The clock face at Mercado Hildalgo was designed by Alexandre Gustave Eiffel - yes, that Eiffel. And yet, the vendors and foodstalls in Mercado Hidalgo could not be further in spirit from Paris. This...

The birthplace of Mexico's most famous painter has been preserved as a museum featuring some of his original works and a collection of artifacts from his house.

This museum is small, but it has some very cool stuff inside. It can be a bit hard to find. If you are standing in front of the university, facing the huge stone steps, just go up the hill to your...

There is a fifty-fifty chance you will get blissfullly lost in the many lovely, winding, labyrinth like alleys around the alley of the kiss. Don't fear that disorientation, it is like young...

La Alhóndiga (al OHN dee gah) is a large, two-story stone structure near the Mercado Hidalgo. A huge stone plaza lies on one side, and a steep street along one side of that plaza leads up to the...

This is the most expensive museum in Guanajuato, but it is a must-see because it is so unusual. People from all over Mexico visit it, and you are likely to find it crowded with Mexicans and not so...

This mine, started by the Spanish in 1558, has played a major role in silver production throughout Mexican history.

This popular plaza is the center of social activity in the city.

17 gardens of three acres located on the grounds of an old 16th-century hacienda, which still includes some original furniture.

A great place to view Guanajuato, tickets (boletos) to ride the tram up to Monumento al Pipila are an inexpensive and worth every peso. The tram, seems safe,  lurched up the hill in a manner that...

Located on a nearly 3,000-foot mountain called Cerro del Cubilete, this huge statue of Jesus is one of the largest in the world.

This lavish 18th-century church was built by a silver baron from the nearby Valenciana mine.

On August 9, there is a beautiful ceremony celebrating the arrival of the historic statue of the Virgen de Guanajuato to the city in 1557. The statue is removed from her glass case and placed on a...

This old church was built by the Count of Valenciana, the first owner of the town's silver mine.

 A charming baroque church across form the Jardin union.

This geological university has an interesting mineral museum on its premises.

A preserved 18th-century Jesuit church and the place where the Colegio del Estado got started in 1828.

The Parroquia (San Miguel de Allende Parish Church) may be a perfect metaphor for what San Miguel Allende has become in many ways: a Disney-like version of a Mexican aldea. This is unfair in many...