Copán Ruinas
This museum opened in late 2015 as a gift to the people of Copán from Japan and contains some interesting old photographs. The main reason to visit,…
Must-see attractions in Honduras
Honduras
Just west of town, where the Río Cristales flows into the sea, is the ancient and fascinating town cemetery. Here lies the grave of William Walker, who…
Museo de Antropología e Historia de San Pedro Sula
San Pedro Sula
This airy two-story museum walks visitors through the history of the Valle de Sula from its pre-Columbian days to the modern era. The pottery collection…
Copán Ruinas
The atmospheric ruins of the old town jail have a fine view of the town and surrounding countryside, making it worth the steep walk uphill to get here.
La Ceiba
Parque Swinford is a lush, tropical botanical oasis in the heart of La Ceiba, complete with a restored train carriage from the area’s railway heyday.
Iguana Research & Breeding Station
Utila
Up the hill from the town center, this great place studies and protects the highly endangered Utila iguana (Ctenosaura bakeri), which is known locally as …
Parque Nacional Montaña de Comayagua
Western Honduras
Spanning more than 300 sq km of primary and secondary forest, Panacoma (which is managed by Ecosimco) has two main hiking trails leading through the cloud…
Western Honduras
The city's botanical garden is at the southern end of town, five blocks south of the old Mercado Municipal, and takes up half a city block. Local flora…
San Pedro Sula
San Pedro’s cathedral is a mock-colonial structure that actually dates from 1949. It faces the once-majestic (and now decrepit) art deco Palacio Municipal…
Western Honduras
One block north of Parque Central, this striking white stone church has an intricately carved facade and three bell towers. It's currently under…
Utila
Utila Town's privately run beach is a small strip of white sand, a few lounge chairs, some shady palms and a lively bar. You can take a dip here, but the…
Tegucigalpa
In 1847, the convent of La Merced was converted to house Honduras' first university; the country's national gallery was established there in 1996, but…
Tegucigalpa
This unusual modern building on stilts (next door to the Parque La Merced) is the Palacio Legislativo, where congress meets. It was here in December 2009…
Western Honduras
Comayagua’s first iglesia was La Merced. Building started in 1550; it was consecrated as a cathedral in 1561. The plaza out the front is very pretty.
Western Honduras
The much remodeled Nuestra Señora de la Caridad was built at the end of the 16th century. The local indigenous community uses it as a place of worship.
Tegucigalpa
This monument, inside Tegucigalpa's largest park, was erected in 1996 in the name of eternal peace between the 'fraternal nations of Central America.'
Tegucigalpa
This monument to Latin America's great liberator straddles a busy junction in Tegucigalpa's well-to-do Colonia Palmira area.
Western Honduras
This small cultural center has a couple of rooms devoted to Lenca culture, including some excellent ceramics and weavings.
La Ceiba
The city's most recognizable building, this imposing structure on the Parque Central dates from the early 20th century.
Copán Ruinas
Copán's pretty parish church dominates the town's main plaza. It's illuminated at night.
Honduras
The main church in Trujillo dates from 1832 and stands proudly on the Parque Central.
Western Honduras
Parque El Cerrito has a nice lookout point – head up 105 steps to the best view around.
