List of tourist attractions in Lima
The following is a list of important sites of interest in and around the city of Lima, Peru.
Beaches and waterfront
- Ancón
- Asia
- Chancay
- Pucusana
- Miraflores
- Los Pavos
- Playa Punta Roquitas
- Playa Waikiki
- Playa Makaha
- Playa Barranquito
- Playa Redondo
- Playa La Estrella
- Playa Arica
- Playa El Silencio
- Playa La Herradura
- Playa La Pampilla
- Playa Agua Dulce
- Playa Punta Hermosa
- Playa Santa María
- Cerro Azul
- Costa Verde Highway (Green Coast Avenue)
Museums
- National Museum of the Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru (Museo Nacional del Arqueología, Antropología, e Historia del Perú)
- National Museum of Perú - MUNA
- Museum of the Nation (Museo de la Nación)
- Gold Museum of Peru and Weapons of the World
- Arts & Peruvian Popular Traditions Museum
- Museum of Japanese immigration to Peru [es]
- Larco Museum (Museo Larco)
- Lima Art Museum (Museo de Arte de Lima; MALI)
- Walls of Lima
- Metropolitan Museum of Lima (Museo Metropolitano)
- Casa Grau Naval Museum
- Combatants of the Morro de Arica Museum
- Mario Testino Museum, MATE
- Museo de los Descalzos (Museum of The Barefoot)[1]
- Pedro de Osma Museum [es][2]
- Museum of Italian Art
- Museum of Natural History, Lima (Museo de Historia Natural)
- Presbítero Maestro cemetery
- Ricardo Palma House Museum [es]
- Museum of Congress and the Inquisition Museo de la Inquisicion
- Real Felipe Fortress
- Nicolini Auto Museum, La Molina (Museo de Autos Nicolini)
Shopping centres
- Plaza Norte, Independencia (The biggest)
- Real Plaza Puruchuco, Ate
- Plaza San Miguel, San Miguel (The oldest)
- Jockey Plaza, Santiago de Surco (The most visited and 2nd biggest)
- Larcomar, Miraflores
- Camino Real Mall, San Isidro
- Risso Mall, Lince
- Mega Plaza Norte, Independencia
- El Polo, Santiago de Surco
- Royal Plaza, Independencia
- Open Plaza Angamos, Surquillo
- Open Plaza Atocongo, San Juan de Miraflores
- Mall del Sur, San Juan de Miraflores
- Open Plaza La Marina, San Miguel
- Plaza Lima Sur, Chorrillos
- Primavera Park Plaza, San Borja
- Real Plaza Centro Civico, Lima
- Real Plaza Salaverry, Jesús María
- Real Plaza Santa Clara, Ate
- Mall Aventura Plaza Santa Anita, Santa Anita
- Mall Plaza Comas, Comas
- Arenales Mall, Lince
Historical buildings
- Government Palace (Peru)
- Plaza Mayor of Lima
- Lima Cathedral
- Catacombs and Monastery of San Francisco, Lima
- Congress of the Republic
- Basilica and Convent of San Pedro
- Basilica of Santo Domingo
- Casona of the San Marcos University
- Desamparados station
- Museum of Italian Art
- Lima Art Museum
- Municipal Palace of Lima
- National Institute of Culture
- Palace of Justice
- Perez Aranibar Children House
- Rimac Building
- Riva Aguero House
- La Rosa Náutica
- Monastery of San Francisco
- Sanctuary of Las Nazarenas
- Sanctuary of Saint Rose of Lima
- Segura Theatre
- Torre Tagle Palace
- Plaza de toros de Acho
- Plaza San Martin
- University Park
- Naval Heroes Park
- Alameda Chabuca Granda
- Lima's City Walls Park
Pre-Columbian Sites
The city has over three thousand antiquity sites spread throughout the city. Only ten percent have received preservation or study.
Islands
- San Lorenzo
- El Frontón
- Palomino
- Pachacamac
Amusement parks
- Park of the Exposition, Lima
- Park of the Reserve (Largest Fountain Complex in the World), Lima
- Lima's Monterrico Hippodrome, Santiago de Surco
- Campo de Marte, Jesús María
- Granja Villa, Chorrillos
- Three Tires Pool, Puente Piedra
- M&M Park - Kart Circuit, Magdalena del Mar
- Friendship Park, Santiago de Surco
- Reducto Nº2 Park, Miraflores
- Reducto Nº5 Park, Surquillo
- Huampani, Lurigancho
- Alameda de los Descalzos, Rimac
- Paseo de Aguas, Rimac
- Kennedy Park, Miraflores
- Love Park, Miraflores
- Sports Center, Barranco
- Sports Center, Santiago de Surco
- Sports Center, VIDENA, San Luis
- Sports Center, Miraflores
- Pantanos de Villa, Chorrillos
Zoos
- Centro Ecológico Recreacional de Huachipa, Ate
- Parque de las Leyendas, San Miguel
Other places
- Chinatown, Lima
- Jirón de la Union
- Larco Avenue
- Bridge of Sighs, Puente de los Suspiros, Barranco District
- Grand National Theatre of Peru
- Free Walking Tour of Lima
References
- ^ Museo de los Descalzos
- ^ Museo Pedro de Osma Archived 2014-03-07 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Larco Museum
- (in Spanish) Guide of Peru Museums
- (in Spanish) Congress and Inquisition Museum
- (in Spanish) Plaza Norte (Shopping Mall)
- (in Spanish) Parque de las Leyendas (Lima Zoo)
- Magic Water Circuit of the Reserve Park
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Lima landmarks
- Balconies of Lima
- Basilica and Convent of Nuestra Señora de la Merced
- Monument
- Plazoleta
- Basilica and Convent of San Francisco
- Basilica and Convent of San Pedro
- Basilica of Santo Domingo
- Casa de Aliaga
- Casa de Divorciadas
- Casa de Osambela
- Casa de Pilatos
- Casa del Oidor
- Casa Goyeneche
- Casa Hacienda Punchauca
- Casa Matusita
- Casa O'Higgins
- Casa Riva-Agüero
- Casona of the National University of San Marcos
- Cathedral Basilica of Lima
- Cementerio Presbítero Matías Maestro
- Church of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph
- Church of Saint Catherine of Siena
- Church of Saint Lazarus
- Church of the Good Death
- Church of the Holy Christ of Wonders
- Church of the Orphans
- Church of Our Lady of Copacabana
- Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
- Church of Our Lady of Patronage
- Church of San Agustín
- Church of Saint Liberata
- Church of Saint Mary Magdalene
- Convent of Our Lady of the Angels
- Cuartel Barbones
- Fort of Santa Catalina
- Iglesia de la Recoleta
- Mogrovejo Hospital
- Monastery of Saint Rose of Lima
- National Mint of Peru
- Palacio de la Magdalena
- Palacio de Torre Tagle
- Panteón de los Próceres
- Plaza de toros de Acho
- Real Felipe Fortress
- Royal College of the University of San Marcos
- Royal Hospital of Saint Andrew
- Sanctuary and Monastery of Las Nazarenas
- Sanctuary of Saint Rose of Lima
- Seminario de Lima
- St. Clare's Monastery
- St. Sebastian's Church
- Trinitarian Church
- Walls of Lima
- Archbishop's Palace
- Association of Amateur Artists
- Atlas Building
- Bar Cordano
- BBVA Building
- Begonias Tower
- Casa Arenas Loayza
- Casa de Correos y Telegrafos
- Casa de las Trece Monedas
- Casa del Pueblo
- Casa Fernandini, Lima
- Casa Fernandini, Santa María del Mar
- Casa Roosevelt
- Casa Rusa
- Casa Sal y Rosas
- Casa Suárez
- Chinatown
- Chocavento Tower
- Church of Our Lady of the Forsaken
- Club de la Unión
- Club Nacional
- Country Club Lima Hotel
- Cristo del Pacífico
- Delfines Hotel & Convention Center
- Desamparados station
- Diez de Octubre School
- Eduardo Dibos Colosseum
- El Ángel Cemetery
- Gamarra
- Government Palace
- Gran Hotel Bolivar
- Gran Hotel Maury
- Guadalupe College
- Hermitage of Barranco
- Hospital Civil de la Misericordia
- Hotel Crillón
- Immaculate Heart of Mary Church
- Interbank Building
- Javier Alzamora Valdez Building
- La Atarjea
- La Colmena Building
- La Rosa Náutica
- Larcomar
- Library of Congress
- Lima Civic Center
- Legislative Palace
- Lima Convention Center
- Lima Stock Exchange Building
- Luis Gálvez Chipoco Stadium
- Mesa Redonda
- Monumental Stadium
- Morro Solar War Monument
- Mosque of Lima
- National Geographic Institute
- National Library of Peru
- National Maternal Perinatal Institute
- National Stadium of Peru
- Palacio de la Exposición
- Palacio de Miraflores
- Palacio Municipal
- Palace of Justice
- Petroperú Building
- Public Ministry of Peru
- Quinta Heeren
- Quinta Leuro
- Quinta Presa
- Rospigliosi Castle
- Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus Church
- Sheraton Lima Historic Center
- Stone of Taulichusco
- The Westin Lima Hotel & Convention Center
- Torre Banco de la Nación
- Aeronautical Museum
- Bodega y Quadra Museum
- Canout Theatre
- Casa Grau Naval Museum
- Combatants of the Morro de Arica Museum
- DIRCOTE Museum
- Gold Museum of Peru and Arms of the World
- Gran Teatro Nacional
- José Carlos Mariátegui Museum
- Larco Museum
- Lima Art Museum
- Metropolitan Museum
- Morro Solar Planetarium
- Municipal Theatre Museum
- Museo de la Nación
- Museum of Congress and the Inquisition
- Museum of Contemporary Art
- Museum of the Brain
- Museum of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru
- Museum of Elections and Democracy
- Museum of Italian Art
- Museum of Natural History
- National Afro-Peruvian Museum
- National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History
- National Museum
- National Museum of Peruvian Culture
- Naval Museum
- Pinacotheca of Lima
- Teatro Colón
- Teatro Municipal
- Teatro Peruano Japonés
- Teatro Segura
- Cinco esquinas
- Jirón de la Unión
- Pasaje Olaya
- Paseo de los Héroes Navales
- Las llamas
- La yunta
- Paseo Colón
- Columbus Statue
- Pizza Blvd.
- Plaza de la Bandera
- Plaza Bolívar
- Plaza Bolognesi
- Plaza de la Democracia
- Plaza Dos de Mayo
- Plaza Francia
- Statue of Liberty
- Plaza Grau
- Monument
- Plaza Italia
- Plaza Manco Cápac
- Plaza Mayor
- Plaza Perú
- Plaza Ramón Castilla
- Monument
- Plaza San Martín
- Plazuela de las Artes
- Plazuela del Teatro
- Alameda Chabuca Granda
- Alameda de los Descalzos
- Bridge of Sighs
- Campo de Marte
- Costa Verde Pan-American Complex
- El Olivar
- Friendship Park
- Heroes of Independence Park
- Huachipa Zoo
- Malecón de Miraflores
- Medicinal Botanical Garden
- Kennedy Park
- Lachay National Reserve
- Pantanos de Villa Wildlife Refuge
- Parque de la Exposición
- Parque de La Muralla
- Parque de la Reserva
- Parque de las Leyendas
- Paseo de Aguas
- Plazuela Chabuca Granda
- Reducto № 2
- University Park
- Antonio Ruiz de Montoya University
- Cayetano Heredia University
- Federico Villarreal National University
- National Superior Autonomous School of Fine Arts
- National University of Engineering
- National University of San Marcos
- Officers' School of the National Police of Peru
- Peruvian University of Applied Sciences
- Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
- Raúl Porras Barrenechea Institute
- Ricardo Palma University
- Technological University of Peru
- University of Engineering and Technology
- University of Lima
- Banco Comercial
- Barranco Lake
- Barranco Zoo
- Cabildo of Lima
- Casa Alcántara
- Casa Marcionelli
- Casa Oechsle
- Casa Tenaud
- Church of Our Lady of the Forsaken
- Cine Tauro
- El Sexto Prison
- Gate of Lima
- Giacoletti Building
- Great Clock of Lima
- Hipódromo de San Felipe
- Hipódromo de Santa Beatriz
- Lima Penitentiary
- Limatambo Airport
- Limatambo Building
- Marsano Palace
- Moorish Arch
- National Stadium
- San Jorge Prison
- San Martín barracks
- Venetian Palace
- Saint Paul's College
- Viceregal Palace
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