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Alcázar de Colón
The viceroy's palace built for Diego Colón between 1511 and 1514, now a museum on Plaza de España.Entry: DOP[fee]. Closed MondaysSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsMuseum
Amber World Museum
A museum in the Colonial City devoted to Dominican amber, its fossils and its place in local culture.Entry: DOP[fee]Search tickets and tours on TiqetsFood
Barrio Chino
Santo Domingo's Chinatown north of the Colonial City, with Chinese restaurants and a Sunday street vegetable market.Entry: Pay as you goFood
Calle El Conde
A pedestrian street about 10 blocks long, lined with restaurants, cafes and souvenir shops in the Colonial City.Entry: Pay as you goNeighborhood
Calle Las Damas
The first paved street in the Americas, lined with colonial buildings, museums and the road to the Ozama fortress.Entry: Free to visitMuseum
Casa del Cordón
A 16th-century house holding the Taíno archaeological collection "Our First Inhabitants".Entry: DOP[fee]. Closed MondaysSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsMuseum
Columbus Lighthouse
A cross-shaped monument and museum that holds the remains of Columbus and exhibits from many countries.Entry: DOP[fee]. Closed MondaysSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsMuseum
Fortaleza Ozama
The first permanent military structure in the Americas, built 1502 to 1508, with a tower and river views.Entry: DOP[fee]Search tickets and tours on TiqetsMuseum
Larimar Museum
A museum on Calle Isabel La Católica about larimar, the blue stone found only in the Dominican Republic.Entry: DOP[fee]Search tickets and tours on TiqetsNature
Los Tres Ojos National Park
A cave park east of the city with freshwater lagoons, reached by stairs and a short barge ride.Entry: DOP[fee]Search tickets and tours on TiqetsNeighborhood
Malecón
The seafront boulevard along George Washington Avenue, with parks, restaurants and a lively sunset crowd.Entry: Free to visitMuseum
Museo de las Casas Reales
The governor's royal court of the 16th century, now a museum of colonial history from 1492 to 1821.Entry: DOP[fee]Search tickets and tours on TiqetsMuseum
Museo Memorial de la Resistencia Dominicana
A museum with multimedia displays on the Trujillo dictatorship and the people who resisted it.Entry: DOP[fee]Search tickets and tours on TiqetsNature
National Botanical Garden
The largest botanical garden in the Caribbean, with a Japanese garden, orchids and a trolley tour.Entry: DOP[fee]Search tickets and tours on TiqetsChurch
National Pantheon
A former Jesuit church on Calle Las Damas, the national mausoleum since 1956, guarded by an honor guard.Entry: Check visiting hoursSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsNeighborhood
Parque Colón
A shaded square in front of the first cathedral of the Americas, centered on a statue of Columbus.Entry: Free to visitFood
Plaza de España
A wide esplanade at the end of Calle Las Damas, with bistro terraces and a view over the old city.Entry: Pay as you goChurch
Primatial Cathedral of the Americas
The first cathedral built in the Americas, begun in the 16th century, with side chapels and the tomb of Diego Colón.Entry: Check visiting hoursSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsNeighborhood
Puerta del Conde
The old city gate where independence was proclaimed on 27 February 1844, now the entrance to Independence Park.Entry: Free to visitMuseum
Royal Shipyards Museum
A maritime museum in the former Royal Warehouses, the colonial shipyard and naval storehouse.Entry: DOP[fee]. Closed MondaysSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsRuins
Ruins of San Francisco Monastery
Walled ruins of the first Franciscan monastery in the New World, a concert stage on Sundays.Entry: Open-air ruinsSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsRuins