Belize City
You can’t miss the prominent Court House on Regent St, built in 1926 as the headquarters for Belize’s colonial administrators to replace an earlier wooden…
Must-see attractions in Belize
George Price Center for Peace & Development
Belmopan
This museum and conference center celebrates the life of Belize's beloved statesman and first prime minister after independence, George Price, who died in…
Northern Belize
Not far west of Stela 9 is Lamanai's ball court, one of the smallest in the Maya world – but with the largest ball-court marker found yet! A ceremonial…
Northern Belize
At the far north end of the Lamanai site, and often missed by tour groups, this large platform, 120yd by 100yd in area, supports several large buildings…
Ambergris Caye
Find out more about the fascinating culture found in San Pedro at this cultural center near the football field. Frequently changing displays celebrate…
Caye Caulker
There is not much in the way of sand at Caye Caulker's public beach, just before the Split, but sun lovers make use of the crumbing sea wall to take a…
Cayo District
This interactive ecology exhibit is aimed at kids, but even adults will enjoy the butterfly house and medicinal gardens. It's on the grounds of The Trek…
Traveller's Heritage Center Museum
Belize City
Out on the northern highway, this is an interesting little rum museum. You'll get to see the bottling process, learn how to make Belizean cocktails and…
Cayo District
The pools at tranquil Five Sisters Falls are only accessible to guests or diners at Gaïa River Lodge. A cable tram can take you down and back up.
Cayo District
This 6500-acre nature reserve includes the Actun Tunichil Muknal cave.
Southern Belize
The Maya ruins of Uxbenka are close to the village of Santa Cruz on the road from San Antonio. The site is mostly undeveloped and the visible part is…
Northern Belize
Some 400yd south of Jaguar Temple are the remains of the thick stone walls of two Spanish colonial churches, which were built by Maya forced labor from…
Northern Belize
Called 'A Window to the Past,' the exhibit at this little museum focuses on the experience of the East Indian population, who arrived around 1838 as…
Belize District
The 'Hattieville Ramada' (as it's called on the streets) is the only prison in Belize and, as such, it houses criminals of all stripes, from pickpockets…
Cayo District
This herbal-cure research center is at Ix Chel Farms, 8 miles southwest of San Ignacio up Chial Rd.
Cayo District
Pacbitun, a small site, 12 miles south of San Ignacio via Cristo Rey Rd, near San Antonio, seems to have been occupied continuously through most of Maya…
San Ignacio
Branch Mouth is the meeting place of the Mopan River, coming from Guatemala, and the Macal River, flowing down from Mountain Pine Ridge. The confluence of…
Northern Belize
A colorful and graphic mural by Belizean-Mexican artist Manual Villamor Reyes enlivens the lobby of the town hall. The mural depicts episodes from Corozal…
Belize City
At the tip of the Fort George peninsula lies the granite Baron Bliss Tomb, the final resting place of Belize's most famous benefactor, who never set foot…
Drums of Our Father's Monument
Dangriga
This monument in the traffic circle south of Dangriga's main bus station underscores the importance of percussion in Garifuna (and Belizean) life, with…
Cayo District
In Douglas D'Silva (Augustine), on the way to or from Caracol, look for the signed turnoff to Río Frio Cave, less than 1 mile away. The river gurgles…
Northern Belize
At the center of town, this fort was built in 1849 by Caste War refugees for protection from attacks by hostile Maya. Only the remains of the brick corner…
Belmopan
This local history collection is mainly a reading room and research facility with computers for public use. You can stop by and chat with the researchers…
Belize City
Battlefield Park is on the right across from the Court House. It's always busy with vendors, loungers, con artists and other slice-of-life segments of…
Belize City
A narrow graveyard between two roads where you'll see the graves of early citizens of Belize who were not prominent enough to be buried in the nearby St…
San Ignacio
In the former hospital behind the town hall, the House of Culture has regular art, history and cultural exhibitions, as well as being a local meeting…
Belize City
This diminutive lighthouse guides boats into Haulover Creek and was constructed with funds from the estate of Baron Bliss, who is buried at its foot.
Northern Belize
A small plaza behind the Town Hall that was once the site of Fort Cairnes, a British military post during the War of the Castes conflict.
Caye Caulker
The island's Latin roots can be observed at the simple Nuestra Señora de la Asuncion church which serves the Catholic community.
Northern Belize
This run-down plaza near the bridge over the New River marks the site of Fort Mundy, a strategic British military position.
Punta Gorda
The clocktower is a useful landmark in the center of Punta Gorda's downtown, as well as being a small cafe.
Ambergris Caye
San Pedro's modern Catholic church has a central location on the waterside and is a local landmark.
Belize City
Right in downtown, this simple Hindu temple serves Belize's small but growing Indian community.
Caye Caulker
A small local church serving the island's Spanish-speaking residents.
