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Museum of the City of Merida


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #14 of 29 attractions in Merida
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Merida's City Museum is located in the renovated Correo (Post Office) building, just next to the city mercado. On the first floor are exhibits about...... more » Merida's City Museum is located in the renovated Correo (Post Office) building, just next to the city mercado. On the first floor are exhibits about the many-faceted history of the city of Merida, from its birth as the Mayan city of T'ho, to the Spanish conquest by Francisco Montejo, the henequen boom of the early 20th Century and current renaissance as the center of culture and commerce of the Yucatan Peninsula. « less
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Attraction type: Museum
Address: Calle 65 at Calle 56 Merida 97000
Mexico

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4 of 5 stars
unclelouie   112 contributions
Minnesota
Feb 9, 2009

It's worth a visit if you are in Merida for a few days. The building is a rather short walk from the main plaza in the midst of a shopping area used by the locals. It used to be the post office but has been renovated to become a very nice museum. You will learn about the history of this... more

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4 of 5 stars
londoner_in_yucatan   38 contributions
Merida, Yucatan
Jan 8, 2008
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The City Museum (Calle 65 & 54) is now located in a restored buiding that for almost 100 years served as the main post office. They've done a good job of restoring it, along with the handcrafts market that runs along its side. The walk from the Zocalo to the CM only takes 5-10 mins. There's no on street parking,... more

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Museum of the City of Merida Address

Calle 65 at Calle 56, Merida 97000, Mexico