Sights and landmarks in Monterrey/Western suburbs

31 sights worth seeing in Monterrey/Western suburbs: landmarks, galleries, monuments and viewpoints.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

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Museo La Milarca
Eclectic museum with a collection that began as an 18th century "Cabinet of Curiosities". The collection includes natural science objects, historical relics, and artistic objects including a large collection of coins from Mexico's colonial era. See the head of a T-Rex, one of Cortez's swords, shrunken heads from the south Pacific and many other cool things you didn't know you needed to see. The building itself resembles a medieval chapel in spirit, but is obviously new.
Tue-Fri 14:00 - 19:00, Sat-Sun 10:00 - 20:00, closed MonM$100
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Museo de los Antiguos Mexicanos
Monterrey's first museum dedicated to pre-Hispanic Indigenous cultures of Mesoamerica is based on the personal collection of Mauricio Fernandez and exhibits from the now defunct Planetario Alfa. Fernandez spent decades visiting archaeological sites and studying once great civilizaations. It's a fairly large museum and very modern with well-designed displays, good lighting, and even some labels in English (though the Spanish-speaking visitor will get the most out of a visit). Major cultures each have their own gallery (salon). Most of the relics are artistic ceramic sculptures, as that material survives centuries underground in inclement conditions. A visit will probably not take much more than an hour (unless you're intently curious about Mexican archaeology). Many of the exhibits are temporary seasonal displays, so if you come back in a year or so, you may get an entirely different perspective than your first impression. Occasional live classical music.
Tue-Sun 10:00 - 19:00, closed MonFree
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Museo del Obispado
Lic. José Benítez 1700
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Planetario Alfa
Avenida Roberto Garza Sada 1000
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El Marco Humberto Lobo
Av. Humberto Lobo #461
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Aparato
Padre Mier 818
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Los Artistas
Plaza Tanarah, Avenida José Vasconcelos Oriente 345
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Monumento a la amistad
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El Ángel
E. Garza Sada
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Centro INAH Nuevo León
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MuTel
Avenida San Jerónimo 205
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The Workshop 5775
Calle Porfirio Díaz Oriente 1000
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AVERE Galería de Arte
Calle Río Rosas Norte 350
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Artgoqui Art Gallery
Calzada Del Valle 350, Plaza Las Villas, Local 12
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Benito Juárez
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Biblioteca Benjamin Franklin
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Biblioteca Los Pinos
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Cuauhtémoc
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Don Luis de Carvajal y De la Cueva
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El Monumento a la Alianza (Los Tubos)
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Flama de la Solidaridad
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Fray Rafael José Verger
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La Nube
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Mirada
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Monterrey Capital de Nuevo León
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Monumento Las Banderas
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Niña Cangrejo
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Obelisco
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Torsión
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Virgen de Guadalupe
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Virgen de Guadalupe (Cerro de la Loma Larga)

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