Must-see attractions in San Luis Potosí

  • Exterior of the Museo Federico Silva located at the Jardín San Juan de Dios in San Luis Potosí, Mexico.

    Museo Federico Silva

    San Luis Potosí

    This excellent museum devoted to the work of Mexican artist Federico Silva (b 1923) should not be missed. The 17th-century building was once a hospital…

  • Exterior of the Museo Nacional de la Máscara located in the historic Plaza del Carmen in San Luis Potosí, Mexico.

    Museo Nacional de la Máscara

    San Luis Potosí

    This superb museum displays a fascinating collection of ceremonial masks from across Mexico and around the world, and does a good job at explaining the…

  • Museo Regional Potosino

    San Luis Potosí

    This fetching museum was originally part of a Franciscan monastery founded in 1590. The ground floor – part of which is housed in the small Capilla de San…

  • Museo del Ferrocarril

    San Luis Potosí

    Once an important stop on two of Mexico's main train lines, San Luis Potosí has cleverly brought the past to life in this museum housed inside its…

  • Centro de las Artes Centenario

    San Luis Potosí

    Up until 1999, this striking building was a prison believed to have briefly held Francisco Madero. Ten years later, it was transformed – without losing…

  • Templo del Carmen

    San Luis Potosí

    The Churrigueresque Templo del Carmen (1749−64) is San Luis's most spectacular structure. On the vividly carved stone facade, hovering angels show the…

  • Catedral

    San Luis Potosí

    This impressive three-nave baroque cathedral was built between 1660 and 1730. Originally it had just one tower; the northern tower was added in the 20th…

  • Jardín de San Francisco (Jardín Guerrero)

    San Luis Potosí

    Dominated by the bulk of the Templo de San Francisco and convent, and with a lovely fountain gracing its interior, this square is one of the city's most…

  • Templo de San Francisco

    San Luis Potosí

    The altar of the 17th- and 18th-century Templo de San Francisco was remodeled in the 20th century, but the sacristy (the priest's dressing room), reached…

  • Templo de San José

    San Luis Potosí

    Inside the Templo de San José, facing the Alameda's south side, lies the image of El Señor de los Trabajos, a Christ-like figure attracting pilgrims from…

  • Plaza de los Fundadores

    San Luis Potosí

    The least pretty of the plazas, Plaza de los Fundadores (Founders' Plaza) is where the city was born. On the north side is a large building constructed in…

  • Museo de Arte Contemporáneo

    San Luis Potosí

    This museum is housed in the city's former post office. These days the brilliantly transformed space houses temporary art exhibitions that change every…

  • Museo del Virreinato

    San Luis Potosí

    Beside the Templo del Carmen, this museum has a large collection of paintings and artifacts from the Spanish vice-regency. More of interest might be its…

  • Alameda

    San Luis Potosí

    The Alameda Juan Sarabia marks the eastern boundary of the downtown area. It used to be the vegetable garden of the monastery attached to the Templo del…

  • Capilla de Loreto

    San Luis Potosí

    A Jesuit chapel from 1700 with unusual twisted pillars.

  • Palacio de Gobierno

    San Luis Potosí

    The neoclassical Palacio de Gobierno was built between 1770 and 1816. Its most illustrious lodger was Benito Juárez – first in 1863 when he was fleeing…

  • Museo Othóniano

    San Luis Potosí

    Behind the cathedral, this museum is the birthplace of much-celebrated Mexican poet, Manuel José Othón (1858–1906). The 19th-century home is furnished in…

  • Palacio Municipal

    San Luis Potosí

    The 19th-century Palacio Municipal features powerful stone arches. Finished in 1838, it was the home of Bishop Ignacio Montes de Oca from 1892 to 1915…