Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes
Santo Domingo
Constructed during the first half of the 16th century, the church was sacked by Drake and his men and reconstructed on numerous occasions following…
Must-see attractions in Dominican Republic
North Coast
This 1100-sq-km desert park is overlooked by the vast majority of visitors; if you visit you'll have its beaches and mountains largely to yourself (unless…
Santo Domingo
The museum’s permanent collection includes paintings and a few sculptures by the DR’s best-known modern artists, including Luís Desangles, Adriana Billini…
North Coast
This crumbling and little-visited but historically significant national park marks Columbus’ second settlement on Hispaniola. These days a lackluster…
Museo de la Comunidad Judía de Sosúa
Sosúa
This museum has exhibits with Spanish and English text describing the Jewish presence in the DR. At the multinational Evian conference in 1938 the DR was…
Santo Domingo
This museum is located in the Casa de Tostado – the beautifully restored, 16th-century home of writer Francisco Tostado. It's interesting as much for the…
Santiago
This small gallery displays Dominican painting, photography and sculpture. Some nights of the week a film club meets to screen art-house and Hollywood…
Península de Samaná
This small beach, 5km east of Samaná, is easily accessible from town. It's thought by many historians to be the site of a small and short battle between…
Museo Nacional de Historia Natural
Santo Domingo
This museum explores the natural environs of the Dominican Republic, with the massive jaw of a sperm whale welcoming visitors at the door. Old-fashioned…
Puerto Plata
The completely paved Malecón (also known as Av General Luperón and Av Circunvalación Norte) runs along the shore. There are a handful of restaurants, as…
Centro de la Cultura de Santiago
Santiago
Though not much to look at from the outside, the Centro de la Cultura de Santiago, a half-block from Parque Duarte, offers a regular program of musical…
Santo Domingo
Housed in a restored 16th-century building, exhibits here celebrate rum and sugarcane, two of the country’s most important exports. Displays and…
Santo Domingo
This large, centrally located park, mostly a sun-baked, fairly unkempt plaza, has three museums (two of which are worth visiting), the national theater…
Santo Domingo
Across from the Museo de las Casas Reales, this sundial was built by Governor Francisco Rubio y Peñaranda in 1753 and positioned so that officials in the…
Santo Domingo
Home to the first nunnery in the New World, built in 1552. Years after being sacked by Drake and his men (who apparently hated all things Catholic), it…
Santiago
Built in the late 17th century, the Fortaleza San Luis operated as a military stronghold until the 1970s, when it was converted into a prison. Renovated…
Santo Domingo
The 1813 birthplace of Juan Pablo Duarte was converted into a modest museum and renovated in late 2016. Three rooms display documents, artifacts and…
North Coast
Only 25m down a path leaving from just in front of Playa Grande's bathrooms is this spectacular stretch of sand. Pounded by serious waves and some…
Monumento Natural Cabo Francés Viejo
North Coast
A petite monument at just 5-sq-km, Cabo Francés Viejo comprises sheer cliffs, three lighthouses (the oldest of which is over 150 years old), reefs and…
Península de Samaná
The little-visited, old fashioned Whale Museum is housed in a dilapidated building south of the center. It won't tell you more than you'll get on a whale…
Puerto Plata
The country's most famous rum distillery offers 30-minute tours from a 2nd-floor gangway, during which visitors learn the history and process of rum…
Capilla de Nuestra Señora de los Remedios
Santo Domingo
The Gothic-style chapel was built during the 16th century by alderman Francisco de Avila and was intended to be a private chapel and family mausoleum…
Santo Domingo
Running north–south in front of Fortaleza Ozama is the first paved street in the Americas. Laid in 1502, the street acquired its name from the wife of…
Capilla de la Tercera Orden Dominica
Santo Domingo
Built in 1729 and the only colonial structure in Santo Domingo that remains fully intact. These days the building is used by the office of the archbishop…
Cabarete
Main beach in front of town. Ideal for watching windsurfing, though the very best windsurfers are well offshore at the reef line. Look for them performing…
Santo Domingo
This small art gallery, in a renovated 16th-century home, features ever-changing exhibits of colonial and contemporary art. A shady courtyard at the back…
Punta Cana & the Southeast
Modeled after the George Washington monument in Washington, DC, this obelisk is a much smaller version in central La Romana, with contemporary and…
Santo Domingo
This huge neoclassical building houses several national performing arts schools and is sometimes the sight for exhibitions and performances. Check the…
Santo Domingo
The main attraction of Parque Independencia, this marble mausoleum holds the remains of three national heroes: Juan Pablo Duarte, Francisco del Rosario…
North Coast
Playa El Bréton, within Monumento Natural Cabo Francés Viejo, has excellent snorkeling.
Puerto Plata
In addition to dance and music workshops, the center often showcases work by Dominican artists in its 1st-floor gallery.
North Coast
Notable for the 50m clock tower designed by French engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel. Imported from France in 1895, the tower deteriorated until 1997 when…
Santo Domingo
Said to be not only one of the first European residences in the Americas, but also one of the first residences in the Western hemisphere with two floors,…
Santo Domingo
Named in honor of Diego Columbus’ wife, this plaza connecting Las Damas and Isabel la Católica features two arches that were once part of the Jesuits’…
Puerto Plata
Despite its unfortunate location, housed in a rundown office-like building, there are informative exhibits on the history of amber mining in the DR as…
Sosúa
An ordinary and wide patch of brownish-yellow sand (no shade) lapped by calm waters, Playa Alicia has steadily grown and been 'replenished' since its…
Santo Domingo
Built during the 1570s, this fort served as one of the city’s main points of defense. It proved no match for Drake, however, who, along with his fleet of…
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Carmen
Santo Domingo
Since 1596 this church has served as a hospital, a jail and an inn, but is now famous for its carved-mahogany figure of Jesus, which is worshipped every…
Santiago
On the western side of Parque Duarte is the former town hall and a small museum devoted to the city’s colorful history. If you’re here during Carnival,…
Santo Domingo
Completed in 1650, but altered several times since, this church was erected beside a hospital that treated people with infectious diseases. The church was…
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