Tag: “Old San Juan”

91 places found.

  1. El Morro

    El Morro, or by its full Spanish name El Castillo San Felipe del Morro, was a sixteenth-century Spanish citadel and is now a World Heratige Site as well as a part of the San Juan National Historic Site. Since the departure of the U.S.

  2. La Bombonera

    La Bombonera is a small restaurant and bakery in the heart of Old San Juan. La Bombonera is a friendly and authentic San Juan institution frequented by locals and by those who are in the know.

  3. Mission San Juan Capistrano

    Mission San Juan Capistrano was dedicated in 1776, and is one of the chain of missions established in California. You will find beautifully landscaped grounds, choked with flowers.

  4. Old Dhaka

    The old hindu neighborhoud in down town city of Dhaka, Bangladesh

  5. Lombard Street

    One of San Francisco's most recognizable streets, it's almost cliché to come here during a visit to the city, but the novelty of such an unusual street is inarguably fun. Most locals never come here, but visitors line up for a block or two west of Hyde Street to drive down the eight or so bends at five miles per hour, while others taking photographs line the sidewalk staircases on either side.

  6. de Young Museum

    Designed by Herzog & de Meuron, the de Young is located in Golden Gate Park, and features an extensive collection of Native American, American, Asian and African art.

  7. Palace of Fine Arts

    Originally built in 1915 for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, the Palace itself is antique architecture - the massive columns dwarf human scale. It's very Arcadian or Picturesque - there's a swan-inhabited man-made lake.

    This is what it is now, not what it was then...

    The nearby Exploratorium is a science-based art gallery with exhibits designed by some amazing artists that work with natural phenomena like Ned Kahn and Doug Hollis - great on a rainy weekday if you can swing it....

  8. Castro District

  9. Green Gulch

    I have been fascinated by this place since I first discovered it a few years ago. It is the most relaxing and peaceful place I've ever seen.

    The monks welcome visitors every Sunday and prepare meals for them grown on their farm without the use of any chemicals.

  10. California Academy of Sciences

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