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35 Listed places
4.6 average across 35 rated listings
Venezuela • García Moreno • Juan de Dios Morales Oe1-160 y
3-star boutique tier; buffet breakfast included with Superior rooms (check official site for current rates) – Free public admission; neighboring buildings have separate admission arrangements
Popular Neighborhoods:
Venezuela García Moreno Juan de Dios Morales Oe1-160 y Parque García Moreno N5-16

Alberto Mena Caamaño Museum

Eugenio Espejo
Famous for: Its immersive wax tableau recounting the 2 August 1810 massacre during Ecuador’s independence struggle.

Quito’s Alberto Mena Caamaño Museum uses wax tableaux and colonial rooms to recount the 1809–1810 independence struggle beside Plaza Grande.

History Buffs Art Lovers Solo Travelers

Calle La Ronda

Venezuela
Famous for: Historic courtyard houses, wooden balconies, traditional Quiteño food, artisan chocolate, and evening music in Quito’s old town.

Explore Quito’s Calle La Ronda for colonial balconies, artisan chocolate, empanadas, and evening music, with practical transit and accessibility tips.

Colonial architecture enthusiasts Ecuadorian food explorers Couples seeking evening music

Capilla del Hombre

E18-94 Mariano Calvache
Famous for: Oswaldo GuayasamíN Artworks, Latin American Art And Artifacts, Exploration Of Cultural Heritage

Capilla del Hombre is a museum honoring Latin American history and culture through extensive artworks by Oswaldo Guayasamín and artifacts.

Art Lovers History Buffs Culture Seekers

Centro cultural Itchimbia

Jose Maria Aguirre
Famous for: Its glass-and-iron exhibition hall and sweeping hilltop views over Quito's historic centre and the surrounding Andean volcanoes

Hilltop cultural center in Quito with a glass-and-iron exhibition hall, rotating art shows, free park access, and panoramic views of the Panecillo…

Art lovers history buffs photographers

Centro Cultural Metropolitano

García Moreno &
Famous for: Colonial university architecture, Ecuadorian history displays and the independence-era Sala de la Masacre.

Explore Quito’s Centro Cultural Metropolitano, a 1622 colonial complex with independence history, cloisters and free rotating exhibitions.

History Buffs Art Lovers Solo Travelers

Cumandá Parque Urbano

Terminal Terrestre
Famous for: Transforming Quito’s former bus terminal into a public complex combining sports, contemporary culture and landscaped terraces.

Explore Quito’s Cumandá Parque Urbano, a former bus terminal with sports spaces, cultural programs and rooftop terraces beside the historic La Ronda.

Architecture enthusiasts Budget travelers Active families

Florida Museum Site

Antonio Costas
Famous for: Deep pre-Inca shaft tombs and reconstructed Quitu burials revealing ancient funerary customs and coastal exchange networks.

Explore Quito’s Florida Museum Site: deep pre-Inca shaft tombs, Quitu burial traditions, shell ornaments, and tips for visiting northern Quito.

Archaeology enthusiasts Pre-Inca history travelers Families with school-age children

Free Walking Tour Quito

Juan José Flores
Famous for: Pay-what-you-please guided introductions to Quito’s colonial streets, architecture, history and local customs.

Free Walking Tour Quito introduces the UNESCO-listed Old Town from Juan José Flores, with local history, architecture and pay-what-you-please guiding.

History Buffs First-Time Visitors Solo Travelers

Fundación Guayasamin

Mariano Calvache E18-94 y
Famous for: Housing the largest collection of Oswaldo Guayasamín's paintings and sculptures inside the artist's own hillside home and studio in Quito

Visit Oswaldo Guayasamín's former hillside home in Quito's Bellavista, with his paintings, sculptures, pre-Columbian collection and city views.

Art lovers History buffs Culture seekers

Garcia Moreno

García Moreno
Famous for: Quito’s Street of the Seven Crosses links historic churches, presidential history and elaborate colonial religious architecture.

Walk Quito’s García Moreno street for seven historic crosses, Baroque churches and Plaza Grande, with free access and nearby San Francisco Metro.

Colonial architecture enthusiasts Ecuadorian history buffs Church art lovers

House of Ecuadorian Culture

Av. 6 de Diciembre 345
Famous for: Hosting concerts, theater, and exhibitions in Quito's iconic spiral-shaped national cultural institution founded in 1944 by Benjamín Carrión

Quito's national cultural center on Av. 6 de Diciembre: spiral-shaped landmark with museums, a film archive, and concerts beside Parque El Ejido.

Culture seekers Music lovers Art enthusiasts

Independence Square

García Moreno N5-16
Famous for: Quito’s civic heart, framed by presidential and religious landmarks around a monument honoring the 1809 independence uprising.

Explore Quito’s Independence Square, with Carondelet Palace, the Metropolitan Cathedral and the independence monument, plus practical visiting tips.

Ecuadorian history enthusiasts Civic architecture admirers First-time Quito visitors

La Casona de la Ronda Hotel

Juan de Dios Morales Oe1-160 y
Famous for: An 18th-century colonial house on Quito's La Ronda street with hand-carved furnishings, a quiet courtyard and an on-site restaurant

Heritage boutique hotel in a colonial house on Quito's La Ronda street, with a courtyard, restaurant and hand-carved rooms, rated 4.8 by…

Couples History Buffs Relaxation Seekers

Manuela Sáenz Museum

Junín Oe1-13 y
Famous for: Paintings, weapons and historical documents exploring Manuela Sáenz’s role in South America’s independence struggles.

Explore Quito’s Manuela Sáenz Museum in San Marcos, with independence-era paintings, weapons and documents, plus practical transit and visiting tips.

Independence history enthusiasts Women’s history travelers Historic-house visitors

Middle of the World City

Av. Manuel Córdova Galarza SN
Famous for: Its globe-topped equator monument, French geodesy history, and compact displays of Ecuador’s Indigenous cultures.

Quito’s 30-metre equator monument combines globe-topped views, French geodesy history and Ecuador ethnography in San Antonio de Pichincha north of Quito.

History Buffs First-Time Visitors Families with Kids

Mindalae – Ethnohistoric & Crafts Museum of Ecuador

Reina Victoria N26-166
Famous for: Ecuadorian Indigenous crafts, ancestral trade traditions and cultural interpretation across five floors in a solar-designed museum.

Explore Ecuador’s Indigenous cultures at Mindalae in Quito’s La Mariscal through ancestral crafts, trade stories and a solar-designed five-floor museum.

History Buffs Art Lovers Solo Travelers
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  • Venezuela: Check the listed addresses and travel time from your base when grouping visits in this area.
  • García Moreno: Check the listed addresses and travel time from your base when grouping visits in this area.
  • Juan de Dios Morales Oe1-160 y: Check the listed addresses and travel time from your base when grouping visits in this area.
  • Parque: Check the listed addresses and travel time from your base when grouping visits in this area.
  • García Moreno N5-16: Check the listed addresses and travel time from your base when grouping visits in this area.

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