Magical Towns near Zacatecas
9 Magical Towns are less than 150 km from Zacatecas, close enough for a day trip, and 25 more are within 299 km for a weekend getaway. The closest is Guadalupe, Zacatecas, about 7 km away. Distances are in a straight line; by road, expect roughly 20–40% more.
Day trips (under 150 km)
≈ 7 kmZacatecasGuadalupe
Next to the city of Zacatecas: the Guadalupe Museum in the old Franciscan college of Propaganda Fide, colonial art and a silver center.
≈ 44 kmZacatecasJerez de García Salinas
Zacatecas' most musical town: birthplace of tamborazo brass-band music, neoclassical stone buildings and home of poet Ramón López Velarde.
≈ 56 kmZacatecasVillanueva
La Quemada (Chicomoztoc), the largest pre-Hispanic settlement in north-central Mexico, and the town of San Judas Tadeo, founded in 1692.
≈ 71 kmAguascalientesSan José de Gracia
Reservoir, adventure and the Broken Christ sanctuary in Aguascalientes: boat rides, Boca de Túnel adventure park, canyons and the Sierra Fría.
≈ 71 kmAguascalientesPabellón de Hidalgo
Small but packed with Independence history: the Hacienda de San Blas and the Museum of the Insurgency in northern Aguascalientes.
≈ 78 kmAguascalientesReal de Asientos
A pink-stone mining town in Aguascalientes: silver since 1647, the Hidden Aqueduct, the Señor de Tepozán sanctuary and the little Piojito train.
≈ 104 kmAguascalientesCalvillo
The “World Capital of Guava”: sweets and preserves, the National Museum of Magical Towns, Malpaso reservoir and the Sierra del Laurel.
≈ 116 kmZacatecasPinos
A mining town on the UNESCO-listed Camino Real de Tierra Adentro: plazas, churches, ore haciendas with their tall chimneys and a mezcal tradition.
≈ 144 kmZacatecasSombrerete
Colonial mining and movie-set scenery in Zacatecas: a historic center on the UNESCO Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, the Sierra de Órganos and local brujitas.
Weekend getaways
≈ 159 kmZacatecasNochistlán de Mejía
Where the first Guadalajara was founded in 1532: the story of Tenamaxtle's Caxcán resistance, El Peñol hill, churches and provincial life.
≈ 171 kmZacatecasTeúl de González Ortega
Mezcal and stone in southern Zacatecas: blue agave fields, mezcal distilleries, an archaeological site, reservoirs and mansions with stone gargoyles.
≈ 171 kmJaliscoLagos de Moreno
A UNESCO-listed historic center and bridge on the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro: stone churches, haciendas and Porfirian architecture.
≈ 176 kmJaliscoTemacapulín
Hot springs and the Río Verde canyon in the Altos de Jalisco: a village with strong community memory and a history of defending its land.
≈ 201 kmSan Luis PotosíReal de Catorce
A former silver-mining town in the San Luis Potosí highlands, reached through the Ogarrio Tunnel: cobbled streets, mine ruins, Willys jeep rides and Wirikuta.
≈ 208 kmDurangoNombre de Dios
Durango's oldest town (1562): churches of the old Villa of the Four Temples, mezcal, El Saltito waterfall and springs in the semi-desert.
≈ 218 kmSan Luis PotosíSanta María del Río
Birthplace of the rebozo de bolita shawl in San Luis Potosí: textile tradition, workshops, quince sweets, muéganos and prickly-pear cheese.
≈ 219 kmGuanajuatoJalpa de Cánovas
An old hacienda turned village in Guanajuato: orchards, walnut trees, vineyards, a reservoir with sunsets and the Hacienda de Jalpa.
≈ 240 kmSan Luis PotosíTierra Nueva
Land of the palm-leaf hat in San Luis Potosí: hat workshops, the Temple of San Nicolás Tolentino and the red “pigeon blood” flagstone.
≈ 247 kmJaliscoTequila
Birthplace of tequila and the UNESCO-listed Agave Landscape: blue agave fields, historic distilleries, museums and Jalisco's tequila culture.
≈ 248 kmGuanajuatoDolores Hidalgo
Cradle of Mexican Independence and hometown of José Alfredo Jiménez: the parish of the Grito, history museums, talavera pottery and exotic ice creams.
≈ 249 kmJaliscoTlaquepaque
Folk art in Guadalajara: ceramics, galleries and workshops, the Independencia pedestrian street, El Parián with mariachi and ceramics museums.
≈ 266 kmNayaritJala
At the foot of the Ceboruco volcano: the Lateran Basilica, rural traditions and a corn fair with a contest for the world's biggest ear of corn.
≈ 267 kmNayaritIxtlán del Río
The Los Toriles archaeological site and its round temple, the Cristo Rey viewpoint and natural pools in southern Nayarit.
≈ 274 kmNayaritAhuacatlán
On southern Nayarit's tourist corridor: historic churches, the Ceboruco volcano, natural pools and its October patron-saint festival.
≈ 275 kmGuanajuatoMineral de Pozos
A reborn ghost town in Guanajuato: silver and gold mines, the Jesuit Ovens, ruined haciendas, galleries, music and semi-desert landscapes.
≈ 283 kmGuanajuatoSan Miguel de Allende
A UNESCO World Heritage town: the neo-Gothic Parroquia de San Miguel Arcángel, cobbled streets, galleries, great food and the nearby Atotonilco sanctuary.
≈ 284 kmJaliscoAjijic
A bohemian town on Lake Chapala, Mexico's largest lake: a waterfront, colorful murals, galleries, cobbled streets and an international art scene.
≈ 287 kmCoahuilaViesca
Desert and silence in Coahuila: the Bilbao sand dunes, the church of Santiago Apóstol, the former Santa Ana de Hornos hacienda and Holy Week traditions.
≈ 288 kmNayaritAmatlán de Cañas
A rural corner among mountains in southern Nayarit: hot springs, waterfalls such as El Manto and quiet village life.
≈ 294 kmNayaritCompostela
One of Nayarit's oldest towns (founded 1530): colonial architecture, regional food and a gateway to the Riviera Nayarit.
≈ 295 kmTamaulipasTula
The cradle of Tamaulipas and its iconic cuera jacket: listed historic architecture, mountains, canyoning at Arroyo Loco and waterfalls.
≈ 296 kmGuanajuatoComonfort
The old Chamacuero in Guanajuato: stone molcajetes, Otomí ceremonial tortillas, baroque altarpieces and the textile village of Soria.
≈ 296 kmJaliscoCocula
“The mariachi comes from Cocula!”: the world birthplace of mariachi in Jalisco, with a museum, music in the plaza and birria.
≈ 299 kmCoahuilaParras de la Fuente
A wine oasis in the Coahuila desert: home of the oldest winery in the Americas (1597), haciendas, walnut groves and the story of Francisco I. Madero.
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