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All Mexico Metepec

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Metepec

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Metepec, Mexico

Updated January 9, 2020
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Metepec, Mexico

Museo del Barro (Museum of Clay)

A collection of incredible clay crafts, complete with earthen skeletons and mermaids.
The mermaid-like “tlanchana”, a folkloric figure of Metepec is well-represented in the park.

Metepec, Mexico

Pino Suárez Linear Garden

This sculpture garden is a serene oasis wedged in the middle of a busy highway.
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Manuel M. Villada Museum of Natural History.

Toluca, Mexico

Manuel M. Villada Museum of Natural History

The mummies of a fake priest and bandit's wife are among the abundant curiosities at this museum.
4 miles from Metepec

Toluca, Mexico

Museo del Alfeñique

This museum tells the history of Day of the Dead sugar sculptures.
4 miles from Metepec
Manitas flower

Toluca, Mexico

Árbol de Manitas (Little Hands Tree)

The curious flowers of this hard-to-find tree are shaped like little hands.
4 miles from Metepec
Cosmovitral

Toluca, Mexico

Cosmovitral Botanical Garden

Stained glass windows bathe this botanical garden in cosmic light.
4 miles from Metepec
Round pyramid at Calixtlahuaca.

Calixtlahuaca, Mexico

Calixtlahuaca

The striking and little-touristed ruins of an ancient city destroyed and rebuilt by the Aztecs.
8 miles from Metepec
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