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18 Listed places
4.6 average across 18 rated listings
Peru • S Cole St
Daytime admission: S/15 general, S/7.50 reduced; evening admission: S/17 general, S/8.50 reduced. – Free admission
Popular Neighborhoods:
Peru S Cole St

Basílica and Convent of San Francisco, Lima

Peru
Famous for: Baroque architecture, a historic Franciscan library, colonial religious paintings, and underground catacombs containing human remains.

Explore Lima’s San Francisco convent, historic library, colonial paintings, and underground catacombs, with practical ticket and visiting advice.

Colonial-history enthusiasts Religious-art lovers Architecture enthusiasts

Faurot Park

S Cole St
Famous for: Historic 89-acre municipal park featuring four fishing ponds, 1930s stone bridges, a splash pad, Rotary amphitheater, and bikeway access.

Explore Lima's 89-acre Faurot Park, home to four fishing ponds, historic 1930s stone bridges, a splash pad, skate park, and Ottawa River…

Families with children Recreational anglers Cyclists and runners

Huaca Pucllana Site Museum

Peru
Famous for: A Lima-culture adobe pyramid, later Wari burials, and archaeological collections within modern Miraflores.

Explore Miraflores’ pre-Inca adobe pyramid, excavated artifacts, tactile exhibits, and native-resource park at Huaca Pucllana Site Museum in Lima.

Pre-Inca history enthusiasts Archaeology-focused travelers Families with curious children

Italian Art Museum

Peru
Famous for: Peru's only European art museum, housed in a 1923 Neo-Renaissance building with Venetian mosaics and early 20th-century Italian paintings and sculptures.

Explore Lima's Italian Art Museum: a 1923 Neo-Renaissance landmark with Venetian mosaics, Botticelli-inspired stained glass, and 20th-century art.

Art Lovers Architecture Enthusiasts History Buffs

Lima Cathedral

Peru
Famous for: Sixteenth-century colonial architecture, the mosaic tomb of Francisco Pizarro, carved cedar choir stalls, and religious art museum

Explore Lima Cathedral on the Plaza Mayor, home to Francisco Pizarro's mosaic-clad tomb, 17th-century carved choir stalls, and a colonial art museum.

History Buffs Art & Architecture Lovers Cultural Travelers

Lippincott Bird Sanctuary

Famous for: A short, habitat-rich birding trail across prairie, meadow, woodland and wetland in southeast Lima.

Lima’s Lippincott Bird Sanctuary is a free 0.6-mile trail through prairie, meadow, woodland and wetland habitats donated in 1998.

Birdwatchers Nature Lovers Families with Kids

McLean Teddy Bear Park

Famous for: Giant teddy-bear features, a family playground and casual picnic-friendly outdoor play in north Lima.

McLean Teddy Bear Park in north Lima is a free family playground with giant bear features, picnic spots and easy photo opportunities.

Families with young children Teddy bear enthusiasts Road-trippers

Museo de Arte de Lima

Peru
Famous for: Chronological survey of 3,000 years of Peruvian art housed inside the 1872 Neo-Renaissance Palacio de la Exposición.

Explore 3,000 years of Peruvian art at Museo de Arte de Lima (MALI) inside Parque de la Exposición, from pre-Columbian ceramics to…

Art lovers History buffs Cultural travelers

Museo Oro del Perú y Armas del Mundo

Peru
Famous for: Subterranean vaults of pre-Hispanic Moche, Chimú, and Lambayeque gold artifacts paired with over 20,000 historic world weapons.

Explore pre-Hispanic gold funerary masks, ceremonial tumis, and 20,000+ historic weapons at Museo Oro del Perú y Armas del Mundo in Surco,…

History Buffs Archaeology Enthusiasts Military History Fans

Museum Lord of Miracles

Peru
Famous for: Exploring the Afro-Peruvian origins, religious art, and October procession traditions of Lima’s Señor de los Milagros.

Explore Lima’s Museum Lord of Miracles at Jr. Huancavelica 583, with devotional art, procession history, and the adjoining Las Nazarenas sanctuary.

Religious art enthusiasts Afro-Peruvian history travelers Catholic pilgrims

Museum of the Discalced

Peru
Famous for: Colonial Franciscan cloisters and sacred art preserved inside a 1595 convent in historic Rímac.

Tour Rímac’s 1595 Franciscan convent, where colonial art, devotional objects and arcaded cloisters trace five centuries of Peruvian history in Lima.

History Buffs Art Lovers Solo Travelers

National Museum of Peruvian Culture

Peru
Famous for: Peru's premier public collection of traditional folk art, Andean retablos, Amazonian crafts, and 1924 Neo-Inca architecture

Explore Peru's folk art, Andean textiles, Ayacucho retablos, and Neo-Inca architecture at the National Museum of Peruvian Culture in central Lima.

Culture Vultures Art Lovers History Buffs

Parque Antonio Raimondi

Peru
Famous for: Clifftop tandem paragliding launches, panoramic Pacific Ocean sunsets, and immediate views of the historic Faro de la Marina lighthouse.

Explore Parque Antonio Raimondi on the Miraflores cliffs in Lima, Peru—home to the Parapuerto paragliding launchpad, lighthouse views, and ocean trails.

Adventure seekers Sunset photographers Joggers and cyclists
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