House where the noted poet Salvador Díaz Mirón lived.
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Traces the history of the city with dioramas and exhibits. Also functions as a performance hall for arts peculiar to the State of Veracruz.
Display of model ships and exhibits about the Mexican navy up to the present day.
A cultural center that is the center of performing arts and merrymaking.
Instituto Veracruzano de la Cultura / IVEC
A museum with rotating exhibitions built inside a lovely old convent.
Last standing part from the wall that used to surround the old city fort that was built by the Spanish in 1635 as they endeavored to repel pirates wanting to take riches of the import/export trade going through Veracruz.
Come here for some enchanting "danzon" (traditional Cuban dance) impressions and views of the cathedral and palacio municipal. Enjoy a drink at the Los Portales, a series of porticoes and tables alongside Miguel Lerdo de Tejada Street bordering the zocalo, or, if coffee is more your thing, a coffee from Gran Cafe del Portal on the opposite side.