2 Best Sights in Lima, Peru

Inaugurated in 1897, this regal Beaux-Arts structure looks more like a palace than a post office. At one time, locals deposited letters in the mouth of the bronze lion by the front doors, while Lima's stamp aficionados met below the building's arcades every Sunday to share their collections. Postal service from the building has been suspended since the COVID pandemic, but the edifice is still worth a visit to glimpse a great example of Lima's fin-de-siècle architectural style.

Although it resembles the colonial-era buildings that abound in the area, the Municipalidad (City Hall) was constructed in 1944. Step into the foyer to see the stained-glass windows above the marble staircase. To the south of the building is a popular pedestrian walkway called the Portal de los Escribanos, or Passage of the Scribes, lined with restaurants. On the right, you'll find the entrance to a small gallery run by City Hall that hosts exhibitions by Peruvian artists.