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Puerto Rico - Architectural


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Things to Do: Architectural

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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #12 of 146 attractions in San Juan

Visitors can take guided tours through this World Heritage Site, a 40-room mansion completed in 1540 that was used to defend against foreign invaders.

Attraction type: Historic site; Government building; Historic home; Historic village
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 9 attractions in Rincon

Find a maritime museum and dolphin-spotting platform at this lighthouse in Rincon.

Attraction type: Lighthouse; Maritime museum
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Cabo Rojo Lighthouse, Puerto Rico
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #15 of 370 attractions in Puerto Rico

A landmark Spanish-colonial style structure, this picturesque lighthouse sits perched atop a high cliff providing nearly 360-degree views of the sparkling Caribbean Sea.

Attraction type: Lighthouse
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #24 of 146 attractions in San Juan

Built in 1540 and the site where the body of Ponce de Leon is entombed, the the Catedral de San Juan is an authentic and rare New World example of medieval architecture.

Attraction type: Museum; Historic site; Architectural building; Religious site
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #27 of 370 attractions in Puerto Rico

Comprised of three headlands that extend into the Atlantic ocean, this nature reserve encompasses seven different ecosystems including forests, beaches and offshore coral reefs.

Attraction type: Nature reserve; Lighthouse
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #29 of 370 attractions in Puerto Rico

Built by Dominican monks in 1606, this “Gate of Heaven” served as a town jail in the 19th century, and is now a small museum displaying carved wooden religious figures.

Attraction type: Religious site
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #6 of 20 attractions in Ponce

This loudly-colored building in black, red, green and yellow, was built for a volunteer fire-fighter's brigade.

Attraction type: Landmark/point of interest; Speciality museum; Tourist/visitor centre; Architectural building; Museum
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Yokahu Observation Tower, El Yunque National Forest
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #36 of 370 attractions in Puerto Rico

A tower in El Yunque offering a sweeping view of the rainforest.

Attraction type: Observation deck/tower
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #10 of 20 attractions in Ponce

Situated in a beautiful and architecturally significant building, this museum traces the city's history from pre-Columbian times to the present.

Attraction type: Architectural building; History museum
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #11 of 20 attractions in Ponce

At the top of El Vigia Hill, Ponce?s tallest geologic feature, you?ll still have to look up: to the 100-foot Cruz de Vigia.

Attraction type: Landmark/point of interest; Observation deck/tower
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #12 of 20 attractions in Ponce

This elegant 17th-century cathedral rises majestically in the midst of Ponce.

Attraction type: Religious site; Architectural building
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #5 of 9 attractions in Rincon
Attraction type: Lighthouse
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #68 of 370 attractions in Puerto Rico

A simple church with old frescoes, religious sculpture and an electric prayer table.

Attraction type: Religious site
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San Jose Church, San Juan
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #72 of 146 attractions in San Juan

Built in 1513, this architectural gem is the second oldest church in the New World, and a lovely example of Spanish Colonial architecture.

Attraction type: Religious site
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #73 of 146 attractions in San Juan

A small 18th-century chapel with a fascinating history.

Attraction type: Religious site
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #81 of 146 attractions in San Juan

Built in the early 17th century, this is the second oldest church in the Western Hemisphere.

Attraction type: Religious site
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #87 of 146 attractions in San Juan
Attraction type: Religious site
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #97 of 146 attractions in San Juan

Built in stages from 1604 to 1789 and resembling the city hall in Madrid, Spain, this government building also houses a tourist information center and a small gallery of rotating exhibitions.

Attraction type: Government building
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The oldest active church on the island is located in Loiza Aldea.

Attraction type: Religious site
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Glimpse an incredible panorama from atop this stone tower.

Attraction type: Observation deck/tower
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