The town hall, on the north side of the main plaza, is worth stepping into for one thing: the murals on the upper floor by Mexican painter Manuel Lizama. Five large panels narrate the history of Valladolid and the Yucatán — the Maya, the conquest, the brutal henequen-era plantations, the Caste War uprising of 1847, and the Mexican Revolution. The colours are bright, the figures heroic, and the politics openly partisan, in the long Mexican tradition of public-building murals.
Entry is free during office hours. The balcony off the mural room offers the best high view over the plaza.