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Columbus Lighthouse (Faro a Colon)
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #5 of 59 attractions in Santo Domingo

This multi-million-dollar lighthouse was built in 1992 to celebrate the 400 year anniversary of Columbus's landing in the Americas and is the site of the explorer's bones.

Attraction type: Monument; Lighthouse; Museum
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Royal Buildings (Casas Reales)
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #7 of 59 attractions in Santo Domingo
Attraction type: Historic home; Government building; Architectural building
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Cathedral of Santo Domingo
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #18 of 59 attractions in Santo Domingo

This impressive cathedral, one of the earliest built in the Americas, is known for its dramatic architecture.

Attraction type: Religious site
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National Pantheon (Pantheon Nacional)
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #19 of 59 attractions in Santo Domingo

This 18th-century Jesuit church is the resting place for many of the greatest Dominican heroes.

Attraction type: Government building; Cemetery; Religious site; Historic site
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Santa Maria la Menor Cathedral (Catedral Basilica Menor de Santa Maria)
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #20 of 59 attractions in Santo Domingo

The first cathedral built in the Americas was the site of Christopher Columbus's bones until they were discovered in 1877.

Attraction type: Religious site
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Chapel de la Altagracia
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #27 of 59 attractions in Santo Domingo

This gothic-style chapel stands in Santo Domingo's Colonial District.

Attraction type: Religious site
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Saint Barbara's Church (Iglesia Santa Barbara)
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #30 of 59 attractions in Santo Domingo
Attraction type: Ancient ruins; Architectural building; Religious site
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Iglesia y Convento Dominico
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #31 of 59 attractions in Santo Domingo
Attraction type: Religious site
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National Palace

The lavish building that has been the home and offices of the Dominican president since 1947.

Attraction type: Government building
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Chapel of Our Lady of Remedies (Capilla de Nuestra Senora de los Remedios)

A small stone sixteenth-century chapel.

Attraction type: Religious site
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Chapel of the Rosary

One of the oldest churches in the Americas, this chapel was built in 1544.

Attraction type: Religious site
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Catedral Primada de America
Attraction type: Religious site
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