Location: Zacatecas
Top Things to do in Zacatecas
Top 7 Things to do Good for Adrenaline Seekers in Zacatecas, Zacatecas
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Restaurants in Zacatecas
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Cerro de la Bufa
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 908 reviews
The beautiful mountain overlooking Zacatecas, complete with a cable car for tourists.
Reviewed By lesjmejia
Amazing views! Breath taking! Great place to take some great pictures of the town. The only little thing the air is very thin due to the altitude so it can be difficult for some people to breath.
4. La Mina Club
5. Teleferico
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 863 reviews
A 10-minute cable car ride between two small mountain peaks in the city's historic section.
Reviewed By AstralTravelMX
This is a very nice ride with a wonderful view! Facilities and equipment is very modern and new. PRO TIP: get a taxi to La Bufa, after some sightseeing there take the teleferico ONE WAY and you will get off one block of EL EDEN mine, then you could visit the mine on the same day and paying half teleferico ticket. Trip is short but very enjoyable.
6. Museo de la Inquisicion
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 108 reviews
Reviewed By An0nyMs
The guide went into plenty of detail as he showed the horrific methods used on criminals as well as other undesirables like homosexuals. (He showed one torture especially for homosexuals.) I won't post photos of any of them; they're too horrible. (Instead, here's a fun one of a tortured skeleton in a Santa cap. :) As he finished by saying, they do this to help people remember.
7. Tirolesa 840
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 27 reviews
