List of tourist attractions in Ponce, Puerto Rico explained
Ponce, Puerto Rico's second-largest city outside the San Juan metropolitan area, receives over 100,000 visitors annually.[1]
Ponce's sights include monuments and architecture, such as its Monumento a la Abolición de la Esclavitud and Residencia Armstrong-Poventud, and pink marble curbs and chamfered streets corners, as well as historic houses, castles and concert halls. There are also more modern attractions such as its seafront Tablado La Guancha as well as attractions that date back some 1500 years, like the Tibes Indigenous Ceremonial Center. The city has been called "the most Puerto Rican city in Puerto Rico."[2]
Within the city's urban area
Museums
See also: List of museums in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
Parks
See also: List of parks in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
Monuments
Historic houses
Churches
Historic commercial institutions
20th and 21st century architecture
Theaters
See also: List of theaters in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
Shopping
Cultural institutions
Festivals and events
Others
Outside the Ponce Historic Zone
Museums
Cemeteries
Historic homes
Others
Outside the city's urban area
Beaches
See also: List of beaches in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
Mountains
See also: List of mountains in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
Parks, forests and recreational areas
Others
See also
Notes and References
- Cumple dos décadas de historia y pasión. Carmen Cila Rodríguez. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 26 August 2009. Page 24.
- Aida Belen Rivera Ruiz, Certifying Official, and Juan Llanes Santos, Preparer, Puerto Rico Historic Preservation Office. (San Juan, Puerto Rico) 26 February 2008. In National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. United States Department of the Interior. National Park Service. (Washington, D.C.) Page 13. Listing Reference Number 08000283 (McCabe Memorial Church). 11 April 2008.
