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| View All Sights Sights: San José(22 found) |
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Catedral Metropolitana
Be the First to Rate It Built in 1871, and completely refurbished in the late 1990s to... |
Religious Sites | San José |
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Centro Nacional de la Cultura
Member Rating: 1.8 Costa Rica cherishes its state enterprises. Here the government... |
Arts / Performance Venues | San José |
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Correos de Costa Rica
Be the First to Rate It The handsome, carved sea-green exterior of the post office, dating... |
Government Buildings | San José |
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Jardín de Mariposas Spyrogyra
Be the First to Rate It Spending an hour or two at this magical garden is entertaining... |
Gardens / Arboretums, Zoos / Aquariums | San José |
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Mercado Central
Be the First to Rate It This block-long melting pot is a warren of dark, narrow passages... |
Markets / Bazaars | San José |
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Museo de Arte Costarricense
Be the First to Rate It A splendid collection of 19th- and 20th-century Costa Rican art... |
Museums / Galleries | San José |
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Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo
Be the First to Rate It This wonderfully minimalist space is perfect as the country's... |
Museums / Galleries | San José |
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Museo de Formas, Espacios y Sonidos
Be the First to Rate It The 1871 Atlantic Railway Station, which once bustled with passengers... |
Museums / Galleries | San José |
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Museo de los Niños
Be the First to Rate It San José's Children's Museum is housed in a former jail... |
Museums / Galleries | San José |
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Museo del Jade
Be the First to Rate It This is the world's largest collection of American jade &ndash... |
Museums / Galleries | San José |
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Museo del Oro Precolombino
Be the First to Rate It The dazzling, modern museum of gold, in a three-story underground... |
Museums / Galleries | San José |
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Museo Nacional
Be the First to Rate It In the whitewashed Bellavista Fortress, which dates from 1870... |
Museums / Galleries | San José |
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Museo para la Paz
Be the First to Rate It Former president Oscar Arias won the 1987 Nobel peace prize for... |
Museums / Galleries | San José |
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Parque Central
Be the First to Rate It At the city's nucleus, this simple tree-planted square &ndash... |
Parks | San José |
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Parque España
Be the First to Rate It One of our favorite spots in the capital is this shady little... |
Parks | San José |
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Parque Metropolitano La Sabana
Be the First to Rate It Though it isn't centrally located, La Sabana (the savannah) comes... |
Parks | San José |
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Parque Morazán
Be the First to Rate It Anchored by the 1920 Templo de Música (Temple of Music)... |
Parks | San José |
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Parque Nacional
Be the First to Rate It A bronze monument commemorating Central America's battles against... |
Parks, Government Buildings | San José |
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Plaza de la Cultura
Be the First to Rate It The crowds of people, vendors, and street entertainers at the... |
Squares | San José |
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Plaza de la Democracia
Be the First to Rate It President Oscar Arias built this terraced open space west of... |
Squares | San José |
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Plaza del Banco Central
Be the First to Rate It An extension of Avenida Central, the plaza is popular with hawkers... |
Financial Institutions | San José |
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Teatro Popular Melico Salazar
Be the First to Rate It Across Avenida 2 on the north side of Parque Central stands San... |
Arts / Performance Venues | San José |
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