Location: Zacatecas
Top Things to do in Zacatecas
What to do and see in Zacatecas, Zacatecas: The Best Sights & Landmarks
Tomás Torres Mercado
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. 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.
3. Palacio de la Mala Noche
4. Plaza de Santo Domingo
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Morismas de Bracho
8. Parroquia de Nuestra Senora de Fatima
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 87 reviews
Reviewed By Cartagena2019 - Cartagena, Colombia
This beautiful church was started in in 1950s but only finished in 2000 due to lack of funding, when it was consecrated. It was built in Gothic style and made of fabulous local orange pink stone. As the church is not so close to the centre, try to combine with a visit to the Francisco Goitia museum which originally was the residence of governors. It is only two minuets walk from Fatima church.
