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Monterrey/Western suburbs

The Western suburbs of Monterrey consist of two municipalities - San Pedro Garza Garcia and Santa Catarina.

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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