Kid Friendly Attractions in Oaxaca City
There's only so many art museums a five-year-old can take. When it's time to let the kids run loose, it's time for Oaxaca City's family-friendly attractions. But it's not all playgrounds and jungle gyms; these attractions are truly fun for the whole family. You might just reconnect with your own inner child - or at least Oaxaca City's spirit of youth.
Arbol del Tule
2 de Abril
Just 10 km from Oaxaca the Tule Three is a natural wonder that kids and adults will love...
Yagul
KM 36 Carrtera Federal 190
A small yet important pre-Hispanic city set around a hill overlooking the mountains of Oaxaca...
Monte Alban
N/A Road to Monte Alban
One of the most important and best conserved pre-Hispanic ruins in Mexico...
Zocalo
Bustamante at Hidalgo
The Zocalo of Oaxaca has been the heart of the city for more than 500 years...
Dainzu
Highway 190 to Istmo de Tehuantepec
A small but important ceremonial center for the Zapotecs...
Zaachila
Sierra Madre del Sur, and 7 mi/11.3 km S of Oaxaca
This was the last standing important city of the Zapotec civilization...
Centro Cultural Santo Domingo
Macedonio Alacalá n/n
A beautiful and interesting museum in a very important XVI Century building...
Mitla
Carretera Oaxaca - Mitla Km 42
San Pablo de Mitla, Oaxaca
Just 40 minutes from Oaxaca City, these Zapotec ruins are magical and unique...
Mercado Benito Juárez
Miguel Cabrera at Las Casas
Between calles Las Casas, Cabrera, Aldama, and 20 de Noviembre
The most traditional market in the city...
Rufino Tamayo Museum
Av. Morelos 503
North of the zócalo between Tinoco y Palacios and Porfirio Díaz
This museum houses the large pre-Columbian art collection the famous artista Rufino Tamayo had...
Basílica de la Soledad
v. Independencia 107, at Calle Victoria
Independencia at Galeana
This church is the most important in Oaxaca and its Baroque facaded is unique in Mexico...
Mercado de Artesanía
JP Garcia at Zaragoza
J. P. García and Zaragoza
Locals and tourists favorite place to buy crafts...
La Mano Mágica
Macedonio Alcalá 203
Between Morelos and Matamoros
This galery promotes the popular and traditional art of Oaxaca...
Cuilapan
Km10 highway to Zaachila
On of the oldest churches in the State, a historic site and a perfect place for the adventurers...
Lambityeco
28 km S.E. highway 190
A small but important Zapotec site, with unique and well preserved carved masks...
Alameda de Leon
Between Independencia, Hidalgo, Leon and Valdivieso
A small replica of the Alameda in Mexico City...
Casa de Juárez
6th Street of García Vigil No. 609
This 19th-century house shows how its inside would have look when it was inhabited by the future President...
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Oaxaca (MACO)
Alcalá 202
Between Murgía and Morelos
This 18th Century building houses the work of some of the most important contemporary artists in Mexico...
