Monterrey

Map of Monterrey

Places to visit in Monterrey

Cities · 1 Nature reserves · 1 Mountains · 2 Landmarks and museums · 5

Cities

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  Monterrey · City
  Mexico's industrial capital, ringed by mountains: a steel-mill park, a riverwalk, big museums, cabrito and quick escapes to canyons and caves.

Nature reserves

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  Parque Natural La Estanzuela · Nature reserve
  A wooded canyon park on Monterrey's southern edge where the city got its first drinking water: a cobbled riverside path and a hike to El Cielo falls.

Mountains

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  Cerro de las Mitras · Mountain
  The 21 km saw-toothed ridge on Monterrey's western skyline, topping out at about 2,060 m, with old silver mines, climbing peaks and a famous full traverse.
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  Cerro del Chupón · Mountain
  A pacifier-shaped peak on Monterrey's southern edge: a steep half-day hike from Colonia Villa Sol to a 360° view of the city and the Sierra Madre.

Landmarks and museums

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  Parque Fundidora · Landmark
  Monterrey's old steelworks turned into a 144-hectare park, with blast furnaces, lakes, a steel museum in Horno 3 and the end of the Santa Lucía riverwalk.
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  Barrio Antiguo · Landmark
  The surviving corner of colonial Monterrey beside the cathedral: cobbled streets, old houses, small museums, bars and a Sunday arts market.
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  El Obispado · Landmark
  Monterrey's oldest colonial building, a 1780s bishop's retreat on a hill west of downtown, now the regional museum, with a flag lookout over the city.
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  Macroplaza · Landmark
  Monterrey's 40-hectare civic heart, linking the Palacio de Gobierno, the cathedral, the Faro del Comercio and the city's main history museums.
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  Paseo Santa Lucía · Landmark
  A 2.5 km artificial river through downtown Monterrey, with paths, fountains and guided boat rides from the Macroplaza museums to Parque Fundidora.

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