Just east of the centre, this is an interesting, privately owned museum set up by Eugenio Mendoza, whose father was a member of the Fighting 1000, a group of local guerrillas who fought the Japanese (his father was ultimately beheaded). The museum is chock-full of war memorabilia and has tributes to the Fighting 1000 and the 143 Americans who died in the notorious Palawan Massacre at Plaza Cuartel – which has its own open-air museum detailing Palawan's strategically important role in WWII.
World War II Museum
Puerto Princesa
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7.37 MILES
About 15km from Puerto, this penal colony invites visitors to drop in and mingle with the prisoners. In the gymnasium of the central compound, inmates…
2.48 MILES
Behind the Immaculate Concepcion Cathedral (c 1872), this restored WWII garrison is the site of an open-air war museum and shrine to American prisoners of…
Environmental Enforcement Museum
0.7 MILES
In the Pasyar Travel & Tours complex, this is a worthy and important museum that displays confiscated chainsaws, boats, dynamite and (sometimes) animals…
15.78 MILES
This beach, on the northern side of the isthmus, has several hundred metres of white sand and shallow water good for swimming. Jeepneys from San Jose…
2.02 MILES
Housed in the old City Hall building adjacent to Mendoza Park, this newly modernised museum has two floors of exhibits about the ethnological and…
1.55 MILES
This museum has touch-screen videos and a hologram that outline Palawan’s history and explain contemporary economic and environmental challenges. There's…
Palawan Butterfly Eco Garden & Tribal Village
4.5 MILES
One half of this is a lovely garden where you can see different species of fluttering butterflies. The other half is set up for interaction with members…
Palawan Wildlife Rescue & Conservation Center
6.37 MILES
This wildlife reserve is a complex of concrete buildings and outdoor pens that house hundreds of crocs, from newly hatched to scary behemoths. Guided…
Nearby Puerto Princesa attractions
1. Environmental Enforcement Museum
0.7 MILES
In the Pasyar Travel & Tours complex, this is a worthy and important museum that displays confiscated chainsaws, boats, dynamite and (sometimes) animals…
1.55 MILES
This museum has touch-screen videos and a hologram that outline Palawan’s history and explain contemporary economic and environmental challenges. There's…
2.02 MILES
Housed in the old City Hall building adjacent to Mendoza Park, this newly modernised museum has two floors of exhibits about the ethnological and…
2.48 MILES
Behind the Immaculate Concepcion Cathedral (c 1872), this restored WWII garrison is the site of an open-air war museum and shrine to American prisoners of…
5. Palawan Butterfly Eco Garden & Tribal Village
4.5 MILES
One half of this is a lovely garden where you can see different species of fluttering butterflies. The other half is set up for interaction with members…
6. Palawan Wildlife Rescue & Conservation Center
6.37 MILES
This wildlife reserve is a complex of concrete buildings and outdoor pens that house hundreds of crocs, from newly hatched to scary behemoths. Guided…
7.37 MILES
About 15km from Puerto, this penal colony invites visitors to drop in and mingle with the prisoners. In the gymnasium of the central compound, inmates…
15.78 MILES
This beach, on the northern side of the isthmus, has several hundred metres of white sand and shallow water good for swimming. Jeepneys from San Jose…