10 Sights & Landmarks in San Luis Potosi That You Shouldn't Miss

October 14, 2021 Misti Hsu

Discover the best top things to do in San Luis Potosi, Central Mexico and Gulf Coast including Capilla de Aranzazu, Tamtoc Archaeological Site, Jardin Hidalgo, Plaza de San Francisco, Cathedral of San Luis Potosi, Parroquia de San Miguelito, Antigua Caja Real, Centro de las Artes de San Luis Potosi Centenario, Jardin Escultorico Edward James, Tunel de Ogarrio.
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1. Capilla de Aranzazu

Calle Independencia, esquina con Hermenegildo Galeana, San Luis Potosi Mexico
Excellent
75%
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25%
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5.0 based on 12 reviews

Capilla de Aranzazu

2. Tamtoc Archaeological Site

Tamuin Mexico
Excellent
78%
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5.0 based on 9 reviews

Tamtoc Archaeological Site

3. Jardin Hidalgo

San Luis Potosi Mexico
Excellent
53%
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4.5 based on 59 reviews

Jardin Hidalgo

San Luis Potosí's chief city plaza.

Reviewed By martha5447

As many have said, Mexico doesn't brag about it's beautiful plazas. This is a beautiful garden surrounded by beautiful architecture and when you take a seat, you will slow down and just absorb all the beauty that San Luis Potosi has to offer. Don't rush, enjoy the people, the food, the day. This is in the center of town and it's lovely.

4. Plaza de San Francisco

San Luis Potosi Mexico
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4.5 based on 113 reviews

Plaza de San Francisco

This city plaza is surrounded by numerous historic landmarks.

Reviewed By martha5447

Here's another great spot to take a seat, plan your day, people watch, take in the history, the trees are lovely. Enjoy your time in this great city that is fairly unknown to USA tourists. Maybe that's why I love it.

5. Cathedral of San Luis Potosi

San Luis Potosi Mexico +52 444 822 0146
Excellent
71%
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4.5 based on 468 reviews

Cathedral of San Luis Potosi

This cathedral has been refashioned many times since the early 1700s, when it was constructed.

Reviewed By krookca - Montreal, Canada

The Main Cathedral of San Luis Potosi. Take the time to Stop and relax. Small museum just near, attached to Cathedral Example: Replica statues of Michel Ange

6. Parroquia de San Miguelito

Calle General Fuero 415 Barrio de San Miguelito, San Luis Potosi 78339 Mexico +52 444 812 4800
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4.5 based on 6 reviews

Parroquia de San Miguelito

7. Antigua Caja Real

Madero esquina con Aldama, San Luis Potosi Mexico
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50%
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4.5 based on 4 reviews

Antigua Caja Real

8. Centro de las Artes de San Luis Potosi Centenario

Calzada de Guadalupe 705 Julian Carrillo, Centro historico, San Luis Potosi Mexico +52 444 137 4100 http://centrodelasartesslp.gob.mx/
Excellent
76%
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4.5 based on 285 reviews

Centro de las Artes de San Luis Potosi Centenario

Reviewed By emiliapiper - San Luis Potosi, Mexico

Old building with great history, good expositions in the museum and they are always adding new stuff and events. It is an activity to do with the family, friends or just solo.

9. Jardin Escultorico Edward James

Camino Paseo Las Pozas s/n, Xilitla 79902 Mexico [email protected] http://www.laspozasxilitla.org.mx/
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4.5 based on 1,192 reviews

Jardin Escultorico Edward James

The sculpture park Las Pozas, located in Xilitla, San Luis Potosí, was created by Edward James, an eccentric English poet and artist, also a great patron of the Surrealist movement. Nestled in the Huasteca Potosina, Edward James found the perfect setting to create the work of his life. Between natural and artificial pools and waterfalls that prepare the mind to enter into a dreamy world, a surrealistic labyrinth unfolds. Buildings that evoke nonsense, doors that open up to nothing, stairs that lead to the sky, and concrete flowers that grow at the same time as the natural ones. The design of Las Pozas is inspired both in orchids and the greenery of the Huasteca Potosina, it combines ideas and concepts taken from the Surrealist movement in which Edward James was immersed. A Shangri-la, a fusion between organic and artificial things, between the jungle and concrete, thus managing to merge two worlds in just one. The origin of Las Pozas goes back to 1947, when Edward James (who lived in some kind of exile in the United States), purchased a coffee plantation near Xilitla, San Luis Potosí, and registered it in the name of Plutarco Gastelum, his close friend, together they created Las Pozas. During the first years, Edward James kept the Las Pozas as a display of his fabulous orchid collection, and as home for his many exotic pets. In 1962, after an unprecedented frost that destroyed a huge part of Edward James' plantation, he concentrated on constructing the sculptural garden we know today. The sculptural set of Xilitla is located inside a piece of land situated in a place called La Conchita, township of Xilitla, San Luis Potosí. It takes up an area of almost nine hectares. Between 1964 and 1967, the renowned painter, Leonora Carrington, visited the park, leaving an al fresco painted mural in El Castillo, Plutarco Gastelum's house, also Edward James' home during his visits. The image of the painting corresponds to a figure with human feminine traits and a zoomorph head. In 2007, the Fundación Pedro y Elena Hernández, A.C, acquired Las Pozas with the purpose of preserving the sculptures and protecting the flora of its surroundings. The Fundación Pedro y Elena Hernández, A. C., besides being in charge of receiving more than 80 thousand visitors each year, also works on: - The preservation and restoration of the structure - The preservation and restoration of the garden - The preservation and restoration of the areas of woods that belong to the property

Reviewed By AstralTravelMX

Picture yourself being transported to your wildest dream, to a land of creatures of the nature and out of this world scenery. You have to get a guide, you could hire someone at the entrace and they will tell you about the tales, the construction and the story of the creator and his friends. Our guide told us so many people visit, it is deteriorating very quickly. They have talked about closing it permanently to the public so go before its too late!

10. Tunel de Ogarrio

Ogarrio 1, Real de Catorce Mexico http://www.realdecatorce.info/sitio/es/tunel-ogarrio.html
Excellent
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4.5 based on 237 reviews

Tunel de Ogarrio

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