​When planning things to do during your stay in Guanajuato, Mexico, our central location just ten minutes from the historic city center and a friendly staff to make recommendations and offer assistance set us as the perfect guide to the city’s best tourism attractions. Guanajuato has a very unique identity. Its history, location, peculiar geography and famous events like the International Cervantino Festival make it an obligatory cultural destination in El Bajío.

Due to Guanajuato’s mining heritage and exuberant architecture crafted by local artists and craftsmen, the city has been named a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site. 

What to do in Guanajuato?

Walking all over Guanajuato is more than a pleasure, since you can see the city in colors and beautiful architectural forms with alleys and squares full of vegetation. Cathedrals, museums, squares, mines, viewpoints, tunnels, musical establishments and one of the best theaters in the country are some of the many attractions with which Guanajuato receives you.

​These are some of the most important tourist places:

Juarez Theater

This site is considered one of the most attractive in Mexico and recognized worldwide for its architecture which highlights its portico of Doric inspiration (long columns) Roman and European style rooms inside. The name was given in honor of Benito Juárez and has hosted the Cervantino International Festival.

Kiss Alley

This alley full of legend is located behind the Plaza de los Ángeles in the Historic Center and consists of two balconies separated by 68 centimeters. All those couples who visit, should kiss on the third step if it will not cost 7 years of bad luck. Here you will know the love story of Ana and Carlos, a legend that attracts the most in love.

Callejoneadas

Tradition that consists of walking through the streets and alleys of Guanajuato with the estudiantinas. This is done every day and is a nice attraction for tourists. Here, Tuno, with his good humor, will fill the journey of awe with the beauty of the city that is enlivened with music.

Basilica of Our Lady of Guanajuato

Located in the Plaza de la Paz, the church of the patron saint of the city is a beautiful architectural work in Baroque and neoclassical style, inside is the beautiful Andalusian virgin who has a scepter in the right hand, in addition to the Mariana Gallery where the art of the viceregal, nineteenth and contemporary era is exhibited.

Regional Museum of Guanajuato Alhóndiga de Granaditas

Stonework building being the scene of heroism of Pípila in the war of independence. Now it is a Regional Museum that exhibits bronze busts of the heroes of the independent movement. In addition to other pre-Hispanic exhibits, the museum has rooms dedicated to the culture and history of Guanajuato. The entrance fee is $ 60 pesos and opens its doors from Tuesday to Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Monument to the Pípila

Monument of great size that was built in commemoration of Juan José de los Reyes Martínez "El Pípila" for his heroic act, since for his courage the insurgent victory was achieved. Here you can see the city with a panoramic view, a viewpoint that you can not miss when you get to the city.

University of Guanajuato

Maximum house of average and superior studies of the state that has deserved distinctions for its academic quality being an excellent public institution. This large neoclassical building in green quarry has 82 steps and is admired by its visitors.

Walk Dam of the Olla

Nice park to have fun and relax with your partner or family, the place is surrounded by greenery, restaurants and food places. In addition to feeding the ducks you can row in their rafts and know the importance of this dam in the city. It is very close to the Historic Center of the destination.

Museo Momias

(Mummy Museum)

The mummies are part of Guanajuato's heritage, which is why they have been preserved and preserved for visitors. Here, 111 mummified bodies of men, boys and women are exhibited in 11 rooms. Open from Monday to Friday with a general fee of $ 70 pesos.

Other museums

• Museum House Diego Rivera
• Museum Ex Hacienda San Gabriel of Barrera
• Home of legends
• Wax Museum
• Museum Iconográfico del Quijote
• Mansion of the Count Rul
• Museum House of Aunt Aura

Gardens and Squares​

(Garden Reforma)

Museo Ex-Hacienda del Cochero se encuentra en Guanajuato. Ponga el Museo Ex-Hacienda del Cochero en su agenda y aprenda qué más merece una visita utilizando nuestro planificador de viajes de un día en Guanajuato.

Other gardens

• Union Jardín
• Peace Square
• Peace of the Ángeles
• Peace of Baratill

Museo de la Santa Inquicicion

This small museum explains how criminals, heretics, witches and anyone who exhibited abnormal behavior was tortured and punished by the Catholic Church to eradicate the behavior.

Mina de la Valenciana

The La Valenciana Mine was the deepest and most extensive network of mines in the region. It was here that the massive amounts of silver upon which Guanajuato's fortunes were built were extracted. The surface side of the mine has been restored to its condition during the height of the operation in the 17th century and provides visitors the chance to descend the first 60 meters of the mineshaft. 

Dolores Hidalgo

This magical town was the seat of Mexico’s fight for independence and features charming and picturesque architecture, museums and monuments that tell the story of Mexico in vivid fashion. 

Tumba de Jose Alfredo Jimenez

Located in the Panteón Municipal, the vibrant, multicolored tomb of tomb of one of Mexico’s most prolific songwriters features a traditional Dolores Hidalgo shawl and a huge sombrero like the one Jiménez wore when performing. The tomb is covered in colorful mosaic tiles, and if you search carefully you can find small tiles bearing the titles of his songs.

Cerro del Pipila/The Alhóndiga

The El Pipila monument in Guanajuato celebrates the unlikely hero of the first victory during the Mexican independence struggle, Juan Amaro. Nicknamed El Pipila (the turkey) due to his unusual gait from a malformed leg, Amaro risked his life to burn down to the door to the Alhóndiga de Granaditas, in which a Spanish garrison had barricaded itself, allowing his fellow rebels to storm the Alhóndiga and kill the invaders. 

Coachman's Hacienda

A former dungeon, torture chamber and place of secret executions, the hacienda features guides dressed as monks who take guests on a tour of damp, dark rooms featuring mummified remains, a cemetery, instruments of torture, chastity belts, cages and other horrifying objects.