List of tourist attractions in Lima
(Redirected from List of sites of interest in the Lima Metropolitan area)
The following is a list of important sites of interest in and around the city of Lima, Peru.
Beaches and waterfront[edit]
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- Ancón
- Asia
- Chancay
- Pucusana
- Miraflores
- Los Pavos
- Playa Punta Roquitas
- Playa Waikiki
- Playa Makaha
- Playa Barranquito
- Playa Redondo
- Playa La Estrella
- Playa Arica
- Playa El Silencio
- Playa La Herradura
- Playa La Pampilla
- Playa Agua Dulce
- Playa Punta Hermosa
- Playa Santa María
- Cerro Azul
- Costa Verde Highway (Green Coast Avenue)
Museums[edit]
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- National Museum of the Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru (Museo Nacional del Arqueología, Antropología, e Historia del Perú)
- National Museum of Perú - MUNA
- Museum of the Nation (Museo de la Nación)
- Gold Museum of Peru and Weapons of the World
- Arts & Peruvian Popular Traditions Museum
- Museum of Japanese immigration to Peru
- Larco Museum (Museo Larco)
- Lima Art Museum (Museo de Arte de Lima; MALI)
- Walls of Lima
- Metropolitan Museum of Lima (Museo Metropolitano)
- Casa Grau Naval Museum
- Combatants of the Morro de Arica Museum
- Mario Testino Museum, MATE
- Museo de los Descalzos (Museum of The Barefoot)[1]
- Pedro de Osma Museum[2]
- Museum of Italian Art
- Museum of Natural History, Lima (Museo de Historia Natural)
- Presbítero Maestro cemetery
- Ricardo Palma House Museum
- Museum of Congress and the Inquisition Museo de la Inquisicion
- Real Felipe Fortress
- Nicolini Auto Museum, La Molina (Museo de Autos Nicolini)
Full List of Museums of Lima: Museos de Lima
Shopping centres[edit]
- Plaza Norte, Independencia (The biggest)
- Real Plaza Puruchuco, Ate
- Plaza San Miguel, San Miguel (The oldest)
- Jockey Plaza, Santiago de Surco (The most visited and 2nd biggest)
- Larcomar, Miraflores
- Camino Real Mall, San Isidro
- Risso Mall, Lince
- Mega Plaza Norte, Independencia
- El Polo, Santiago de Surco
- Royal Plaza, Independencia
- Open Plaza Angamos, Surquillo
- Open Plaza Atocongo, San Juan de Miraflores
- Mall del Sur, San Juan de Miraflores
- Open Plaza La Marina, San Miguel
- Plaza Lima Sur, Chorrillos
- Primavera Park Plaza, San Borja
- Real Plaza Centro Civico, Lima
- Real Plaza Salaverry, Jesús María
- Real Plaza Santa Clara, Ate
- Mall Aventura Plaza Santa Anita, Santa Anita
- Mall Plaza Comas, Comas
- Arenales Mall, Lince
Historical buildings[edit]
- Government Palace (Peru)
- Plaza Mayor of Lima
- Lima Cathedral
- Catacombs and Monastery of San Francisco, Lima
- Congress of the Republic
- Basilica and Convent of San Pedro
- Basilica of Santo Domingo
- Casona of the San Marcos University
- Desamparados station
- Museum of Italian Art
- Lima Art Museum
- Municipal Palace of Lima
- National Institute of Culture
- Palace of Justice
- Perez Aranibar Children House
- Rimac Building
- Riva Aguero House
- La Rosa Náutica
- Monastery of San Francisco
- Sanctuary of Las Nazarenas
- Sanctuary of Saint Rose of Lima
- Segura Theatre
- Torre Tagle Palace
- Plaza de toros de Acho
- Plaza San Martin
- University Park
- Naval Heroes Park
- Plaza Roberto F. Lund
- Alameda Chabuca Granda
- Lima's City Walls Park
Pre-Columbian Sites[edit]
The city has over three thousand antiquity sites spread throughout the city. Only ten percent have received preservation or study.
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Islands[edit]
Amusement parks[edit]
- Park of the Exposition, Lima
- Park of the Reserve (Largest Fountain Complex in the World), Lima
- Lima's Monterrico Hippodrome, Santiago de Surco
- Campo de Marte, Jesús María
- Granja Villa, Chorrillos
- Three Tires Pool, Puente Piedra
- M&M Park - Kart Circuit, Magdalena del Mar
- Friendship Park, Santiago de Surco
- Reducto Nº2 Park, Miraflores
- Reducto Nº5 Park, Surquillo
- Huampani, Lurigancho
- Alameda de los Descalzos, Rimac
- Paseo de Aguas, Rimac
- Kennedy Park, Miraflores
- Love Park, Miraflores
- Sports Center, Barranco
- Sports Center, Santiago de Surco
- Sports Center, VIDENA, San Luis
- Sports Center, Miraflores
- Pantanos de Villa, Chorrillos
Zoos[edit]
Other places[edit]
- Chinatown, Lima
- Jirón de la Union
- Larco Avenue
- Bridge of Sighs, Puente de los Suspiros, Barranco District
- Grand National Theatre of Peru
- Free Walking Tour of Lima
References[edit]
- ^ Museo de los Descalzos
- ^ Museo Pedro de Osma Archived 2014-03-07 at the Wayback Machine
External links[edit]
- Larco Museum
- (in Spanish) Guide of Peru Museums
- (in Spanish) Congress and Inquisition Museum
- (in Spanish) Plaza Norte (Shopping Mall)
- (in Spanish) Parque de las Leyendas (Lima Zoo)
- Magic Water Circuit of the Reserve Park
