16 sights
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Calle Jaén
A 100 m colonial lane of cobblestones and balconies, lined with bars, cafés and museums.Entry: Pay as you goMuseum
Casa de Murillo
House of the independence leader Pedro Domingo Murillo on Calle Jaén, with colonial art and his desk.Entry: Pay at the door. Closed MondaysSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsMuseum
Coca Museum
A museum founded in 1996 on the history and the medicinal and cultural uses of the coca leaf.Entry: Pay at the door. Closed SundaysSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsNature
La Paz Botanical Garden
About 4 hectares in Miraflores with palms, roses, cacti and orchids from across Bolivia.Entry: Pay at the gate. Closed MondaysSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsMarket
Mercado Lanza
A busy central market known for salteñas, anticuchos and other Bolivian snacks.Entry: Pay as you goMarket
Mercado Rodríguez
A huge market of food, clothing and household goods, named after the independence hero Pedro Rodríguez.Entry: Pay as you goMuseum
Museo de Metales Preciosos
Gold and silver rooms of pre-Columbian metalwork, including Inca and Tiwanaku objects.Entry: Pay at the door. Closed MondaysSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsMuseum
Museo de Textiles Andinos Bolivianos
Andean weaving by region on Plaza Benito Juárez, with captions in Spanish and English.Entry: Pay at the door. Closed SundaysSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsMuseum
Museo Nacional de Arte
A colonial palace opened as a museum in 1966, with viceregal to modern painting.Entry: Pay at the door. Closed Mondays and SundaysSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsMuseum
Museo Nacional de Etnografía y Folklore (MUSEF)
Ethnography museum with about 30,000 items, including masks, ceramics, textiles and feather art.Entry: Pay at the doorSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsViewpoint
Parque Mirador Laikakota
A hill park in Miraflores with city views toward the Cordillera Real and Illimani.Entry: Pay at the gateSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsNeighborhood
Plaza Murillo
The main square, taking shape from 1558, with the Government Palace and the cathedral facing it.Entry: Free to visitChurch
San Francisco Basilica and Museum
A basilica begun in 1549 with a carved mestizo baroque portal and a convent museum with a crypt.Entry: Church free; museum ticketSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsRuins
Tiwanaku
UNESCO-listed ceremonial center of a pre-Hispanic empire, at 3,850 m near Lake Titicaca.Entry: Bs[fee] for foreign visitorsSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsNature
Valle de la Luna
Eroded clay formations on 44 hectares in Mallasa, 5 km from La Paz, with a cactus garden.Entry: Pay at the gateSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsMarket