About 20km/13mi north-west of San Juan del Río on the MEX 120 lies the charming seaside resort of Tequisquiapan (1700 m (5579 ft); population 30,000). Its hotels and thermal baths (radioactive springs), and its facilities for riding and fishing attract visitors, particularly from Mexico City.
Throughout the city a series of portal crosses cut during the viceregal epoch period adorn a variety of locations. The most notable of these stands in front of a discotheque which was once a chapel.