The Saltillo`s Desert Museum is a serious cultural and educational institution, built in 1999 according to the ambitious project of the architect Francisco López. The purpose of its creation was to spread knowledge about the history and geology of the main natural area of Mexico, as well as its flora and fauna.

All collections are distributed in four halls and two courtyards. The first room is dedicated to desert formation. Geological sections of soils and paleontological samples are presented there. Special attention is drawn to the giant skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus with a height of 5 meters and a length of 17 meters. The second room is dedicated to the locals, their customs, and traditions. In the third, you can learn a lot about animals that live in the desert, and how they adapted to life in such natural conditions. The fourth room is a botanical garden with the largest collection of cacti in the country. The interactive part is represented by several stands and layouts showing how life on Earth was born, the appearance of nomadic peoples in the desert, the plants and animals of these places. The museum's designers created a space where all information is perceived not only by sight and hearing but also through touch. In addition to various exhibits and stuffed animals, the museum has a terrarium with living representatives of the fauna of the desert and semi-desert.

Another distinctive feature of the museum is that its guides are children: students of the local young naturalist’s class. They conduct excursions as well as maintain order in the museum, monitor the condition of the exhibits, and the cleanliness of the halls.

The museum’s modern architectural design and ways of providing information makes it one of the best museums in the country. You can get around all its halls in just a few hours. But the amount of knowledge with which you will leave its walls cannot be compared to anything else.