The simple house of bookbinder Antonio Salanueva, who supported the great 19th-century Mexican leader Benito Ju谩rez during his youth, is now an interesting little museum. The binding workshop is preserved, along with Benito memorabilia and period artifacts.
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Museo de las Culturas de Oaxaca
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Got two hours? You'll need it for the Museum of Oaxacan Cultures, housed in the beautiful monastery buildings adjoining the Templo de Santo Domingo. This鈥
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The former capital of the Zapotec people is today an illustrious ruin, but for over a thousand years it served as the second-largest ceremonial site in鈥
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Gorgeous Santo Domingo is the most splendid of Oaxaca鈥檚 churches, with a finely carved baroque facade and nearly every square centimeter inside decorated鈥
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Second only to Monte Alb谩n in their importance, though not as old, the ruins of ancient Mitla date from the final two or three centuries before the鈥
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If you like your pre-Hispanic Mexican ruins suitably 鈥榬uined鈥 and crowd-free without compromising on authenticity or spectacular setting, opt for Atzompa鈥
Centro de las Artes de San Agust铆n
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Pretty San Agust铆n's large, early-20th-century textile mill has been superbly restored as the Centro de las Artes de San Agust铆n (CaSa), a spectacular鈥
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Visitors flock to the village of El Tule to behold El 脕rbol del Tule, which is, by some counts, the fattest tree in the world. California's General鈥
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Traffic-free, shaded by tall trees and surrounded by elegant portales (arcades), the 窜贸肠补濒辞 is the perfect place to start soaking up the Oaxaca atmosphere鈥
Nearby Oaxaca City attractions
1. Instituto de Artes Gr谩ficas de Oaxaca
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In a beautiful colonial house and founded by Oaxacan artist Francisco Toledo, IAGO offers changing exhibitions of graphic art as well as a superb arts鈥
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In a city of provocative graphic art, this workshop and gallery is a key agitator. Founded by the art collective Asaro (Asamblea de Artistas鈥
3. Museo de las Culturas de Oaxaca
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Got two hours? You'll need it for the Museum of Oaxacan Cultures, housed in the beautiful monastery buildings adjoining the Templo de Santo Domingo. This鈥
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Gorgeous Santo Domingo is the most splendid of Oaxaca鈥檚 churches, with a finely carved baroque facade and nearly every square centimeter inside decorated鈥
5. Centro Fotogr谩fico 脕lvarez Bravo
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With a taste for provocative social commentary, this contemporary gallery displays weird and wonderful work by local and international photographers.
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At the center of this gallery's workshop is an exceedingly rare 8-ton J Voirin lithography press, which prints both acrylics and woodcuts. Works on鈥
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Wander northwest of the historical core and you鈥檒l ultimately encounter this arched aqueduct rendered in typical green cantera stone that runs the length鈥
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A leading serious commercial gallery, handling some of the biggest names, such as Francisco Toledo and Guillermo Olgu铆n. It has a second exhibition space,鈥