List of Puerto Rico landmarks
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Puerto Rico landmarks are places of interest located in Puerto Rico
. The list is divided among the 78 municipalities of the island.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
. The list is divided among the 78 municipalities of the island.
Aguada
- Aguada Museum
- Coloso Sugar Cane Refinery
- San Francisco de Asis Church
- Cristopher Columbus Cross
- Pico de Piedra Beach
Aguadilla
- Rafael Hernández Monument
- Las Cascadas Water ParkLas Cascadas Water ParkLas Cascadas Water Park is a water park, in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. The park is the largest water park in the Caribbean region. The park is owned and administered by Aguadilla's municipal government....
- Aguadilla Ice Skating ArenaAguadilla Ice Skating ArenaAguadilla Ice Skating Arena, A.I.S.A., is a multi-use facility in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. The arena is the only ice skating facility in the Caribbean region. The facility is owned and administered by the city.-Brief history:...
- Crash Boat BeachCrash Boat BeachCrash Boat Beach or Playa Crash Boat is a beach located in the northwestern Puerto Rican municipality of Aguadilla. It occupies the site of a former military port used to rescue downed air crews from Ramey Air Force Base and still retains some remains of pier infrastructure...
Bayamón
- Parque de las CienciasParque de las CienciasParque de las Ciencias Luis A. Ferré Bayamón, Puerto Rico is an educational and recreational park located in Bayamón, Puerto Rico focused on science-related exhibitions. It is one of multiple touristic attractions inaugurated under the leadership of longtime mayor Ramon Luis Rivera and is named in...
Cabo Rojo
- Los Morrillos LighthouseLos Morrillos LighthouseLos Morrillos Light, also known as Faro Los Morrillos de Cabo Rojo, is a historic lighthouse located in the municipality of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico.-History:...
- Joyuda LagoonJoyuda LagoonLaguna Joyuda is a natural reservoir located in the municipality of Cabo Rojo in Puerto Rico.The lagoon is one of only two natural reservoirs in the island of Puerto Rico , and is home to an ample variety of species....
- San Miguel Arcángel ChurchSan Miguel Arcángel ChurchIglesia San Miguel Arcángel is an Roman Catholic parish church located in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. Construction on the building started in 1773 and was completed in 1783...
- Isla de RatonesIsla de RatonesIsla de Ratones is a small island located near the Joyuda Lagoon in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. The island is a popular spot for snorkeling.-History:...
Carolina
- Luis Muñoz Marín International AirportLuis Muñoz Marín International AirportLuis Muñoz Marín International Airport is a joint civil-military public airport located in Carolina, Puerto Rico, three miles southeast of San Juan. Over 4 million passengers board a plane at the airport per year according to FAA reports . It is owned and managed by the Puerto Rico Ports...
- Roberto Clemente StadiumRoberto Clemente StadiumRoberto Clemente Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Carolina, Puerto Rico. It is currently used mostly for baseball games and is the home of Gigantes de Carolina. The stadium holds 12,500 people and was built in 2000...
and Sports City
Cataño
- Bacardi DistilleryBacardiBacardi is a family-controlled spirits company, best known as a producer of rums, including Bacardi Superior and Bacardi 151. The company sells in excess of 200 million bottles per year in nearly 100 countries...
Corozal
Dorado
- Casa del Rey Museum
- Juan Boria TheatreJuan BoriaJuan Boria also known as the Negro Verse Pharaoh, was a Puerto Rican poet known for his Afro-Caribbean poetry.-Early years:...
- Ojo del Buey Park
- Sanctuary Christ of the Reconciliation
Fajardo
- Cape San Juan LigthouseCape San Juan LightCape San Juan Light is a historic lighthouse located on the northeastern part of the highest point of Cape San Juan in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. The lighthouse was constructed in 1880 and was officially lit on May 2, 1882...
- Old Fajardo Sugar Cane Refinery
- Palomino IslandIsla Palominos (Puerto Rico)Isla Palomino is a small island located near to the east of Puerto Rico, near the coast of Las Croabas, Fajardo.- Geography :Isla Palomino is 1.2 km long and maximally 525 meters wide, and measures in area. It reaches a height of...
- Las Croabas
Guánica
- Gilligan's IslandGilligan's IslandGilligan's Island is an American television series created and produced by Sherwood Schwartz and originally produced by United Artists Television. The situation comedy series featured Bob Denver; Alan Hale, Jr.; Jim Backus; Natalie Schafer; Tina Louise; Russell Johnson; and Dawn Wells. It aired for...
- Playa Santa Beach
- Central GuanicaCentral GuanicaCentral Guánica was a sugar mill located in the barrio Ensenada of the Municipality of Guánica, Puerto Rico. It was one of the largest sugar mill in the Caribbean and until World War I it was one of the largest mill in the world.It closed down in 1982....
- Faro de Guánica
- Bosque Seco de Guánica
Jayuya
- Cerro PuntaCerro de PuntaCerro de Punta or just Cerro Punta is the highest peak in Puerto Rico, raising to above sea level. It is located in the municipality of Ponce.-Location:...
- Cemí Museum
- Nemesio CanalesNemesio CanalesNemesio R. Canales was a Puerto Rican essayist, journalist, novelist, playwright, politician and activist who defended women's civil rights...
Museum - Piedra Escrita
- Bosque de los Tres Picachos
Mayagüez
- Asilo De PobresAsilo De PobresAsilo de Ancianos de Mayagüez, also known as Asilo De Pobres or Asilo Municipal, was originally built, in the Classical Revival style, as a shelter for the poor. For some time, Salvador Agrón, the inspiration for the Broadway musical The Capeman, lived in the building with his mother. In 1962 it...
- India Beer Brewery
- Dr. Juan A. Rivero ZooDr. Juan A. Rivero ZooDr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo is a zoo located in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. It is the only zoo on the island. It is named in honor of Juan A. Rivero, its first director. It has an extensive collection of animals from all continents, as well as new facilities.-History:...
- Edificio José de DiegoEdificio José de DiegoThe Edificio Jose de Diego in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, also known as Rectoria was built in 1913. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.-History:Its construction began in 1913 and concluded in 1916 as the Science Building...
- Plaza ColónPlaza ColónPlaza Colón is the main plaza in the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. This plaza and its fountain commemorate the explorer Christopher Columbus, whose name in Spanish was Cristóbal Colón...
- Teatro YagüezTeatro YagüezThe Teatro Yagüez in Puerto Rico is a historic building that today is a performing arts theater. It is located at Candelaria and Dr. Basora Streets, in the city of Mayagüez. It consists of the Lucy Boscana Hall and the Roberto Cole Cafe Theater.-History:It was originally erected by Francisco...
- University of Puerto Rico at MayagüezUniversity of Puerto Rico at MayagüezThe University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez or Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez in Spanish , is a land-grant, sea-grant, space-grant state university located in the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico...
- U.S. Post Office and CourthouseU.S. Post Office and Courthouse (Mayaguez, Puerto Rico)The Miguel Angel Garcia Mendez Post Office Building in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, previously known as the United States Post Office and Courthouse, and also known as Correo Central de Mayagüez is a post office and courthouse facility of the United States, housing operations of the United States...
Moca
- Palacete Los MoreauPalacete Los MoreauPalacete Los Moreau is a house museum located in Moca, Puerto Rico. Historically known as the Labadie Mansion, the house inspired Enrique Laguerre to write La Llamarada. The property was restored as a museum and renamed the "Palacete Los Moreau" in honor of Laguerre’s novel...
- Enrique LaguerreEnrique LaguerreEnrique Arturo Laguerre Vélez was a Nobel literature prize nominee, teacher and critic from Moca, Puerto Rico...
House
Peñuelas
- Convento Caverns
Ponce
- 25 de Enero Street25 de Enero StreetCalle 25 de Enero, 25 de Enero Street, is a historic Victorian village bounded by the street by that name in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and built to honor Ponce's volunteer firemen....
- Abolition ParkAbolition ParkParque de la Abolicion is a city park in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The park is the only park in the Caribbean dedicated to commemorating the abolition of slavery.-Location and features:...
- Armstrong-Poventud ResidenceArmstrong-Poventud ResidenceResidencia Armstrong-Poventud is a historic building located in the Ponce Historic Zone in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The construction of this home set the stage for the construction of other homes of similar architectural elements, character and opulence in turn-of-the-twentieth-century Ponce...
- Casa PaoliCasa PaoliCasa Paoli on 2648 Mayor Street, Ponce, Puerto Rico, is nationally significant as the birthplace of Antonio Emilio Paoli y Marcano , a tenor who was the "first Puerto Rican to reach international recognition in the performing arts" and one of the most outstanding opera singers of all times...
- Caja de Muertos
- Cruceta El VigíaCruceta El VigíaCruceta del Vigía is a 100-foot-tall cross located atop Vigia Hill in Ponce, Puerto Rico, directly in front of the Serralles Castle museum. It houses a tourist center at its base, a 10 story vertical tower, and a horizontal sky bridge that has panoramic views of the city of Ponce and the Caribbean...
- Serralles Rum Distillery
- Francisco Montaner StadiumFrancisco Montaner StadiumThe Estadio Francisco Montaner is a multi-use stadium in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is home to the Leones de Ponce team of the Puerto Rico Baseball League and FC Leones of the Puerto Rico Soccer League . The stadium has a capacity of 16,000 seats...
- Hacienda Buena VistaHacienda Buena VistaHacienda Buena Vista, also known as Hacienda Vives , is a coffee plantation and estate in Ponce, Puerto Rico, established in the 19th century. The plantation was started by Don Salvador de Vives in 1833. It is now owned by the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust , who operates it as a museum...
- Juan Pachín Vicéns AuditoriumJuan Pachín Vicéns AuditoriumThe Auditorio Juan Pachín Vicéns , formerly, Coliseo Juan Pachín Vicéns, is a sports venue in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico...
- La Guancha Boardwalk
- La Perla TheaterLa Perla TheaterTeatro La Perla is a historic theater in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Inaugurated in 1864, it is the second oldest theater of its kind in Puerto Rico, but "the largest and most historic in the Spanish-speaking Caribbean." The theater was named La Perla in honor ofthe Virgin of Montserrat ,...
- Museo de la Masacre de PonceMuseo de la Masacre de PonceThe Museo de la Masacre de Ponce, or , is a historic building in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The building was the site of the Ponce Massacre, and the museum depicts the history and events surrounding the event, which some describe as the most tragic event in the history of Puerto Rico's struggle for...
- Museo de la Música Puertorriqueña
- Museo de Arte de Ponce
- Old Ponce CasinoOld Ponce CasinoThe Antiguo Casino de Ponce , or simply the Casino de Ponce, is a historic structure, built in 1922 and located in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Originally built as a social club for Ponce's elite, it is currently used as the premier reception center of "The Noble City of Puerto Rico"...
- Panteón Nacional Román Baldorioty de CastroPanteón Nacional Román Baldorioty de CastroThe Panteón Nacional Román Baldorioty de Castro is a tract of land in Barrio Segundo of the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico, originally designed as the city's cemetery, but later converted into what has come to be a famous burial place. Established in 1842, it is Puerto Rico's first national pantheon...
- Parque de BombasParque de BombasParque de Bombas is a historic firehouse building in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is one of Puerto Rico's most notable buildings, with some considering it "by far the most easily recognized landmark in the Island". It is located at the Plaza Las Delicias town square, directly behind the Ponce Cathedral...
- Paseo AtochaPaseo AtochaPaseo Atocha is a pedestrian mall in the Ponce Historic Zone, a historic district in Ponce, Puerto Rico. For over a century Paseo Atocha was a commercial street opened to motor vehicle traffic. The street, which is now pedestrian-only, stretches over four blocks from Isabel Street to Vives Street...
- Pedro Albizu Campos ParkPedro Albizu Campos ParkThe Parque Pedro Albizu Campos is a passive recreational park in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. It was dedicated on September 12, 1991, to the memory of Puerto Rican Nationalist leader Pedro Albizu Campos by the Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos was...
- Plaza Las DeliciasPlaza Las DeliciasPlaza Las Delicias is the main plaza in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. The square is notable for its fountains and for the various monuments it contains. The historic Parque de Bombas and Ponce Cathedral buildings are located within Plaza Las Delicias. Plaza Las Delicias is actually composed of...
- Ponce CathedralPonce CathedralThe Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe or simply, Ponce Cathedral, is the cathedral for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponce located in downtown Ponce, Puerto Rico. The cathedral lies in the middle of Ponce's town square, known as Plaza Las Delicias, located at the center of the Ponce Historic...
- Ponce City HallPonce City HallThe Ponce City Hall is located on Calle Degetau, across from Plaza Las Delicias in the Ponce Historic Zone in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The building serves as the seat of the executive branch of government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce, including the office of the Mayor of Ponce. It is the...
- Ponce History Museum
- Serralles CastleSerralles CastleSerrallés Castle is a mansion located in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico overlooking the downtown area . It was built during the 1920s by Juan Eugenio Serrallés, son of businessman Juan Serrallés, founder of Destilería Serrallés...
- Tibes Indigenous Ceremonial CenterTibes Indigenous Ceremonial CenterThe Tibes Indigenous Ceremonial Center in Barrio Portugués, Ponce, Puerto Rico, houses one of the most important archeological discoveries made in the Antilles. The discovery provides an insight as to how the indigenous tribes of the Igneri and Taínos lived and played during and before the arrival...
- Wiechers-Villaronga Residence
Salinas
- Albergue OlímpicoAlbergue OlímpicoThe Albergue Olímpico German Rieckehoff Sampayo or Olympic Hostel is an athletic training and recreational center located in Salinas, Puerto Rico. It is the most complete sports center in Puerto Rico used by professional athletes and by the general public for health, educational, and recreational...
- Central Aguirre
San Juan
- Old San Juan
- Golden Mile DistrictGolden Mile, Puerto RicoMilla de Oro is a nickname given to a one-mile stretch of Ponce de León Avenue in Hato Rey, San Juan, Puerto Rico. The stretch is famous for the number of local and international banks and financial company's headquarters and buildings, located in the area, which have led some to call it the "Wall...
- José Miguel Agrelot ColiseumJosé Miguel Agrelot ColiseumThe José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum, officially named "Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot" , is the biggest indoor arena in Puerto Rico dedicated to entertainment...
- Fort San Felipe del MorroFort San Felipe del MorroAlso known as Fort San Felipe del Morro or Morro Castle, is a 16th-century citadel located in San Juan, Puerto Rico.- Rundown :Lies on the northwestern-most point of the islet of San Juan, Puerto Rico...
- Fort San Gerónimo
- Fort San CristóbalFort San CristóbalThe Castillo de San Cristóbal is a Spanish fort in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It was built by Spain to protect against land based attacks on the city of San Juan. It is part of San Juan National Historic Site....
- San Juan PortSan Juan PortThe Port of San Juan is a seaport facility located in the metropolitan area of San Juan, Puerto Rico.The "Port of San Juan" is the general name used to call various passenger and cargo facilities located in lands around the San Juan Bay...
- Paseo La Princesa
- Colón Plaza
- Cuartel de Ballajá
- Plaza Las AméricasPlaza Las AméricasPlaza Las Américas is a shopping mall in Hato Rey, San Juan, Puerto Rico, located at the intersection of Routes 18 and 22. It is near the Roberto Clemente Coliseum, the Hiram Bithorn Stadium, and the WKAQ-TV's studios. "Plaza", as it is known to many Puerto Ricans, was the first indoor mall built...
- Luis Muñoz Rivera ParkLuis Muñoz Rivera ParkThe Luis Muñoz Rivera Park is a 27.2 acre recreational park located in Puerta de Tierra in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The park was named in honor of Puerto Rican statesman Luis Muñoz Rivera.-History:...
- Puerto Rico Convention CenterPuerto Rico Convention CenterThe Dr. Pedro Rosselló González, Puerto Rico Convention Center is a convention center located in Isla Grande , in San Juan, Puerto Rico owned by the Puerto Rico Convention District Authority, a government agency of Puerto Rico, and...
- San José ChurchSan José ChurchSan José Church , located in Old San Juan within the historic colonial section of the capital of Puerto Rico, is one of the first significant works of architecture on the island...
- Galería NacionalGalería NacionalGalería Nacional located in Old San Juan within the historic colonial section of the capital of Puerto Rico, houses the largest collection of Puerto Rican paintings from the eighteenth century to the 1960s. The museum is located in the restored Saint Aquinas monastery of the Dominican Order...
- Bosque Urbano del Nuevo Milenio
Utuado
- Lago Dos BocasLago Dos BocasLago Dos Bocas is a lake located in the municipalities of Arecibo and Utuado on the island of Puerto Rico. The lake was created in 1942 when a dam was constructed by the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority for a hydroelectric power plant. It also serves as one of the island's potable water...
- Dos Bocas Dam
- Caguana Indigenous Ceremonial CenterCaguana Ceremonial Ball Courts SiteThe Caguana Ceremonial Ball Courts Site in barrio Caguana, Utuado, Puerto Rico, is considered one of the most important archeological sites in the West Indies. Studies estimate it is over 700 years old, built by the Taíno around 1270 AD. Approximately 30 ball courts have been identified and many...
- Lago Caonillas
Vieques
- Conde de Mirasol FortFuerte de ViequesFuerte de Vieques, also known as El Fortin Conde de Mirasol, is a fort built in 1845 located in the town of Isabel Segunda in Vieques, an island municipality of Puerto Rico. In 1991, the fort was restored by the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture...
- Punta Mulas LightPunta Mulas LightPunta Mulas Light, also known as Faro de Vieques, is a historic lighthouse located in the west shore of Vieques, an island-municipality of Puerto Rico. It was first lit in 1896 and automated in 1949. Punta Mulas Light was the second lighthouse built on Vieques after the Puerto Ferro Light. The...
house - Vieques Bioluminiscent Bay