Discover the urban side of Puerto Rico in the San Juan metro region, where history and culture intersect with energetic city life.
LessThe San Juan National Historic Site preserves some of the Island's most important historic landmarks, including San Felipe del Morro (El Morro), a 16th-century citadel that protected the Island for nearly 300 years, and its counterpart Castillo San Cristóbal, an imposing fortress built to guard the city of San Juan.
Casa BACARDÍ is the world's largest premium rum distillery. The distillery offers guided tasting tours, mixology classes and a bottle-your-own BACARDÍ experience. Visitors can also enjoy rum cocktails at the waterfront Bat Bar Pavilion.
Since opening in 1981, the Centro de Bellas Artes Luis A. Ferré has hosted international theater productions, intimate concerts and presentations by local symphonies and orchestras. Today, the theater boasts a robust schedule with performances happening nearly every night.
Located in Old San Juan, Barrachina Restaurant has been serving creative, traditional Puerto Rican cuisine for more than 50 years. Legend has it that bartender Don Ramon Portas Mingot invented the Island's most famous cocktail, the piña colada, while working at Barrachina in 1963.
With nearly a dozen restaurants, a movie theater, several concert and event venues and a zipline course, Distrito T-Mobile is the ultimate destination for fun and entertainment in the metro region of Puerto Rico.
Doña Ana has been serving traditional Puerto Rican cuisine for more than 30 years. A staple in the town of Bayamón, locals recommend ordering the rice and beans as well as the chuck shoulder steak ("bistec encebollado").
Museo del Niño de Carolina is Puerto Rico's only dedicated children's museum. It features more than 100 hands-on exhibits, a go-kart track, a small zoo and a ferry that makes "Jungle Trips" through nearby Blasina Lake.
This museum is dedicated to exploring the cultural legacies of the most emblematic figures in the history of Carolina, AKA the Land of Giants. The gallery showcases unique memorabilia and animatronic exhibits.