Guanajuato City, Mexico: travel guide
A fairy-tale UNESCO colonial city built in a ravine, famous for its colorful alleyways, the Alley of the Kiss, the Mummy Museum, and the annual Cervantino festival.
- Country
- Mexico
- Currency
- MXN
- Time zone
- America/Mexico_City
- Nearest airport
- BJX
Top places to visit in Guanajuato City
Museo de las Momias de Guanajuato
Museum · 4.7 rating · about 1.5 h · entry $85 (≈ ₹450)
111 naturally mummified bodies exhumed 1865–1958 — the world's largest collection of natural human mummies. Fascinating and slightly macabre.
Callejón del Beso
Cultural · 4.7 rating · about 0.5 h · check the fee at the gate
A 68cm-wide alley where lovers could kiss from opposite balconies — steeped in a tragic forbidden-love legend.
Teatro Juárez
Heritage · about 0.8 h · entry $45 (≈ ₹240)
Porfirian neoclassical theatre (1903) with a lavish Moorish interior on the Jardín de la Unión.
Monumento al Pípila
Viewpoint · about 0.8 h · check the fee at the gate
Hilltop statue of the independence hero, reached by funicular, with the city's best panorama.
Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guanajuato
Church · about 0.5 h · check the fee at the gate
Yellow Baroque basilica housing a jewelled wooden Virgin gifted by Charles I of Spain.
Universidad de Guanajuato
Heritage · about 0.5 h · check the fee at the gate
Iconic green-and-white building with a monumental stepped staircase, symbol of the city.
Museo Alhóndiga de Granaditas
Museum · about 1.3 h · entry $70 (≈ ₹370)
Fortress-granary and key 1810 independence battle site, now a regional history museum.
Callejón del Beso (Alley of the Kiss)
Cultural · about 0.3 h · check the fee at the gate
The legendary narrow alley where balconies almost touch — a romance-legend landmark.
Callejoneada Start — Plaza de San Roque
Cultural · about 0.5 h · check the fee at the gate
Atmospheric plaza where estudiantina troubadours begin the nightly callejoneada.
Museo Casa Diego Rivera
Museum · about 0.8 h · entry $35 (≈ ₹180)
Birthplace of Diego Rivera, now a museum of his early works and period rooms.
Jardín de la Unión
Cultural · about 0.8 h · check the fee at the gate
Triangular tree-shaded plaza, the social heart of Guanajuato ringed by cafés.
Ex-Hacienda San Gabriel de Barrera
Heritage · about 1.3 h · entry $40 (≈ ₹210)
18th-c. silver hacienda with themed European gardens on the city's edge.
Things to do
- Guanajuato Night Walking Tour Cultural · 2.5 h · from MXN 350 per person
- Callejoneada Musical Alley Walk Tour · 2 h · from MXN 180 per person
- Guanajuato Historic Centre Walking Tour Tour · 3 h · from MXN 350 per person
- Mummy Museum & Silver Mine Tour Tour · 3.5 h · from MXN 450 per person
- Cristo Rey & Dolores Hidalgo Day Trip Day Trip · 6 h · from MXN 750 per person
Where to stay in Guanajuato City
Hotels
- Hotel Villa María Cristina 5-star · MXN 3,200 to MXN 5,800 per night
- Hotel Edelmira 3-star · MXN 1,800 to MXN 3,500 per night
- Hotel Boutique 1850 4-star · MXN 2,200 to MXN 3,600 per night
- Hostel Casa del Tío 2-star · MXN 280 to MXN 850 per night
- Hostería del Frayle 3-star · MXN 1,200 to MXN 2,000 per night
Where to eat
- Mesón de los Poetas mexican, regional · about MXN 350 per person
- Los Campos Contemporary, Mexican · about MXN 450 per person
- Casa Valadez Mexican, International · about MXN 400 per person
- Truco 7 Mexican, Cafe · about MXN 150 per person
- Las Mercedes Mexican, Guanajuatense · about MXN 700 per person
- Santo Café Cafe, Breakfast · about MXN 140 per person
- Mestizo Contemporary, Mexican · about MXN 500 per person
- Café Tal Cafe · about MXN 90 per person
Getting around
- Taxi main way to get around
Seeded from the curated primary_local_modes array; per-city parameters not yet researched.
- Walking main way to get around
Seeded from the curated primary_local_modes array; per-city parameters not yet researched.