List of sites of interest in the Lima Metropolitan area
From Perupedia
The following is a list of important sites of interest in and around the city of Lima, Peru.
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Beaches and Waterfront
Museums
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The Museum of the Nation
- Arts & Peruvian Popular Traditions Museum
- Museum of Italian Art
- Larco Museum (Museo Larco)
- Lima Wall Museum
- Japanese Immigration Museum
- Miguel Grau House-Museum
- Morro de Arica soldiers Museum
- Museum of Natural History , Lima (Museo de Historia Natural)
- Museum of the Nation (Museo de la Nación)
- National Museum of the Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru (Museo Nacional del Arqueología, Antropología, e Historia del Perú)
- Presbítero Maestro cemetery
- Ricardo Palma House-Museum
Shopping Centres
- Jockey Plaza, Santiago de Surco
- El Polo, Santiago de Surco
- Larcomar, Miraflores
- Plaza San Miguel, San Miguel
- Primavera Park Plaza, San Borja
Colonial Buildings
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The cathedral at night.
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The Palace of Justice at night
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Remaining walls of colonial fortifications in the Lima City Walls park.
- Plaza Mayor of Lima
- Palace of Justice
- Rimac Building
- Governor's House
- Lima Cathedral
- Saint Lorenzo Church
- Saint Rose of Lima Church
- Congress of the Republic
- Lima's Mayor House
- Segura Theater
- Italian Arts Museum
- Lima's Art Center
- Lima's City Walls Park
- Torre Tagle Palace
- Acho Plaza
- San Martin Plaza
- National Culture Institute
- University Park
- Desamparados Train Station
- Rosa Nautica Restaurant
- Perez Aranibar Children House
- Naval Heroes Park
Islands
Amusement Parks
- Lima's Zoo, San Miguel
- Kart Circuit, Magdalena del Mar
- Daytona Park, Surco
- Sports Center, Miraflores
- Apolo (Ice-Skating Park), San Isidro
- Lima's Hippodrome, Surco
- La Granja Villa, Chorrillos
- Sports Center, Barranco*
- La Reserva Park (Largest Fountain Complex in the World), Jesús María
Zoos
External links
Museums
- Larco Museum
- (Spanish) Guide of Peru Museums
- (Spanish) Congress and Inquisiton Museum
