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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Cuernavaca

5 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Cuernavaca, Mexico

Updated March 19, 2024

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Unusual Attractions in Cuernavaca

The Palace of Cortés.

Cuernavaca, Mexico

Palace of Cortés

The conquistador's former fortress is the oldest preserved colonial building in the Americas.
Ancient Hotel Moctezuma

Cuernavaca, Mexico

Moctezuma Plaza

The former headquarters of a leader in the Mexican Revolution, and the site of an often-reproduced image.
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Cuernavaca, Mexico

Museo Robert Brady

An incredible little museum of interior design full of artifacts collected from around the world.
The crucifixion scene.

Cuernavaca, Mexico

Cuernavaca Cathedral Murals

Monumental paintings, discovered in a Mexican cathedral in 1957, depict the deaths of some friars in Japan.
Mythological figure in Diego Rivera’s aquatic mural

Cuernavaca, Mexico

Museo Cassa Gaia

Home to works by notable Mexican artists and an underwater mosaic of the pre-Columbian goddess Gaia.
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Barbara Hutton’s Japanese palace, in the shadow of the volcano Popocatépetl.

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Camino Real Sumiya

The tragic heiress Barbara Woolworth Hutton built her seventh husband this Japanese-inspired palace in Mexico.
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Tubohotel

Concrete construction materials turned into a fashionable capsule hotel in rural Mexico.
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