Things to Do

Arecibo Lighthouse and Historical Park
Built in 1898 by the Spaniards, the lighthouse still in use and was automated in 1964. In the premises, you'll find a museum with exhibits, a recreation area featuring a special area for children with replicas of ancient sailing ships and a pirate's island, a restaurant and sports facilities. Open Tue-Fri 9am-6pm, Sat-Sun 10am-7pm. Admissions: Adults $9, Children $7 and Parking $2. Reservation required for groups.

The Art Museum of Frame Masters
The museum features fine arts, paintings, sculptures, canvas reproductions, expert framings, and moldings.

Caparra Ruins Historical Museum & Park
The Caparra Ruins are those of an ancient fort where Ponce de León founded the first settlement on the island in 1508. The Museum of the Conquest and Colonization of Puerto Rico located near the ruins offers historical documents, exhibits and artifacts. Open Mon-Fri 9:00am-4:00pm.

Casa Alegria Museum
The Casa Alegria Museum, former residence of master painter Marco Juan Alegria, features an exhibit hall, an art school and memorabilia from past decades. Open Monday-Friday, 800am - 4:30pm.

Casa Armstrong-Poventud
Casa Armstrong-Poventud building is a magnificent example of the neoclassical architectural heritage of the island, this white-domed building on the west side of the main square houses the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture and the Puerto Rican Tourism Company's regional offices. Guided tours are available. Located In front of the town square. Mon-Fri 8am-noon, 1-4:30pm.Closed, awaiting restoration.

Casa Blanca
Casa Blanca was built in 1521 by the family of Ponce de León, who lived in it for 250 years until it became the residence of the Spanish and then the US military commander-in-chief. It is now a historical museum which is well worth a visit. It houses two museums, one on the Taino Indians and one on the house's history, with emphasis on life in the 16th and 18th centuries. Open Tues-Sun, guided tours Tues-Fri by appointment, admission US$2 adults, US$1 children.

Casa Cautino
A beautiful home designed in creole-style architecture. Located off town plaza. Open Tue-Sun 8:00am-4:30pm

Casa de la Masacre de Ponce
On March 21, 1937, one of the bloodiest events in Puerto Rico's political history, a group of Nationalists, who were denied a permit to hold a demonstration, dressed in black shirts and assembled before this building. As they marched to the tune of the Puerto Rican national anthem, a shot was fired--the origin of which was never determined. An exchange of gunfire ensued between the marchers and police. Twenty people were killed and hundreds injured. Today, the building is remembered as the "The House of the Ponce Massacre" in recognition of the tragic event.

Casa de los Contrafuertes
Periodic exhibitions are held in its Museum of Latin American Prints. Open Wed-Sun 9:00am-4:30pm.

Casa de los Dos Zaguanes (House of the Two Foyers)
Open Mon-Fri 8:00am-4:00pm

Casa de Ramon Power y Girault
Headquarters for the Conservation Trust of Puerto Rico. In this house, Don Ramón Power y Giralt was born on October 27, 1775, to a family of landowners. At age 34, he was elected to be the representative for Puerto Rico in the Spanish Courts. During his incumbency, he won many important economic and political reforms for his country. The house has been restored; it also serves as a conservation resource center, in which critical environmental issues can be explored through an interactive multimedia exhibition entitled OJO-ISLA. Open Tuesday through Saturday, from 10:00am to 4:00pm.

Casa del Libro
An 18 century house, today is a museum and library devoted to the art of printing and book-making. Home to nearly 5,000 rare works of all kinds including sketches, illustrations and ancient manuscripts, the institution boasts 350 works predating the 16th century. Among the museum’s most precious possessions are two royal mandates signed by Ferdinand and Isabella in 1493 concerning provisioning Columbus' fleet for his second voyage, during which Puerto Rico was discovered. Open Tue-Sat 11:00am - 4:30pm.

Casa del Rey Museum
Built in 1823 and restored by the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture in 1978. Open Monday-Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm.

Casa Escuté
Open Mon-Fri 8am-4:30pm.

Casa Paoli
Casa Paoli located in Ponce houses exhibits on the singer's life as well as a shop displaying colorful papier-mache masks used in Ponce's annual Carnival celebrations. Mon-Fri 10am-noon, 2-5pm.

Casa Roig Museum
Built 1920 by Antonín Nechodoma, features contemporary art exhibitions.

Casa Rosada
Built in 1812 for the Spanish army. Today houses a government tourism office where you can pick up brochures, maps and a complimentary welcome cocktail made with Puerto Rican rum. Open daily from 8:00am - 5:00pm. Admission: $2.00 for adults and $1.00 for senior citizens and children.

Cemi Museum
Open Mon-Fri 8am-4:30pm. Sat-Sun 10am-3pm.

Centro Cultural de Barceloneta
Located in the heart of the city, the museum provides the cultural and historical about Barceloneta. Also features a collection of Arqueological artifacts and Taino pieces. Open Mon-Fri 8:30am-4pm.

Convento de los Dominicos (Convent of the Dominican Order)
The Dominican Convent was built by Dominican friars in 1523, this building has served alternately as a convent, as a shelter against Carib Indian raids, and as the Caribbean headquarters of the U.S. Army. The convent contains a small chapel museum. Open daily 8am-4:30pm.

Francisco Oller and History Museum
Open Mon-Fri 8:00am-noon, 1:00pm-4:00pm

Francisco Oller Art and History Museum
Located on the former Bayamon City Hall. The museum features memorabilia of the city's history, arts and sports. Located bewteen Maceo and Degetau Sts.

Galeria de Arte y Museo
Open Mon-Fri 9am-3pm.

Historical Museum of Caguas
Open Mon-Fri 8:00am-3:00pm

La Casita
Built in 1937 for the Department of Commerce and Agriculture. Today houses the Puerto Rico Tourism Company Information Center, providing brochures, walking tour maps and general information. A craft market is held on weekends at La Plaza Dársenas, the square that surrounds La Casita. Open Saturday through Wednesday from 9:00am to 8:00pm., Thursday and Friday from 9:00am to 5:30pm, and on weekends from 11am to 10pm.

Museo Bibiloteca Dr. Jose Celso Barbosa
Former home of José Celso Barbosa, who is often referred as the father of statehood. The museum features objects that belonged to Barbosa, such as family photos, medals, and certificates. Open Mon-Fri 8:00am-noon 1:00pm-4:00pm

Museo Casa Canales

Museo Casa Cautino

Museo Casa Natal de Luis Munoz Rivera
Open Fri-Sun 8:00am-noon 1:00pm-4:30pm

Museo Casa Pueblo
Casa Pueblo features a library, gallery, activity room, office and an artisan shop. Open daily from 8:30am to 3:30pm

Museo Casa Wiechers-Villaronga
Early 20th century house design by famous architect Alfredo Wiechers for his own family. It contains the original 1911 furniture and architectural details traditional in Ponce urban homes. Recently restored by the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. Open Wed-Sunday, 8am-4:20pm

Museo Castillo Serralles
Built the '30s by rum baron Juan Eugenio Serralles. Considered one of the architectural gems of Puerto Rico, it is the best evidence of the wealth produced by the turn-of-the-20th-century sugar boom. Today stands as museum dedicated to the history of the sugar and rum industries. Tue-Thr 9:30am-5pm; Fri-Sun 9:30am-5:30pm. Close on Mondays. Free transportation from Plaza Las Delicias de Ponce via trolley. Admission $5 adults, $2.50 seniors, $2.50 children under 16. Call for group reservations.

Museo de Aguada
A former railroad station building is home of an interesting array of relics of early Puerto Rico settlers, including some from the Taíno indian precolonization times. Mon-Fri 8am-noon. reservations required.

Museo de Antropologia, Historia e Arte
Located on the campus of the University of Puerto Rico. The museum presents a balanced view of the history, archeology and fine arts of the island. Among their exhibits, excellent collection of paintings by Puerto Rican talents Francisco Oller and Jose Campeche.

Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Universidad del Sagrado Corazon
The museum has a permanent collection of works by Latin, Caribbean, and Puerto Rican artists, as well as a center for the documentation and investigation of the arts, the museum also offers educational activities.Free admission. Open Tuesday through Saturday - 10 am a 4 pm Sunday - 12 pm a 5 pm. Mondays closed. Store hours: Tuesday through Friday - 10 am a 4 pm Saturday and Sunday - 12pm a 4 pm - (787) 977-2106.

Museo de Arte de Ponce
The Ponce Museum of Art holds works by Puerto Rican and other Latin American artists. It has one of the most important pre-Raphaelite collections in the Western Hemisphere, which include pieces by a respectable representation of European artists, like Van Dyck, Reubens, Rodin, Delacroix and Gainsborough. The building, was designed by Edward Durell Stone (Museum of Modern Art, NY). Open daily 10am-5pm. Admission: Adults $3, children $2.

Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico
The Museum features Puerto Rico's most treasured works of art, among them works of Francisco Oller, Jose Campeche and Angel Botello. This 1920s neo-classical structure it is considered an artistic masterpiece in itself. The facilities include a 400-seat theater, Pikayo restaurant, gardens, and workshops rooms. Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 5pm and Wednesday from 10am to 8pm. Admission: adults $5.00, children $2.50 and senior citizens $2.50

Museo de Arte e Historia de Arecibo

Museo de Arte e Historia de San Juan
Showcases contemporary Puerto Rican sculptures and clay work. The museum exhibits include: paintings, sculptures and an important collection of santos. Tours available in Spanish and English, the tour features a documentary about San Juan's history, from 1521 to the present day. Open Monday through Friday, from 8am to 4pm.

Museo de Arte, Historia y Cultura Casa Alonso
The museum is housed in a neoclassic Creole style of Spanish masonry, pebbles, bricks and wood. The museum opened its doors to the public in September of 1992. It was designated a National Historic Site by the U.S. Interior Dept. in 1996.

Museo de Historia de Ponce
Museo de Historia de Ponce was built in 1911, lived in by the Salazar family. In 1992, became a museum, displaying documents, objects and relics related to the historical development of the city. Open Mon, Wed-Fri 9:00am - 5:00pm, Sat-Sun 10:00am - 6:00pm. Admission: Adults $3, seniors and children $1.

Museo de la Farmacia

Museo de la Masacre

Museo de Recursos Historicos de Lares
Open Monday to Friday from 8am to 4pm and Saturdays from 11am to 4pm.

Museo de Las Américas
Take a crash course in the cultures of North Central and South America by walking through this museum located in Cuartel Ballajá, a series of restored buildings originally used to house Spanish troops and their families. Its permanent collection features a colorful exhibit of the popular arts in the Americas, archaeological finds of the Ballajá area and changing exhibitions. Open Tuesday through Friday, 10am to 4pm., and weekends, 11am to 5pm.

Museo de Los Proceres
The museum includes a sculpture exhibition of national leaders, an Indian Culture gallery, exhibits of Puerto Rican contemporary artists, a collection of paintings and a theater for plays and conferences. Free admission. Open Mon-Sat 8am - 4:30pm.

Museo de Pablo Casals
The Pablo Casals Museum is located in San Jose Plaza in Old San Juan, next to San Jose Church. Original manuscripts of Casals music, his cello and piano are on display in the main hall. Admission $1 adult and $.50 children up to 12. Open Tue-Sat 9:30am - 5:30pm.

Museo de Pancho Coimbre

Museo del Grabado Latinoamericano

Museo del Indio
The Museum features photographic exhibits of indigenous people and dioramas that use artifacts, tools and stone carvings to illustrate their way of life. Located on the first floor of the Institute of Puerto Rican culture. Open daily, 9am to 4:30pm.

Museo Felisa Rincon de Gautier
Former home of one of San Juan's most popular mayors. The museum that honors the first woman to serve as mayor of San Juan, from 1946 to 1968, it features photographs of important moments in her colorful career, many of her honorary degrees and awards, an impressive collection of keys to American and European cities, as well as several of her dresses, elaborate wigs and elegant fans. Open Mon-Fri 9:00am-4:00pm

Museo Historico de Coamo
Elegant masonry home converted into a museum with turn-of-the-century furnishings and local history displays. Open daily: 8:00am-noon 1:00pm-4:00pm.

Museo Indigena de Jayuya

Museo Juan Antonio Corretjer

Museo Mariana Bracetti
The museum exhibits includes local crafts, painting and historic photos of the town. Open Mon-Fri noon-3pm.

Museo Puertorriqueño del Deporte Albergue Olimpico

Museo Walter McJones

Museum Fort Count Mirasol
The Museum Fort Count Mirasol is open to the public; Wednesday through Sunday from 10am to 4pm.

University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez Campus Planetarium

Casa Degetau
Former home of Federico Degetau, who was Puerto Rico's first Resident Commissioner in Washington.

Abelardo Diaz Alfaro Pink House

African Heritage Museum

Amphiteatro Tito Puente

Galeria de Arte y Museo
Showing antique equipment such as cameras and typewriters, as well as paintings and hammered copperware. Open Mon-Fri 9am-1pm.

Museo de Arte Dr. Pío López Martínez
The musuem was officially inaugurated on June 11, 1979. The collection of the museum is composed of the artistic work and the belongings of the painter Ramón Frade. The collection includes oils, watercolors, pastels and drawings as well as its library, furniture and documents. Open Mon-Fri from 8am to 4:30pm and Sat-Sun from 11am to 5pm. Works of another well-known artist, Lorenzo Homar, are also exhibited.

Sala de Exhibiciones Rafael Carrión Pacheco
The exhibition explores the influence of money in our daily life. Money can tell something about ourselves, what we value, our history, our culture and how do we relate to the world. A family-oriented exhibition includes interactive activities, a guide to school teachers who bring their groups and access to pieces of the valuable Numismatics Collection of the Banco Popular.

Museo de Arte Casa Estudio Alfredo Ramírez Arellano Rosello
Built in 1903, today is home of the Historic Museum of San Germán.