List of tourist attractions in Ponce, Puerto Rico
Ponce, Puerto Rico's second most important city and its second largest city outside the San Juan metropolitan area, receives over 100,000 visitors annually.[1]

Parque de Bombas, built in 1882, is one of Puerto Rico's most photographed structures
Ponce's sights include monuments and architecture, such as its Monumento a la Abolición de la Esclavitud and Residencia Armstrong-Poventud, and charming pink marble curbs and chamfered streets corners, as well as historic houses, castles and concert halls. There are also more modern attractions such as its seafront Tablado La Guancha as well as attractions that date back some 1500 years, like the Tibes Indigenous Ceremonial Center. With its many charming attractions, the city has been called "the most Puerto Rican city in Puerto Rico."[2]
Within the city's urban area
Museums

Museo de la Arquitectura Ponceña, built in Classical revival style by Alfredo B. Wiechers, opened in 1996
Parks
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Parque Urbano Dora Colon Clavell located 2 blocks from Plaza Las Delicias
Monuments
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Casa Saurí, today a protected section of a hotel, was built in 1882
Historic houses
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Casa Serrallés, built in 1911, was the downtown residence of the Serrallés family as opposed to their 1935 hilltop castle-residence.
- Casa Vives (1860)
- Casa Paoli (1864)
- Residencia Ermelindo Salazar (1870)
- Casa Saurí (1882)
- Casa Rosaly–Batiz (1897)
- Residencia Armstrong-Poventud (1899)
- Residencia Subirá (1910)
- Casa Salazar-Candal (1911)
- Centro Español de Ponce (1911)
- Casa Serrallés (1911)
- Casa Wiechers-Villaronga (1912)
- Casa Oppenheimer (1913)
- Casa Rosita Serrallés (1926)
Churches
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Iglesia de la Santísima Trinidad, the first Protestant church in Latin America, built in 1873
- Catedral Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe - located at Plaza Las Delicias
- Iglesia de la Santísima Trinidad - first Protestant church in Latin America (1873)
- Primera Iglesia Metodista Unida de Ponce
- Iglesia Metodista Unida de la Playa de Ponce
Historic commercial institutions
- Hotel Meliá (1895)
- Ponce Plaza Hotel & Casino (1882)
- Banco Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño (1924)
- Banco de Ponce (1924)
20th and 21st century architecture

Auditorio Juan Pachín Vicéns, home venue for Leones de Ponce, sits 16,000 people
- Coliseo Pachin Vicens (1972)
- Universidad Catolica de Puerto Rico (1948)
- La Guancha (1990)
- Concha Acústica de Ponce (1956) - one of the venues for Banda Municipal de Ponce
- Complejo Ferial de Puerto Rico (2012)
Theaters
Shopping
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Plaza de Mercado Isabel Segunda farmer's market was built in 1863
- Paseo Atocha - charming 20th century shopping experience
- Los Chinos de Ponce - ice cream parlor over 50 years old
- Fox Delicias Mall - historic theater-turned-shopping mall (now closed)
- Plaza de Mercado de Ponce - historic farmer's market marketplace
- Mercado de las Carnes - aka, Plaza Juan Ponce de León
Cultural institutions
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The ultra-centenarian Banda Municipal de Ponce plays free "retreta" concerts every Sunday evening at public places in the city
- Centro Cultural de Ponce Carmen Sola de Pereira
- Biblioteca Municipal de Ponce - at Boulevard Mguel Pou
- Banda Municipal de Ponce, located at Centro Integrado para el Fortalecimiento de las Artes Musicales (1864)
- Antiguo Casino de Ponce
Festivals and events
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Ponce Servicios, brutalist building occupies an entire city block
Others
- Campo Atlético Charles H. Terry
- Albergue Caritativo Tricoche
- Antiguo Cuartel Militar Español de Ponce
- Antiguo Hospital Militar Español de Ponce
- Ponce Servicios - building with the largest footprint in the city
- Casa Alcaldía de Ponce (1840)
Museums

Panteón Nacional Román Baldorioty de Castro (1842), an inactive burial grounds, final resting place of many illustrious citizens
Cemeteries
- Cementerio Civil de Ponce – burial site for Hector Lavoe and many other prominent Puerto Ricans
- Cementerio Católico San Vicente de Paul - NRHP#88001249
- Panteón Nacional Román Baldorioty de Castro (1842) - the burial site of many illustrious citizens
Historic homes
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Monument to the Heroes of El Polvorín Fire (1911), mausoleum and final resting place for Ponce's bravest
- Castillo Serrallés (1930) - HRHP# 80004494, a "castle" built by Pedro Adolfo de Castro for rum baron Juan Eugenio Serrallés
- Casa Fernando Luis Toro (1927) - NRHP# 86000421
Others
- Monumento a los heroes de El Polvorín (tomb) (1911) - to the 7 men that saved the city from a devastating fire in 1899
- Cruceta del Vigía - lookout for panoramic views of the city and Caribbean Sea, located next to Museo Castillo Serrallés
- Ponce YMCA - NRHP# 12000331
- Calle 25 de Enero - historic Victorian village, home to Ponce firefighters and their families
- Iglesia Metodista Unida de la Playa de Ponce - NRHP #08000283
- Plaza del Caribe
- Centro del Sur Mall
- Grand Prix de Ponce - speedway
- Villa Pesquera - fishing village
- Club Náutico de Ponce - private sports complex, viewable from the La Guancha Boardwalk
- Complejo Ferial de Puerto Rico - convention center
Outside the city's urban area

Mountains

Cerro de Punta, in Ponce's Barrio Anon is Puerto Rico's tallest peak at 4,390 ft
- Cerro Punta - It is Puerto Rico's tallest, and both northern and southern coasts of the island can be seen on clear days
- Monte Jayuya - Puerto Rico's second tallest peak
- Cerro Maravilla - Known as El Cerro de los Mártires, it is the annual gathering point for independence activists
- Cerro del Vigía - Home to Cruceta del Vigía, Museo Castillo Serrallés, and (now closed) Hotel Ponce Intercontinental
Parks, forests and recreational areas
Others
- Hacienda Buena Vista - 19th century coffee plantation
- Destileria Serralles - makers of Ron Don Q
- Portugues Dam
See also
- List of Barrios of Ponce
- Porta Caribe
- List of people from Ponce, Puerto Rico
- List of islands of Ponce, Puerto Rico
References
- Cumple dos décadas de historia y pasión. Carmen Cila Rodríguez. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 26 August 2009. Page 24.
- Aida Belen Rivera Ruiz, Certifying Official, and Juan Llanes Santos, Preparer, Puerto Rico Historic Preservation Office. (San Juan, Puerto Rico) 26 February 2008. In National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. United States Department of the Interior. National Park Service. (Washington, D.C.) Page 13. Listing Reference Number 08000283 (McCabe Memorial Church). 11 April 2008.
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