Tlaquepaque

Worth seeing in and around Tlaquepaque

10 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
   University of Guadalajara

   The University of Guadalajara is a public research university located in Guadalajara, Jalisco. It was originally established in 1586 and officially founded on 12 February 1791 as the Royal and Pontifical University of Guadalajara.

   7.8 km · university in Mexico · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Hospicio Cabañas

   The Hospicio Cabañas or Cabañas Museum in Guadalajara, Jalisco was one of the oldest and largest orphanage and hospital complexes in the Americas. Now turned into a museum, the main hall hosts the magnum opus frescoes of muralist painter José Clemente Orozco.

   7 km · World Heritage Site in Mexico · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Jalisco Stadium

   Jalisco Stadium is a football stadium located in Guadalajara, Jalisco. It is the third-largest Mexican football stadium behind Estadio Azteca and Estadio Olímpico Universitario with a capacity of 53,937 spectators.

   9.9 km · football (soccer) stadium located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Guadalajara Cathedral

   The Guadalajara Cathedral or Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady, located in Centro, Guadalajara, Jalisco, is the Roman Catholic cathedral of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara and a minor basilica. The cathedral of Guadalajara is among the oldest in the Americas, together with examples such as the cathedral of Mérida and the Cathedral of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic.

   7.4 km · cathedral of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Hotel Riu Plaza Guadalajara

   Hotel Riu Plaza Guadalajara is a skyscraper hotel located in the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. At 204-metre tall, it is the city and metropolitan area's tallest building and the twelfth highest in Mexico to date.

   9.7 km · skyscraper hotel in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Torrena

   Torrena or Torre Nacional was a planned 336.5 metres -high telecommunications and entertainment vaporware tower in the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. The tower started construction in the spring of 2005.

   9.8 km · skyscraper in Mexico · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Teatro Degollado

   Teatro Degollado is a neoclassical Mexican theater known for its diverse performances and artistic design. It is located in the central plaza of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico on Belen Street between Hidalgo Avenue and Morelos Avenue.

   7.3 km · theater in Guadalajara, Jalisco · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Guggenheim Guadalajara

   The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation is a nonprofit organization founded in 1937 by philanthropist Solomon R. Guggenheim and his long-time art advisor, artist Hilla von Rebay. The foundation is a leading institution for the collection, preservation, and research of modern and contemporary art and operates several museums around the world.

   6.6 km · building in Hidalgo, Mexico · Wikipedia
9. 09
   The Minerva

   A statue of Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom and strategic warfare, stands in a roundabout fountain in Guadalajara, Mexico. The bronze sculpture rests on a large pedestal inscribed with the names of 18 notable citizens of the city.

   9.8 km · statue in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Arcos de Guadalajara

    Arcos de Guadalajara is a monument in Guadalajara, in the Mexican state of Jalisco.

    9.6 km · monument in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Belén Cemetery
2. 02
   Cabañas Cultural Institute
3. 03
   City Museum
4. 04
   Museum of the Arts University of Guadalajara
5. 05
   Plaza Guadalajara

   Hidalgo and Calle de Morelos, Zona Centro).

6. 06
   Plaza de Armas

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Things to do

You can make a sightseeing tour in a very economically and animal friendly carriage. These are not powered by a horse, instead by a battery like an electric car. The start is at the cathedral. Prices are M$300 for half an hour, M$400-500 for a whole hour (Dec 2021).

1. 01
   Expo Guadalajara

   Hosts major industrial trade shows throughout the year.

2. 02
   Estadio Akron
3. 03
   Estadio Jalisco
4. 04
   Estadio Tres de Marzo
5. 05
   Estadio Los Charros de Jalisco

   Lucía 373, Tepeyac, Zapopan (use bus or taxi (no on-site parking)).

6. 06
   Nuevo Progreso Bullring

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Where to eat

Guadalajara has a wide range of restaurants with outstanding street vendors selling regional specialties (particularly birria, tortas, and various tacos). The city also has a mind-boggling variety of outstanding restaurants with dozens of 5-star restaurants offering an upscale experience and a wide range of international flavors.

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Getting to Tlaquepaque

Airports

Guadalajara (GDL), 10 km · Aguascalientes (AGU), 159 km · Guanajuato (BJX), 195 km

Stations

Ávila Camacho, 10 km · Mexicaltzingo, 6.9 km · Plaza Universidad, 7.3 km · Refugio, 8.2 km · Santuario Mártires de Cristo Rey, 8.3 km

• Aguascalientes → Tlaquepaque

  173 km · quickest by road, 3h 15m · MX$190–255
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• Silao → Tlaquepaque

  Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
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• Puerto Vallarta → Tlaquepaque

  202 km · quickest by road, 4h 56m · MX$285–380
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.

No local-transport research exists yet for Tlaquepaque

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Tlaquepaque. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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