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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 59 attractions in Santo Domingo

Built by Christopher Columbus's son between 1510 and 1514, this restored building was one of the first structures built in the oldest remaining European city in the Americas.

Attraction type: Historic home; Historic site; Castle
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 59 attractions in Santo Domingo

Dance to local music at this club actually built inside of a real cave.

Attraction type: Bar/club
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #3 of 59 attractions in Santo Domingo

Still a vibrant part of town, this compact area contains many museums and other historic buildings documenting the Caribbean's earliest history, both Indian and European.

Attraction type: Historic walking area; Neighbourhood
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #4 of 59 attractions in Santo Domingo

This scenic beach is one of the closest beach resorts to Santo Domingo.

Attraction type: Beach
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #5 of 59 attractions in Santo Domingo

One of the first Spanish-style houses in the New World, this building now serves as a cultural center.

Attraction type: Historic home; Historic site
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #6 of 59 attractions in Santo Domingo

This impressive cathedral, one of the earliest built in the Americas, is known for its dramatic architecture.

Attraction type: Religious site
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #7 of 59 attractions in Santo Domingo

This beach area to the east of Santo Domingo is filled with fishing villages and less crowded beaches.

Attraction type: Beach
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #8 of 59 attractions in Santo Domingo

One of Santo Domingo's main gathering places, this plaza has a bronze statue of Columbus at its center.

Attraction type: Town centre/square/plaza; Historic site
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 3 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #9 of 59 attractions in Santo Domingo

This multi-million-dollar lighthouse was built in 1992 to celebrate the 400 year anniversary of Columbus's landing in the Americas and is the site of the explorer's bones.

Attraction type: Monument; Lighthouse; Museum
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #10 of 59 attractions in Santo Domingo

This street is Santo Domingo's most popular shipping strip.

Attraction type: Street
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #11 of 59 attractions in Santo Domingo
Attraction type: Historic home; Government building; Architectural building
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #12 of 59 attractions in Santo Domingo

This popular nightclub features various types of Latin music.

Attraction type: Bar/club
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #13 of 59 attractions in Santo Domingo
Attraction type: Historic home
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #14 of 59 attractions in Santo Domingo

This sixteenth-century mansion was built for Rodrigo de Bastidas, one of the most powerful men in the early days of the colonial era.

Attraction type: Historic home
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #15 of 59 attractions in Santo Domingo

The ruins of the first New World monastery lie here, destroyed by two different earthquakes.

Attraction type: Ancient ruins
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #16 of 59 attractions in Santo Domingo

This 18th-century Jesuit church is the resting place for many of the greatest Dominican heroes.

Attraction type: Government building; Cemetery; Religious site; Historic site
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #17 of 59 attractions in Santo Domingo

This cobblestone street, the first ever built in the New World, is known for its numerous beautiful structures from centuries past.

Attraction type: Historic walking area
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #18 of 59 attractions in Santo Domingo

A stretch of the city known for its cultural influence and the museums and galleries that constitute it.

Attraction type: Street; Town centre/square/plaza
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #19 of 59 attractions in Santo Domingo

The construction of one of the oldest forts in the Americas was completed in 1507.

Attraction type: Historic site
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #20 of 59 attractions in Santo Domingo

Set in the beautiful Plaza de la Cultura, this museum has exhibits on the Tamno natives that inhabited the island before the arrival of the Spanish.

Attraction type: History museum; Museum
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