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Places near Guanajuato by type
All 243 places by distance →One day from Guanajuato
5 stops, one loop, back by 2:18 pm
52 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Guanajuato
- Cerro La Taponaviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Presa de la Soledadlake · 45 min
- Cristo Reyheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Burroneslake · 45 min
- Cerro de San Joséviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Back in Guanajuato
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Guanajuato?
Museo Regional Alhóndiga de Granaditas (museum, about 1 km), El Pípila (church, about 1 km), Templo de la Valenciana (church, about 3 km), Cristo Rey (heritage site, about 14 km), Calle Miguel Hidalgo (heritage site, about 1 km), Callejón del Beso (attraction, about 1 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Guanajuato?
95 places on Spotwander: 39 forts & heritage, 25 hill stations & viewpoints, 10 museums, 6 churches, 9 lakes, dams & reservoirs.
Which is the nearest fort to Guanajuato?
Calle Miguel Hidalgo, about 1 km by road; Diego Rivera (1 km) is next.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Guanajuato?
Cerro de Sirena, about 3 km by road; Cerro de San José (5 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Guanajuato?
Start in Guanajuato, visit Cerro La Tapona, then Presa de la Soledad, then Cristo Rey, then Burrones, then Cerro de San José, and drive back — about 52 km by road in all.