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Museums and galleries in Pachuca

7 museums and galleries in Pachuca, from the big collections to small independent spaces.

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

Museums and galleries in Pachuca

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    Ajolotario Miquiztli Xolotl

    Axolotl Museum

    Small privately run museum and breeding facility for the critically endangered axolotl, a bizarre amphibian creature that lives its youthful years like a fish, but that grows legs and emerges to live on land in its adult years (but still retaining the ability to live and breathe underwater any time it wants to return to an aquatic life). The axolotl also has the ability to re-generate limbs and organs, making it an object of curiosity among biologists seeing dollar signs if they can figure out how to make that work in humans. Always call for an appointment due to the small facility and very limited hours.

    Sat-Sun 13:00 - 17:00, closed Mon-Fri

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    Interactive World Soccer Center/Pachuca Soccer Museum and Hall of Fame

    Pachuca El Museo Del Futbol Salon De La Fama

    Pachuca's soccer hall of fame and museum, for the soccer aficionado. Selfie-opportunity available in front of the gigantic soccer ball.

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    Mina de Acosta

    Acosta Mine Site Museum

    Historic mine that produced silver, gold, and lead from 1717 to 1985. The tour covers various parts of the mining facility including the Superintendents House, the elevators, the "Hueco" and the "Chacuaco". Visitors don hardhats and boots to descend 450 feet into one of the mines.

    Wed-Mon 09:30 - 17:30, closed Tue (hours vary seasonally)M$120

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    Museo El Rehilete

    Pinwheel Museum

    More or less a children's museum but fairly interactive with a dino park, planetarium, and botanical garden.

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    Museo de Miniaturas Castillo de Dragones

    Miniatures/toy museum inside a castle with dragons draped along the exteriors. Could be a bit kitschy.

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    Museo del Paste

    Pasty Museum

    A museum dedicated to the Cornish pasty, that savory concoction of pastry filled with meat, potatoes and leeks. If you can't imagine what more could be said about a humble alternative to the sandwich, then you'll want to stop in, learn more about pastries, where they come from, how they're made, what does and does not go into one, and see the amazing Paste Wall of Fame. You'll even get to make one yourself.

    Wed-Mon 10:00 - 17:00, closed TueM$30

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    SINAFO- Fototeca Nacional del INAH

    Museo de la Fotografía

    Photography museumː could be a little sleepy.

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Pachuca (CC BY-SA 4.0).