Top Things to do in Central Mexico and Gulf Coast
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Discover the best top things to do in Central Mexico and Gulf Coast, Central Mexico and Gulf Coast including Parroquia de San Miguel Arcangel, Museo Nacional de Antropologia, Santuario de Guadalupe y Exconvento de San Diego, Templo Expiatorio del Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, Huasteca Potosina, Centro Historico de Morelia, Historic Center of Santiago de Queretaro, Jardin de la Union, El Rosario Monarch Butterfly Preserve, Mina El Eden.
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1. Parroquia de San Miguel Arcangel
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5.0 based on 3,227 reviews
Built in 1683, this pastel pink church is the city's most recognizable landmark.
Reviewed By Retired_teacher_56 - Dwight, Canada
The centerpiece and focal point and one of the best things to do in San Miguel Allende is the unmissable church. La Parroquia de San Miguel Arcángel or the Church of St. Michael the Archangel is as impressive as it is massive. This is arguably the most photogenic spot in the city inside and out. Enjoy the view from the well-manicured garden in the plaza directly in front of the church that looks almost like an ornate pinkish orange cake! On Sundays, the plaza out front is filled with families and their children enjoying the park. The Luna Rooftop Tapas Bar in the Rosewood Hotel is a great place to have a cocktail enjoying both the sunset and this amazing church
2. Museo Nacional de Antropologia
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5.0 based on 19,688 reviews
Considered one of the world's most comprehensive natural history museums, this famous institution houses four square kilometers of exhibits in 23 exhibition halls.
Reviewed By LauraGrabs4 - Hamburg, Germany
Huge museum, amazing exhibition halls, everything sehr explain, a wonderful way to get to know about the beginnings of Mexico's history and all about the prehispánico cultures, great guides, beautiful spaces, a shame the moctezuma´s headress is a copy, the original is in Vienna. Must visit!
3. Santuario de Guadalupe y Exconvento de San Diego
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5.0 based on 593 reviews
Reviewed By riskyone - Austin, United States
Such a beautiful place both inside and out. Truly the focal point of the historic district. Please be respectful especially if something is happening inside.
4. Templo Expiatorio del Sagrado Corazon de Jesus
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5.0 based on 967 reviews
Reviewed By MarkC101 - Leon, Mexico
Awesome local feel. Visit the catacombs at the local sagrada ... starts after siesta (5pm) SaleRosa was our top restaurant! Simply awesome. Ask for Cesar - speaks English from Cardiff
5. Huasteca Potosina
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5.0 based on 717 reviews
Reviewed By Daoda2 - London, United Kingdom
Go with Expediciones huaXteca (Arturo is the best!) for the waterfall jumping and ziplines. A total blast, reasonably safe (the bike zipline and bridge are not for the faint-hearted; would never be allowed in the States). Don't, however, take the tour for Tamul Waterfall. We didn't do it, but from what I was told by other travellers you are in the boat for 2 hours and in the end you are still pretty far from the waterfall. Instead take a tour or drive to Campamento Tamul above the falls. You'll have to get a guide provided by the village, so you don't need a separate guide to get you to the campamento. The last 20 minutes are on a very bad road, so you couldn't do it in a rental car. Then it's a beautiful walk along the river to the falls. From there, there's a path down to the river and you're far closer to the falls than the people in the boats and you have a much better view. Go early in the day to avoid the crowds/heat. The path to the river goes down some steep ladders.
6. Centro Historico de Morelia
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5.0 based on 670 reviews
Reviewed By tenesc - Mexico, null
Well deserved UNESCO world heritage site!. Built in the 16th century, Morelia is an outstanding example of urban planning which combines the ideas of the Spanish Renaissance with the Mesoamerican experience.
7. Historic Center of Santiago de Queretaro
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5.0 based on 355 reviews
Reviewed By aquatik - Mexico City, Mexico
Clean streets and well-maintained, colorful buildings attest to the civic pride and excellent maintenance of this charming city centre
8. Jardin de la Union
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4.5 based on 1,299 reviews
This popular plaza is the center of social activity in the city.
Reviewed By SimoneK10 - Melbourne, Australia
This is a beautiful public square just to sit and watch people and listen to the Mariachi bands. Really enjoyable.
9. El Rosario Monarch Butterfly Preserve
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4.5 based on 149 reviews
Located next to the tiny village of El Rosario, this sanctuary is the winter nesting grounds for millions of monarch butterflies that migrate from the U.S. each year.
Reviewed By KLight_12
Getting to see the hundreds of millions of Monarch Butterflies at the El Rosario Monarch Butterfly Reserve was a dream come true! My husband and I went there with Natural Habitats Adventures in January 2020. We stayed in Angangueo for two nights. It is a charming town high in the mountains (about 9000 feet). The butterfly reserve is a few miles above the town near the top of the mountain. When we arrived at the reserve, we rode horses up the trail for a mile or so, then walked about half-mile to the area where the Monarchs were roosting in the Oyamel Fir trees. It was breath-taking to see the masses of monarchs hanging in the branches, thickly covering the tree trunks, and flying about when they were warmed by the sun. Seeing this spectacle was a bucket list adventure, I highly recommend going!
10. Mina El Eden
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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.
