Villahermosa

Villahermosa is the capital city of Tabasco State, in southeast Mexico. It’s home to Parque Museo La Venta, a lakeside open-air museum with artifacts from the Olmec civilization, including altars and stone heads. Exhibits tracing the history of Tabasco fill the Casa de los Azulejos, an elegant, blue-tiled building. Tomás Garrido Canabal Park is known for its architectural elements inspired by pre-Hispanic monuments.
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Parque Museo La Venta
1. Parque Museo La Venta
4.5
(11564)
National park
Nature & Parks
Outdoor museum with ancient altars & stone heads, plus a zoo with jaguars & other regional animals.
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The park itself is very interesting. I was looking forward to see this place and the olmecs heads and it is truly worth the visit!
The ticket took forever,.than from the next window some man shouted: where are you from? He had to fill out a list, then at the entrance we had an argument since the ticket lady gave us the Mexican entrance fee and the entrance lady told her we should have paid the foreigner entrance fee, so they argued if a permanent residence permit makes a foreigner eligible for the regular fee or not and we just stood there.....until we decided to enter the park. A very unwelcome feeling. The park deteriorated a lot since we were here 4 years ago. Not worth the money. With or without discount.
A wonderful combination of a zoo, forest preserve and archeological site, with coatis roaming free thru the park, huge ceibas and mango trees and next to a lagoon with crocodiles, make it a unique place, not to be missed if you’re in Villahermosa.
Today it was free. No flash photography and don't touch anything. Not really kid friendly and you have to pay for everything.
Very cool outdoor museum of Olmec sculptures and altars. Situated on a lovely lagoon, it's one of the highlights of Villahermosa (excepting the dismal, unnecessary zoo included in the park).
Make sure to bring mosquito repellent so that you can enjoy this place.
I was visiting from the US and my friends wanted to take me here. It’s beautiful, for sure. I really like that it has the combination of being a museum AND a zoo! Mostly common zoo animals, but it’s still neat. I really enjoyed the bird area that you can walk into. The big head statues are awesome. The ONLY downfall is the amount of mosquitoes is torturous! Be prepared for that, bring plenty of bug spray/repellent because you will for sure be eaten alive by mosquitoes if not. We had bug spray and were still getting attacked haha.
Nice experience but the animal enclosures were not very well kept. My animal lover kids were very concerned. We were not aware of the zoo and we were just fine without the zoo part. Very hot and humid but fun to see the archeological monuments.
Yumka
2. Yumka
4.5
(5539)
Zoo
Nature & Parks
Small zoo with guided tours of different geographical zones, home to jaguars, elephants & toucans.
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It was a very very nice zoo it was small but nice the animals look very healthy I wish I could be more interactions with the Monkees
It's a very good place to go with the kids overall. Food options are not good at all, I mean, they serve its purpose if you're starving but nothing delicious or worth considering if you're not hungry, refreshments are good tho', try to call in advance to ask if they're in maintenance, otherwise you'll see a bunch of empty cages. Be there as early as you can.
On my recent visit, the 2 guides for our tour were very informative and pleasant. They explained about every animal and their habitat. They talked about conservation efforts and where we can participate. The animals look well kept and healthy. My only concern would be DUMBO the elephant. His enclosure consists of only a metal structure in the middle of an empty land. With no big trees for him to cool off when the sun is at it higher point. It was saddening to witness how he tried to slim down and stay still in order to fit inside the very little shadow the structure was projecting. I hope the next time I visit the park, his conditions are better. They have a store at the entrance for you to buy snacks and plenty of choices for drinks since they don't allow outside food or drinks, yes, not even water. At the end of the train ride, there's a section with more exhibits and even though it is not a formal restaurant, they have sitting and they offer food options like tamales, empanadas, oreja de mico and different traditional candies and snacks. They also offer drinks and paletas de hielo. I hope everyone visiting Tabasco can take the opportunity to visit this place. It's not only kids friendly but has something special for all ages!!
3 hour wait to enter the park but it was actually worth it. That was on Easter Sunday. Bad idea. They say the park is empty monday to friday, go then. 4 stars because their organizational skills suck.
This place is an amazing experience if you are in town, it’s fun for families. The prices are extremely affordable kids below 3 enter free, other kids are $40 (pesos), adults foreigners are ~$137 pesos (~$7 dollars) and local adults are only $80 pesos. It includes two guided tours: 1) a walking guided tour through the jungle, as you walk by the tell you all about the fauna and ecosystem there. 2) a train tour through the reservation where all animals are not caged, and in their own ecosystems. The third stop is a recreational area with additional animals and a park with a small shop for food and gifts. They have bathrooms both at the entry and on the recreational stop. Bring comfy shoes for walking, and clothes that cover your legs and arms! There are lots of mosquitos and ants around!
Awesome place! Educational tour in Spanish, family friendly, impressive variety of animals, well kept. Super friendly and helpful staff. Bug spray is a must!!!!
Nice place to visit, especially with children. You can see crocodiles and many other animals almost in natural conditions here.
This is a great spot to see some animals and enjoy a nice park.
Casa De Los Azulejos
3. Casa De Los Azulejos
4.4
(927)
Museum
Specialty Museums
Set in a landmark venue, this small museum offers historical objects & exhibits on ancient Mexico.
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Lunch at the famous restaurant Sanborns at the famous and beautiful building - Casa de los Azulejos. Make sure to try the green or red chicken Enchiladas delicious. Service is very prompt and the staff very helpful and friendly.
interesting little museum. In my opinion, the main attraction are the beautiful tiles in- and outside of the building.
Small place with random memorabilia from old days. The building itself is fascinating, but it does not give a clear introduction in Tabasco's history as it is also history museum. The entrance is expensive for what it is 22 pesos for mexicans 34 pesos for foreigners. Foreign residents pay as foreigners. Not recommended.
Small museum but interesting, you will visit it in less than one hour. Entrance cost 35 mxn. Cashier tried to scam us...
Beautiful but private access only
Very small, it was ok
Museo Regional de Antropología Carlos Pellicer Cámara
4. Museo Regional de Antropología Carlos Pellicer Cámara
4.6
(999)
Museum
History Museums
Mexico's second largest collection of anthropological artifacts in a museum opened in 1980.
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Great museum about the Mayas in Tabasco. Entrance fee was 24 pesos and well worth the hour I’ve spent here. The staff is friendly and helpful, and the air-con works great! If you’re on a walk through town, it’s a great place to cool down while informing you about the history of the Mayas and watch many very interesting artefacts. Apparently, there are other expositions as well since they were preparing a painting exhibition, but at the time of my visit that part of the museum was closed to visitors, unfortunately.
Nice modern building. Full with artefact of local Tabasco history. Is definitely worthy to visit. Very friendly English speaking security guy. 23 pesos entry fee.
Entry was free today; normally 28 pesos. 10 staff working, but we were the only visitors. Lots of prehispanic artifacts, including the Mayan calendar predicting 2012 to be the end of the world!
Another excellent regional museum with a collection mostly from La Venta. Unfortunately the interpretive signs are not bilingual and there are no audio guides. This museum also has on display a codice, a rarity for mesoamerican museums.
Great museum, with a fabulous selection of mesoamerican artefacts. I'd recommend downloading Google translates for non-Spanish speakers
Amazing museum featuring 4 cultures in the history Tabasco meso America. 1 Olmec head here. 3 floors. Lots of great info and pieces. Definitely recommend. Tuesday is free to visit.
Lovely 😊 Amazing place to know more about Villahermosa, Tabasco
Soooooo much history of Tabasco. Excellent art work. Huge museum with 3 floors. I spent 2.5 hours inside. Staff were very helpful. They also give tours of the museum. I recommend a visit
Parque Tomás Garrido Canabal
5. Parque Tomás Garrido Canabal
4.5
(10888)
Park
Nature & Parks
Public park with a lagoon, a concrete amphitheater, an orchid house & more than 2,000 native plants.
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Great park to spend a relaxing time and take some great pictures in Villahermosa. Several vendors add to the full Mexican city experience and support you with food and drinks while you are on your walk through a picturesque scenery. Definitely worth a visit! Note that the letters of Villahermosa were not at its designated place in the middle of May 2021 (and not anywhere close). However, the park is huge and has many great sights to offer so you can be sure to take some great pictures.
Always love this park because enjoy the color of the trees, and see animals like raccoons, a variety of birds and take a good picturea of the place.
Uncrowded with a enjoyable riverfront walk.
The main park has an entrance fee meaning that if you don't want to pay you end up walking along a 1km concrete path with little or nothing to see. Rather disappointing that it is not freely open to the public .. There is also only 1 public bathroom was is absolutely disgusting and has no lights...
Nice park with a nice walkway around the lake, with plenty of wildlife mostly birds and some crocodiles in the water. When walking though the night you will also see a lot of cats. Has a nice kids area also.
Beautiful and amazing views
Good food stalls at night, nice looking buildings, river kinda smells some times and informal vendors are not as clean as they show. Don't go alone at night
You should develop litter awareness projects and place more garbage bins, since coatis and birds are observed feeding on waste.
Catedral del Señor de Tabasco
6. Catedral del Señor de Tabasco
4.7
(3730)
Catholic cathedral
Sights & Landmarks
Colonial Catholic cathedral with twin bell towers dramatically lit at night, plus artworks.
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Beautiful cathedral in the middle of Villahermosa. Definitely worth a visit! To get in, use their entrance at the south side. (Right in front of the church, the gates were closed when I was visiting.)
Beautiful Cathedral. Worth the visit.
Very big and not so old building
Nice place to visit.🙏
Tall cathedral but small, it was built in the year 1970 and seems unfinished. You will be able to appreciate the architecture adapted to the climate with large open walls . The neighborhood around the cathedral is a bit ugly...
The place is Ok but not so attractive like I heard. Localities calls it as Una señor de Villahermosa. It is a small church. If someone want to have good and silent time can visit this place. Bring your water bottle, as villa Hermosa is hot and tropical.
Antique beautifull, but i dont like people drunk sleeping aoutsay in the street, the street is not very clean.
I always have to go here to see my late step mother. This church feels like it is the heart of the city.
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