Visited at night, this is a restaurant and bar corridor amongst a huge beautiful park. Very safe…read more here not even the US has cities this safe at night. Lots of food vendors under one huge roof. Bring 5 pesos if you want to use the restrooms

El Gran Parque La Plancha is a new park in Merida (not too far from the Paseo) that is worth a walk…read morearound if you have the time when you visit Merida. It's large and gorgeous and has a lake, a swimming pool, playgrounds, exercise areas, two museums, a food hall, and more! The landscaping is really nice, and the paths are newly paved. If you are one of those people who likes a bit of exercise on a vacation, the park is a great place for a run or a workout at one of the exercise areas. It's a really impressive new park!

The lovers' chairs are here as in many parks with it's tale you can lookup. THe Apoala restarant…read moreand a few others are here though I wouldn't personally reccomend them. They do a tour here, find it online. They take you throughout the city and it's a REALLY great thing to do to get acquainted with Merida and the main places in it. This park is very close to everything so if you plan a trip here check on hotels nearby. Nice square and historic little park where I found my first market to buy big water bottles at though the prices seemed to change daily! I'm a gringo to em so they hustled me

Great places to eat in this park, great shade as well!…read more Apoala, Bryan's Burger Bar & La Recova to name a few! We like this square so much we rented a AirBnB around the corner so we could be close to it.

Lots of vendor stands around some areas of the park. It's a great park to walk around or thru for…read moreexercise or take a seat on the concrete benches situated around 4 water fountains; watch nature and the bustle of activity as the day progresses. Turibus has a stop on two sides of the park. If youre going to be there a couple of days, you may want to get a 2 or 3 day Turibus ticket. (It'$ worth it$) Parque Alameda is one of the activity hubs of Centro Historical.

This is my favorite park in Merida - Four blocks large with impressive architecture including a…read more fountain, library, amphitheater, and a children's area. All of the construction features Mayan inspired carvings and dedications to all the nations in the western hemisphere. It's a great place to chill out and relax

Santiago Park is a pleasant park with lots of shady trees and a fountain. The park shares a space…read morewith its namesake church, market, and lots of inexpensive little restaurants. During the day there are street vendors and on Tuesday nights, an old school band plays and many locals come to dance.

A lovely park/plaza area with tons of good street food and souvenir vendors. Also easy to catch…read morelive street performances while here on weekend nights. I managed to catch a recreation of the traditional Mayan ball game one Saturday!

Visiting Merida for the first time? You have to visit la Plaza Principal de Merida (also known as…read morela Plaza Grande). The square is beautiful - beautiful trees, the Merida letters (to take a photo with), an enormous Mexican flag, and plenty of those famous "tu y yo" chairs (the chairs are connected by their arms on opposite sides, so when you sit down, you are facing the other person sitting with you). The plaza is also home to many wonderful attractions in Merida - the Palacio de Gobierno de Estado de Yucatan (a government building that has amazing murals), the Catedral de San Idelfonso (a cathedral with a gorgeous exterior), and Museo Casa Montejo (an old house with an amazing history)! Definitely worth a visit!

If you are coming to Merida you will end up spending time in Plaza Grande…read more Make sure to take a picture in from of the Merida Sign, & the church. Check out the state museum on one end of the plaza and make sure to stop by Dulcería y Sorbetería Colón on the other end - a must do when you are there. If you find the square to hetch for you, there are lots of other smaller squares in town (Parque de Santa Lucía is our fav) to spend time at.