Guadalajara, Jalisco: 8 Places to Visit, Map & Guide

8 places with their own page in the municipality of Guadalajara, in the state of Jalisco.

Map of Guadalajara

Analco · Village
A founding barrio of Guadalajara across the old San Juan de Dios river, with the San Sebastián temple and its garden with a bandstand.

Parque Revolución · Nature reserve
Guadalajara's 'Parque Rojo', designed in 1935 by the Barragán brothers on Avenida Juárez and reopened in March 2026 after a restoration.
Parque Alcalde · Nature reserve
A 1961 park built on Guadalajara's old rubbish dump, with a pedal-boat lake, the Monumental fountain and the Michin aquarium next door.
Parque Morelos · Nature reserve
Shady park on Calzada Independencia in central Guadalajara, with an equestrian statue of Morelos and the October Feria del Cartón.
Parque González Gallo · Nature reserve
A 17-hectare eucalyptus wood in eastern Guadalajara, opened in 1973 and protected since 2017 for the lilac-crowned parrot; six sculptures inside.
Barranca de Huentitán · Nature reserve
A deep canyon on Guadalajara's northern edge; from the Mirador Independencia a steep stone path drops to the Santiago River.

Parque Mirador Independencia · Viewpoint
A park of more than seven hectares at the end of Calzada Independencia, with lookouts on the rim of the Huentitán canyon and the Río Santiago.

Colonia Americana · Landmark
Porfirian and art deco mansions west of downtown Guadalajara, with the Expiatorio and the Chapultepec bar strip; a Barrio Mágico since 2024.