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Monterrey


This shop is in a whole other class, and is Monterrey’s best outlet for artesanías (crafts). The genial English-speaking owner, who is full of advice about what to see and do in Monterrey, stocks museum-quality work (including textiles and jewelry) from across Mexico. Don't miss exquisitely painted alebrijes (fantastically painted animal sculptures) or the stunningly elaborate Huichol beaded artworks.


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Nearby Monterrey attractions

1. Museo Metropolitano de Monterrey

0.16 MILES

A small museum inside Monterrey's original city hall, the Museo Metropolitano showcases the history of the city, from it's founding in 1596 to the present…

2. Plaza Zaragoza

0.22 MILES

A shady park, Plaza Zaragoza hosts many concerts and special events. The centerpiece of the plaza – and the larger Macroplaza – is a 70m-tall, red…

3. Faro del Comercio

0.22 MILES

At the southern end of the Macroplaza, the red 70m concrete tower Faro del Comercio (Lighthouse of Commerce) soars above the city, its green lasers…

4. Catedral Metropolitano de Monterrey

0.25 MILES

Just north of MARCO on the Macroplaza is the baroque facade of the Catedral Metropolitano de Monterrey, built in stages between about 1663 and the 1899…

5. Museo de Arte Contemporáneo

0.26 MILES

Don't miss the outstanding Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, its entrance marked by Juan Soriano's gigantic black dove sculpture. Inside, its idiosyncratic…

6. Macroplaza

0.3 MILES

A monument to Monterrey’s late-20th-century ambition, this city-block-wide series of interconnected squares, also known as the Gran Plaza, was created in…

7. Parque Hundido

0.36 MILES

Public square, forum for art, garden and green spaces all fuse to form Monterrey's unique Parque Hundido.