Dominican Republic

Catedral Primada de América

Santo Domingo

The first stone of this cathedral, the oldest standing in the Western hemisphere, was set in 1514 by Diego Columbus, son of the great explorer (the ashes…

Museo Alcázar de Colón

Santo Domingo

Designed in the Gothic-Mudéjar transitional style, this was the early-16th-century residence of Columbus’ son, Diego, and his wife, Doña María de Toledo…

Museo Memorial de la Resistencia Dominicana

Santo Domingo

For those interested in the details of one of the darkest periods of Dominican history, this austere memorial honors Dominicans who fought against the…

Casa Museo General Gregorio Luperón

Puerto Plata

The life and times of native-born son and independence leader Gregorio Luperón are impressively fleshed out inside this beautifully restored, pale-green,…

Cascada El Limón

Las Terrenas

Tucked away in surprisingly rough landscape, surrounded by peaks covered in lush greenery, is the 52m-high El Limón waterfall. A beautiful swimming hole…

Reserva Antropológica Cuevas del Pomier

Dominican Republic

Visiting this reserve is like reading a history book written in stone. There are 57 limestone caves in the area 10km north of San Cristóbal, five of which…

Playa Rincón

Las Galeras

Pitch-perfect Playa Rincón, with soft, nearly white sand and multihued water good for swimming, stretches an uninterrupted 3km – enough for every day…

Fortaleza Ozama

Santo Domingo

This is the New World's oldest colonial military edifice. The site, at the meeting of the Río Ozama and Caribbean, was selected by Fray Nicolás de Ovando…