Sights & Attractions in San Jose

Sights & Attractions San Jose

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Name	Category	Location

Barrio Chino We should get one thing straight about the capital's Chinatown:...		Downtown

Catedral Metropolitana Built in 1871 and completely refurbished in the late 1990s to...	Religious Sites	Downtown

Centro Nacional de la Cultura Costa Rica cherishes its state enterprises. Here the government...	Arts / Performance Venues, Industrial Sites	Downtown

Correos de Costa Rica The handsome, carved exterior of the post office, dating from...	Government Buildings	Downtown

Estatua de John Lennon A whimsical statue of John Lennon sits on a small, slightly out-of-the-way...	Squares, Memorials / Monuments	Downtown


Jardín de Mariposas Spyrogyra Spending an hour or two at this magical Spyrogyra Butterfly Garden...	Zoos / Aquariums	North and East of Downtown

Mercado Central This block-long melting pot is a warren of dark, narrow passages...	Markets / Bazaars	Downtown

Monumento al Zaguate An estimated 1 million dogs roam Costa Rica's cities and towns...	Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue)	Downtown

Museo de Arte Costarricense A splendid collection of 19th- and 20th-century Costa Rican art...	Museums / Galleries	West of Downtown

Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo This wonderfully minimalist space is perfect as the country's...	Museums / Galleries	Downtown

Museo de los Niños San José's Children's Museum is in a former prison, and...	Museums / Galleries, Military Sites	North and East of Downtown

Museo del Jade This is the world's largest collection of American jade—that's...	Museums / Galleries	Downtown

Museo del Oro Precolombino The dazzling, modern Pre-Columbian Gold Museum, in a three-story...	Museums / Galleries	Downtown

Museo Nacional In the mango-color Bellavista Fortress, which dates from 1870...	Museums / Galleries, Military Sites	Downtown
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