Are you looking for a way to explore Mérida without hearing too much moaning or whining from your kids as you march them around the city? Do you really wish they’d engage so you could enjoy a day or two exploring? If you’re looking for a way to enthuse kids on their visit to Mérida, how about livening things up a little with a scavenger hunt?

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Before you set off on your Mérida scavenger hunt day, check out the following articles to help you plan what you want to see and do in the city.

Notes on how to use the Mérida scavenger hunt

⏰ Do this at your own speed. You can also pick and choose which questions you want your kids (or you) to answer.

🍨 Why not offer your kids a prize of a delicious ice-cream at Pola or their choice of Mexican candy as a prize for taking part / (ahem) bribe.

⭐️ Tag me in any Instagram posts (@mexicocassie) you share while using the scavenger hunt

⬇️ Download your hint sheet now!

Mérida Scavenger hunt

Paseo de Montejo / Centro Historico

✅ Who are the two people on the plinth at the bottom of Paseo de Montejo? – what do you know about them?

✅ See if you can figure where to take a photo of the main Mérida letters from above

✅ Get a photo of the whole family sitting in the famous white chairs – what do you know about them?

✅ What night of the week is the city cathedral lit up with colours? Find out and go and watch it.

✅ Find the statue of the mother and child – take a photo pretending you’re a kid in that family (but don’t climb on it, obviously)

✅ Hire bikes on Sunday and join in the Biciruta. Be sure to take a break to visit the Monumento a la Patria and take a photo with your favourite section. While you’re there, nip into the nearby bakery and pick your favourite pastry/cake snack.

✅ Which museum lets you play with musical instruments?

✅ Where will you find a beetle with jewels on its back? What can you find out about these?

✅ Are you likely to get up early enough to see the police raise the flag on Plaza Grande on a Monday morning? Did you know that Monday is ‘flag day’ in Mexico?

Interesting houses

✅ Find a house entirely covered in tiles.

✅ Can you spot a huge pink house that has peacocks in the garden?

✅ Find a giraffe house. Not sure what it is? You’ll know when you see one.

Market / Food

✅ Find a marquesita stand and order one for everyone – try different flavours. Which is your favourite? Dare you try cheese and jam?

✅ What is castacan? Head to the market, find it and try it.

✅ When you’re in the Lucas de Galvez market find where they make tortillas. How many do you get for $10 pesos?

✅ Find piñata alley, walk down and choose your favourite piñata. What is it? Take a photo.

✅ What is the weirdest flavour ice cream Pola sells? Head there on a Monday to find out. Will you try it?

Other areas of Mérida

✅ When you visit the cementerio can you find the hennequin workers’ tomb?

✅ Can you find General Popo? Take a photo of you pointing at him, try not to giggle.

✅ Where in Merida can you ride a train for $1 peso per person?

✅ Head to Parque las Americas after 5 pm to play with local kids.

Don’t forget to download your hint sheet to help you figure out how to complete the scavenger hunt!