Guanajuato was the second destination that I invited myself along, when Robb & Clint were travelling in February 2026. It was a very entertaining small city, I had to say, from descriptions it felt like there was too much to see for such a small place (mummies! tunnels! hills! funicular!) but once we were there it was all manageable in a fairly short time. We strolled the city extensively, up and down the many hills, saw the churches and went into the old theatre and took in views from on high. Guanajuatenses were friendly and welcoming, though English anywhere was rare. It felt like a town that would be extremely entertaining for a child, or, I guess for me.
Photo List (Total 225 Photos)
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Central Guanajuato (145 photos) - This gallery starts in the east (near our hotel) and then moves in a jerking western direction, ending at the Museum of the Mummies. In between, you have the Plaza Baratillo, some shots of our very strange hotel, the Jardín de La Unión, the Teatro Juárez, the funicular, to the Universidad de Guanajuato, over to the Mercado Hidalgo, down to the Jardín El Cantador, and then up to the mummies.
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Callejóns (26 photos) - Guanajuato is a hilly city, and throughout the central area there are a number of hilly neighbourhoods which are accessed by some combination of alleys and staircases. They are inaccessible except on foot, and the narrow walkways are unpredictable. I was a bit fascinated with these neighbourhoods, they could be looked down on as slums, but I saw a lot of peace and potential for community in these areas. I went up into them in several different parts of the city.
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Night Photos (17 photos) - We went out one evening to see the city in the dark, and it was quite busy and festive. These mostly around the Jardin de la Unión and the nearby Plaza de la Paz.
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Guanajuato Tunnels (23 photos) - One of the odder features of Guanajuato is the extensive network of tunnels under the central city. Originally built as a way of managing water through the central city, the arrival of a dam meant that the tunnels no longer served a purpose, so they were given over to car traffic, with pedestrian access as well. You have to understand, it's not a couple of streets that go underground for a bit, but there are extensive tunnels that meet each other in intersections, you can switch levels between tunnels, they are everywhere. There are staircases down into them all over the city, bus stops, sidewalks, benches. It's the freakiest damn thing. This gallery has photos in the tunnels, and entrances to the tunnels. My favourite entrance was the Subterránea Miguel Hidalgo, where buildings alongside the street heading into the tunnels has a distinction middle ages feel.
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Other (14 photos) - This is mostly shots out the bus window on the drive from San Miguel de Allende to Guanajuato, but also includes a few shots near the bus station in Guanajuato on the way out of town, and two shots on the bus ride from Guanajuato to Guadalajara.
