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Address: Poblado Andrés de Boca Chica, 19 miles from city center, Santo Domingo
Although it's approximately 20 miles outside of Santo Domingo, Boca Chica serves as the area's most popular destination for lounging in the sun and enjoying Caribbean waters. The beach is protected by a coral reef, subduing waves and currents so swimmers can have pleasant, safe dips. Picturesque white sands and blue...
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Address: Calle Las Damas, Santo Domingo
Museum of the Royal Houses takes visitors back to colonial times for a taste of the Dominican Republic's rich history. This restored 16th-century palace boasts suits of armor, tapestries, maps, and an array of artifacts stretching from pre-Columbian days to the beginning of the 19th century. The museum also features a...
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Address: Calle Hostos, at Calle Emiliano, Santo Domingo
The first monastery in the Americas, Monasterio de San Francisco stands as a tribute to the first wave of permanent colonists who settled in the New World. Although in ruins today – thanks to a nasty fire started by Sir Francis Drake and his raiders in 1586 and an equally destructive 1673 earthquake – the monastery is...
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Address: Calle La Atarazana, at Calle Las Damas, Santo Domingo
Built in the early 16th century during the burgeoning years of the Age of Exploration, the palace of Alcázar de Colón stands as a tribute to explorers and nations who helped settle the New World. Diego Columbus, son of Christopher, was the palace's first resident and the city's first governor. After him, the...
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Address: Ave Espańa, Santo Domingo
El Faro a Colón, or Columbus Lighthouse, opened in 1992 to mark the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's remarkable, fateful voyage to the New World. Standing 688-feet tall and constructed of white marble, the lighthouse offers exhibits and a tomb where the great explorer's remains were housed after a move from...
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Address: Ave Independencia, at Ave Abraham Lincoln, Santo Domingo
Thanks to a wide variety of casino favorites like blackjack and baccarat and an attached disco, Hispaniola Hotel & Casino attracts a diverse crowd. The younger set alternates between the casino and dancing, getting some play in both venues. Ranked as one of the largest casinos in the city, Hispaniola accommodates...
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Address: Calle Emiliano Tejera, at Calle Isabel la Católica, Santo Domingo
It was twenty years after Columbus's 1492 voyage that Spanish explorers and colonists built the first Spanish-style house in Santo Domingo. La Casa del Cordón, which still stands, was the first home of Diego Columbus, Christopher's son, before he moved into the palace, Alcazar de Colon. Today, the house offers a small...
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Address: Ave Las Americas, Santo Domingo
Los Tres Ojos, or "The Three Eyes," is actually four subterranean lakes (the fourth was only discovered in 1948) fed by an underground river called Brujuelas. The lakes can be found in caverns just off a small beach, and visitors love to wander amid the picturesque formations. Each lake has unique characteristics, and...
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Address: Ave John F. Kennedy, Edificio de la Agencia Bella, Santo Domingo
Museo Bellapart houses Santo Domingo's largest private collection of artwork. Spanning more than a century and a half of political and cultural evolution, the collection covers four important periods of art and history in the Dominican Republic: "The Precursors," "The First Masters," "The Exiled," and the "The...
