Mexicali

Worth seeing in and around Mexicali

9 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Roman Catholic Diocese of Mexicali

   The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mexicali is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Tijuana. It was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Hermosillo until 25 November 2006.

   2 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in Mexico · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Autonomous University of Baja California

   The Autonomous University of Baja California is a public institution of higher education in Baja California. Established in 1957, UABC has its headquarters located in the city of Mexicali.

   100 m · University in northwestern Mexico · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Parque Necaxa

   Parque Necaxa was a multi-use stadium in Mexico City, Mexico. It was initially used as the stadium of Club Necaxa matches.

   1 km · football stadium in Mexico · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Estadio Nido de los Águilas

   Estadio Farmacias Sta. Mónica, is a stadium in Mexicali, Mexico.

   2.4 km · stadium in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Centro de Enseñanza Técnica y Superior

   Centro de Enseñanza Técnica y Superior is a private university founded in 1961, located in the state of Baja California. CETYS is a three-campus university system in Engineering, Business and the Social Sciences.

   5.8 km · Private institute of higher education in Baja California, Mexico · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Calexico Mission School

   Calexico Mission Academy is a school under the control of the Southeastern California Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.

   2.3 km · Seventh-day Adventist Church in California, USA · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Auditorio del Estado

   Auditorio PSF is an indoor arena in Mexicali, Mexico. It is primarily used for basketball and is the home arena of the Soles de Mexicali.

   2.4 km · an indoor arena in Mexicali, Mexic · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Calexico Carnegie Library

   The Calexico Carnegie Library is a Carnegie library located at 420 Heber Ave.

   2.5 km · library in Calexico, California, United States · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Polytechnic University of Baja California

   The Polytechnic University of Baja California is a public higher education institution that is part of the technological and polytechnic universities subsystem of Mexico, located in the city of Mexicali, Baja California. It was established as a decentralized agency of the state government by executive decree on January 9, 2006 —published on January 13 in the official newspaper of the state— and began academic activities that same year.

   9.5 km · public university in Mexicali, Baja California · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

The Asociación China de Mexicali (中華會館), located on Avenida Benito Juárez near the intersection with Altamirano, is one of Mexicali's primary and oldest Chinese associations. Upstairs, there are portraits of dozens of Chinese immigrants who have lived in Mexicali. There are also murals celebrating Mexicali's Chinese heritage, dragon costumes for use during festivals, and numerous classrooms.

1. 01
   Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe
2. 02
   Museo Interactivo Sol del Niño

   Scientific and Interactive Museum fun for children and adults.

3. 03
   Plaza de Toros Calafia

   Bullring with frequent bullfights with toreros from around Latin America and Spain.

4. 04
   Bosque y Zoologico de la Ciudad

   Mexicali's biggest park along with its city zoo.

5. 05
   Parque Vicente Guerrero

   Mexicali's second biggest park with lake.

6. 06
   Centro Estatal de las Artes

   State Art Center: see art exhibitions, musical concertos and recitals among other things.

From Wikivoyage: Mexicali, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

Aguilas de Mexicali – Go and see Mexicali's own baseball team in the

1. 01
   Estadio Casas Geo

   Soles de Mexicali – Come and see Mexicali's renowned basketball team.

2. 02
   Club de Golf Campestre
3. 03
   Bol Bol Boliche

   Cinepolis Movie Theaters (Centro Civico, San Pedro, Galerias, Nuevo Mexicali).

4. 04
   IMAX Theater

   Live Mexican music (norteño and mariachi) can be requested from bands for hire at the Plaza Mariachi on Avenida Zuazua, located in the southern part of the La Chinesca area.

5. 05
   Musicales y Joyeria "Iris"

   Av.

6. 06
   Banda de Música Regional de Guamúchil Sinaloa

   Zuazua y Altamirano #586,.

From Wikivoyage: Mexicali, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

The selection of cuisine in Mexicali is very diverse. The Chinese contributed greatly to Mexicali cuisine with a very ample variety of dishes. Their food is as traditional to Mexicali as carne asada and its Chinese food is labeled as the best on the country, on par with that of San Francisco, and many tourists come to taste it.

1. 01
   Applebees

   Starbucks Coffee, McDonalds, KFC, Burger King, Carl's Jr, Thrifty Ice Cream, Little Caesars, Dominos Pizza and Dairy Queen.

2. 02
   Restaurante Victoria

   Open since about 1938, this is everybody's beloved Cantonese hole-in-the-wall restaurant.

3. 03
   Las

   Benito Juárez 131.

4. 04
   Tortas El Chavo

   Av Reforma 414.

From Wikivoyage: Mexicali, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Mexicali

Airports

General Abelardo L. Rodriguez (TIJ), 141 km · San Diego (SAN), 161 km · Palm Springs (PSP), 162 km

Stations

Calexico International Airport, 4.3 km

• Tijuana → Mexicali

  146 km · quickest by road, 3h 16m · MX$160–210
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• Hermosillo → Mexicali

  582 km · quickest by road, 11h 46m · MX$620–820
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• San Diego → Mexicali

  160 km · quickest by road, 3h 1m · $16–23
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