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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Guanajuato

12 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Guanajuato, Mexico

Updated August 6, 2025
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The World’s Smallest Mummy

Guanajuato, Mexico

Museo de las Momias de Guanajuato

Mexico's astounding mummy museum with "the world's smallest mummy."
House of Laments

Guanajuato, Mexico

House of Laments

Kitschy horror displays now fill the house where some very real serial killing took place.
Alley of the Kiss

Guanajuato, Mexico

Alley of the Kiss

A Mexican Romeo-and-Juliet-esque legend has given this super-narrow alleyway a reputation for romance.
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Entrance to the underground torture chamber.

Guanajuato, Mexico

Hacienda del Cochero

Peaceful gardens hide an underground torture museum.
A saintly sculpture.

Guanajuato, Mexico

Ex-Hacienda de San Gabriel de Barrera Gardens

This colonial mining complex is now home to magnificent themed gardens.
The iconically red dam, with the peculiar inland lighthouse uphill.

Guanajuato, Mexico

Presa de San Renovato

This highly decorated dam is one of Guanajuato's most unexpectedly beautiful public works.
The castle.

Guanajuato, Mexico

Hotel Castillo Santa Cecilia

A hotel masquerading as a medieval castle overlooks a Mexican city.
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