Location: Zacatecas
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1. Museo de Arte Abstracto Manuel Felguerez
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 107 reviews
Reviewed By AstralTravelMX
This is one of the best abstract art museums I have visited. The building is BEAUTIFUL, well preserved and designed. All paintings there are made by well known mexican artists and from some other parts of the world. The murals section is HUGE. AMAZING. I simply can't understand how this jewel seems to be so underrated. GO VISIT THIS MUSEUM.
2. Mina El Eden
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,619 reviews
This closed mine, extremely prosperous in colonial times, offers tours of the old mining facilities and an underground nightclub.
Reviewed By mikesmythus - Oxford, United States
Put on your yellow hardhat, board the train and disappear into the history that made Zacatetas what it is today.Mina El Eden produced more silver than almost any other mine in Mexico. Inside the mine you'll wonder how people could work under such conditions from 1586 until the 1960s. Of course, many of them were enslaved by the Spanards for hundreds of years. Even with a concrete trail and lots of lighting, one feels the claustrophia of mining. You'll get a small understanding of what was it like for a slave miner to hang from a small seat on a crack in the earth hammering out a chunk of silver-bearing rock. You'll also understand why so many children died while collecting and carrying water throughout the mine. The start of the tour takes you through a wonderful mineral museum that will amaze you with the beauty and creativity of this old rock on which we live.
3. Catedral de Zacatecas
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 726 reviews
Formally known as Nuestra Senora de Asuncion, this 18th-century church is a leading example of Churrigueresque architecture.
Reviewed By elyem
Especially the outside of the building is fascinating, I couldn't get enough from looking up to all that beautiful stonework. The modern altar is unusual and impressive.
4. Plaza de Santo Domingo
5. Museo Pedro Coronel
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 270 reviews
This museum holds Coronel's diverse collection of art, which he denoted shortly before his death, and also is home to a 25,000-volume Mexican history library.
Reviewed By sarandi2 - Sarasota, United States
A wonderful museum featuring sculptures by Pedro Coronel in addition to his own collection of a range of artists including such well known names such as Dali and, especially Joan Miro. A highlight of a trip to Zacatecas. A must see.
6. Museo Zacatecano
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 112 reviews
This museum features a large collection of indigenous art, with a focus on the Huichol Indians.
Reviewed By elyem
It is certainly worth while to visit this museum with a mix of all things zacatecno. A highlight is the Huichol collection and the fantastic tapestries.
7. Fernando Calderon Theater
8. La Quemada
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 239 reviews
The well-preserved ruins of a city that is believed to have been occupied by the Aztecs.
Reviewed By AstralTravelMX
If you have been to other archaeological sites like Chichen Itza or Teotihuacan, you may not be impressed, but there is something about this place... Nobody knows who built it, what it meant or the purpose of it. I am just fascinated by the mistery around it, and the view of the desert! Bring a good hat, water and your boots because you are gonna walk.
9. Museo de Francisco Goitia
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 79 reviews
Once the governor's mansion, this large structure now serves as a museum with exhibits on the art and history of the region, specifically the work of Goitia, a famous local painter from the early 1900s.
10. Museo Rafael Coronel
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 569 reviews
Located in an old monastery, this museum has a unique collection of indigenous artwork.
Reviewed By F8538IJmeganw - Burnsville, United States
For $30 pesos, you can tour the old covenant. The architecture is beautiful and ideal for pictures, especially weddings. It has a huge mask museum and other exhibits too.
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