Tepic

Getting to Tepic

1. 01
   Tepic International Airport
2. 02
   Central de Autobuses Tepic

Worth seeing

1. 01
   Tepic Cathedral

   Av México Nte 246 (adjacent to the Plaza Principal),.

2. 02
   Plaza Principal

   Tepic's central square, with a monument and people selling handicrafts.

3. 03
   Casa Museo Juan Escutia
4. 04
   Museo Regional de Nayarit

   Part of INAH system of museums in Mexico, has intriguing display of exhibits pertaining to topics like precolonial and natural history.

5. 05
   Centro Estatal de Culturas Populares e Indigenas

   Museum about indigenous cultures in a historic colonial building, right across from the regional museum.

Things to do

1. 01
   Sierra de San Juan
2. 02
   Parque La Loma

   Tepic's principal city park, though there is nothing of particular note here, just vendor stalls and trees and some sense of peace.

3. 03
   Juan Escutia Park

   This city park has a memorial to the "hero boy" Juan Escutia.

4. 04
   Cerro de la Cruz

   A popular hiking trail in Tepic, the 2 km trail is well-marked and paved, though there are other, more challenging unimproved trails going up the hill.

Where to eat

You're not exactly spoiled for choice of eating options in Tepic, although what there is is usually quite good.

1. 01
   Baja Cali

   Querétaro Norte 107,.

2. 02
   Sayulita Tortas Gigantes

   Ignacio Allende Pte and Calle Estadios),.

3. 03
   Restaurante La Gloria Bar & Grill

   Nice deck, enjoy your favorite Nayarit cuisine while looking over the zócalo.

4. 04
   Chile Verde

   Paseo de la Loma 199, Fray Junípero Serra (across the street from Parque la Loma),.

5. 05
   Roberto's

   Paseo de la Loma 457, Centro (across the street from Parque Loma),.