by the Jesuits in 1675 with a baroque facade.
- PPalacio Municipal
On the plaza's north side is the Palacio Municipal.
- IIglesia de San Rafael
Iglesia de San Rafael was founded in 1742.