Watch Football in a Modern Stadium or Baseball in Mexico's Oldest
Step into Estadio Corona on a match day when Club Santos Laguna takes the field, and you'll understand why this 30,000-seat stadium built in 2009 has become the heartbeat of the city's sports culture. The modern facility sits north of the city between Federal 30 and Coahuila 60 highways, and stadium tours are available if you want to see it when the pitch is quiet. For a deeper dive into baseball history, head to Revolution Stadium (Estadio Revolución) downtown, just one block from the Venustiano Carranza Forest. This art deco beauty is the oldest baseball stadium in Mexico, and it's where the Algoderos de Unión Laguna play from spring through early fall in Mexico's Liga Mexicana. The stadium occasionally hosts concerts and other events beyond baseball.
- Estadio Corona: north of the city, between Federal 30 and Coahuila 60 highways
- Revolution Stadium: Av. Juárez s/n, Centro (downtown)
- Municipal Auditorium in Ampliación Colón hosts basketball matches for the Jefes Fuerza Lagunera team, plus concerts and recreational events
- Centennial Coliseum Torreón serves as a bullring and entertainment center (Highway to San Pedro and Periférico S/N, E. Ignacio Allende; +52 871 455 9000)
Walk Through a 19th-Century Underground Watercourse and Explore Art Collections
The Canal de la Perla—literally the Pearl Watercourse—lay hidden beneath the oldest part of the city for decades before archaeologists rediscovered it in 2003 and opened it to the public in 2014. This 19th-century engineering feat was built to channel water from the Nazas River to fields surrounding the city, and you can now walk through it. The canal hosts cultural and artistic exhibitions, turning a piece of infrastructure into a living gallery. Above ground, the Museo Arocena opened in 2006 and holds art spanning from pre-Hispanic times to the present, alongside exhibits dedicated to Mexico's and Torreón's history. The museum also hosts temporal exhibitions, conferences, book fairs, movies, and activities for children.
Take in Views from the Third-Tallest Christ Statue in Latin America
Cristo de las Noas rises 21.80 meters from a hilltop, its arms extended in a gesture of protection over the city. Only the Christ the Redeemer in Brazil and the Cristo de la Concordia in Cochabamba, Bolivia, stand taller in Latin America. At the summit, a Catholic church shares the hilltop, and the vantage point offers views across the entire city spread below you on the flat terrain. The relief formations visible to the south and southwest—some rising to 1,600 meters—frame the horizon.
Time Your Visit Around September Celebrations
The Cotton and Grape Fair (Feria del Algodón y La Uva) transforms the city each September with cultural events, music, food, and amusement rides, drawing on the agricultural heritage that shaped Torreón's rise. If you arrive on September 15 and 16 for Independence Day, you'll find celebrations throughout the city, with the most significant gathering in the Plaza Mayor. Residents wear traditional Mexican clothes, eat traditional dishes and antojitos, and on the evening of the 15th, the city mayor delivers the traditional "El Grito" celebration. September 16 brings a parade along Morelos Avenue.
Spend an Evening in the Venustiano Carranza Forest
The Venustiano Carranza Forest sits at the edge of downtown, offering a green escape within the city. It's a gathering place for locals, whether you're passing through en route to Revolution Stadium or joining the Lala Marathon runners who pass through between February and March each year. The forest provides a cooler refuge during the hot desert days, and its pathways connect you to the city's rhythms.
Torreón's spirit comes alive when you move through its spaces—from the roar of a stadium crowd to the quiet echo of water through an underground canal. Plan your arrival around the September festivals if you want to experience the city in full celebration, or come any other month to move at your own pace through the places that make this prosperous industrial city feel like home to those who live here.