San Juan Sights

  1. Estación Experimental Agrícola de Puerto Rico

    This 75-acre tract of greenery is the site of the Estación Experimental Agrícola de Puerto Rico, but is open to the public. Hiking trails lead to a lotus lagoon, an orchid garden with more than 30,000 flowers, and a plantation of more than 120 species of palm. The air smells of heliconia blossoms, as well as of nutmeg and cinnamon trees.

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  2. Parque de las Palomas

    Parque de las Palomas on the lower end of Calle del Cristo is a cobblestone courtyard shaded with trees at the top of the city wall. Paloma means 'dove' or 'pigeon' in Spanish and it's the latter variety you'll encounter here, in their hundreds. Some brave souls come here for the view it affords of Bahía de San Juan. Others just turn up to feed the pigeons. (You can buy birdseed from a vendor by the gate.)

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  3. Plazuela de la Rogativa

    This tiny gem of a park, the Plazuela de la Rogativa, has lovely vistas overlooking the bay and is home to a whimsical bronze sculpture of the bishop of San Juan and three women bearing torches.

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