Top choice in Panama City
Evoking old-time tropical grandeur, the refurbished Trade Hotel reinvests Plaza Herrera with a prosperous feel. With recycled floors from the canal expansion, a pool and a library, it's gorgeous, with many pleasant nooks. It's hard to believe that it long sat abandoned and trolled by gangs (though their graffiti still decorates an interior staircase). Upper floors offer views of the Causeway.
Also has a restaurant, a fair-trade cafe serving excellent coffee and a notable jazz club.
1.52 MILES
Celebrating Panama as the land bridge that has permitted astonishing biodiversity in the region, this world-class museum is a visual feast. Exhibits tell…
0.72 MILES
This wonderful privately owned museum features the best collection of Panamanian art anywhere, an excellent collection of works on paper by Latin American…
4.82 MILES
The easiest way to visit the Panama Canal is to head to the Miraflores Visitors Center, just outside Panama City. This modern center features a four-floor…
4.57 MILES
Founded on August 15, 1519, by Spanish conquistador Pedro Arias de Ávila, the city of Panamá was the first European settlement along the Pacific. For 150…
Panama Rainforest Discovery Center
17.8 MILES
Geared toward ecotourism and environmental education, this is an excellent facility for birdwatchers and nature-lovers. Since you are probably here to…
0.37 MILES
At the tip of the southern point of Casco Viejo, this beautiful plaza pays homage to the French role in the construction of the canal. Its large stone…
13.15 MILES
This 195-sq-km national park is one of the most accessible tropical rainforests in Panama. It extends much of the way across the isthmus, from Limón on…
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This Casco Viejo church protects the famous Altar de Oro (Golden Altar), the sole relic salvaged after privateer Henry Morgan sacked Panamá Viejo.
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An example of the baroque style in Panama, this Casco Viejo church was built in 1673 with a facade transferred from Panamá Viejo.
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This 1881 neoclassical townhouse in Casco Viejo was built on top of the castle gatehouse of the city.
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Once the headquarters of the First National City Bank of New York, this is where much of the financing of the Panama Canal took place. Today the American…
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This Casco Viejo church protects the famous Altar de Oro (Golden Altar), the sole relic salvaged after privateer Henry Morgan sacked Panamá Viejo.
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The headquarters of the Panama archdiocese. Construction started on this 1796 cathedral in 1688.
6. Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús
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These days only a shell, this 1741 convent and church in Casco Viejo was destroyed in a fire and further damaged in an earthquake but remains a thing of…
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This neoclassical Casco Viejo building, dating to 1910, houses the modest Museo de Historia de Panamá.
8. Museo de Historia de Panamá
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The modest Museo de Historia de Panamá has a small selection of exhibits covering Panamanian history from the colonial period to the modern era.