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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Guadalajara

10 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Guadalajara, Mexico

Updated April 5, 2022

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Unusual Attractions in Guadalajara

Tombs in the cemetery

Guadalajara, Mexico

Panteón de Belen (Santa Paula Cemetery)

This historic cemetery built for victims of the epidemics that swept Guadalajara is shrouded in macabre tales.
Admirers of the canyon come in all sizes and species.

Guadalajara, Mexico

Parque Mirador Independencia Amphitheater (Independence Lookout Park)

This concrete amphitheater offers an unforgettable view of one of Mexico's most beautiful canyons.
Casa ITESO Clavigero.

Guadalajara, Mexico

Casa ITESO Clavigero

This singular Mexican structure is considered a masterpiece of the Tapatía architectural school.
The hacienda kitchen.

Guadalajara, Mexico

Museo Regional de la Cerámica (Regional Museum of Ceramics)

One of Mexico’s historic pottery-producing towns is home to a museum showcasing the craft.
The central cieling mural

Guadalajara, Mexico

Hospicio Cabañas

One of the oldest hospitals in the Americas is now decorated in hallucinatory murals.
Pushing the building.

Guadalajara, Mexico

Telmex Building

This structure was moved nearly 40 feet while people continued working inside it.
The Sincretismo statue

Guadalajara, Mexico

'Sincretismo'

A beautiful and controversial modern sculpture that alludes to the Aztec past identity of the Virgin of Guadalupe and the phenomenon of syncretism.
Automaton clock of Guadalajara.

Guadalajara, Mexico

Templo Expiatorio Clock

For decades, the parade of apostles that left the Expiatory Temple of Guadalajara remained hidden inside one of the towers.
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