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Querétaro

An elegant colonial city of plazas and baroque churches, with a great stone aqueduct and wine country nearby.

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Best Time to Go
Nov–Mar
Our full guide to Querétaro is being written. It's on the Colonial Heartland list as If You're Nearby and Mexico list as If You're Nearby.

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About 32 miles away

A pink-spired colonial town of cobblestones and art galleries, much loved by American retirees.

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About 63 miles away

A colorful silver-mining city in a ravine, with roads running in tunnels under its streets.

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Mexico City

About 114 miles away

One of the world's great cities, built on Aztec ruins, with Frida Kahlo's house, a stunning anthropology museum, and tacos everywhere.

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