Albrook Mall

Panama City


Next to the bus terminal, this mall has a cinema, a supermarket and dozens of stores, including American and European chains. If you need it, there's also an upscale chain hotel here.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Panama City attractions

1. Mariposario Metropolitano

0.91 MILES

With 1600 species, Panama City's butterfly garden is a worthy stop for nature lovers. Fifteen-minute guided tours explain the life cycle of butterflies…

2. Panama Canal Murals

0.99 MILES

The story of the monumental effort to build the Panama Canal is powerfully depicted in murals by notable artist William B Van Ingen of New York. The…

3. Museo de Ciencias Naturales

1.13 MILES

Museo de Ciencias Naturales has sections on geology, paleontology, entomology and marine biology, as well as an impressive display of taxidermy.

4. Museo de Arte Contemporáneo

1.14 MILES

This wonderful privately owned museum features the best collection of Panamanian art anywhere, an excellent collection of works on paper by Latin American…

5. Museo Afro-Antilleano

1.17 MILES

The small Afro-Antillean museum has exhibits on the history of Panama’s West Indian community, particularly their work building the railroad and later the…

6. Parque Natural Metropolitano

1.19 MILES

On a hill north of downtown, this 265-hectare park protects vast expanses of tropical semideciduous forest within the city limits, and serves as an…

7. Balboa Statue

1.51 MILES

Sculpted by Miguel Blan and Mariano Benlliure, the Balboa statue overlooks the Bahía de Panamá and was inaugurated in 1924, a gift from Spain.

8. Casa de la Municipalidad

1.8 MILES

This 1881 neoclassical townhouse in Casco Viejo was built on top of the castle gatehouse of the city.