Saltillo Sightseeing

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Local Sights

Catedral de Santiago

La Catedral de Santiago
Directions Centro Historico
Description One of the finest examples of "Barroco" and "Churrigueresco" styles of Architecture. Construction started in 1745 and finished in the 19th Century.

Museo de las Aves de Mexico-Bird Museum
Directions Antiguo Colegio de San Juan
Description Museum housing over 70% of the feathered-fauna found throughout Mexico.

Reconstructed Dinosaurs

Museo del Desierto
Visit their Website
Directions Parque de las Maravillas
Description Dedicated to displaying flora and fauna found throughout the millenia in the vast Chihuahua Desert which covers areas in 10 states in Mexico and parts of the states of Texas and New Mexico. The exhibit includes structures of dinosaurs and other pre-historic animals.

Palacio de Gobierno
Directions Plaza de Armas - Centro Historico
Description Facing the Catedral de Santiago across the Plaza de Armas, the Palacio de Gobierno has murals painted by Almaraz y Tarazona which depict life in Coahuila from pre-historic to modern times.

Nearby Sights

Plaza Mexico
Directions Outskirts of Saltillo - near Ojo de Agua
Description Place where General Zachary Taylor camped in 1846 prior to the famous "Batalla de la Angostura" during the Mexican-American War.