8 Sights in Ponce, United States (with Map and Images)

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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Ponce, United States! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Ponce. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.

1. Museo de Arte de Ponce

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Museo de Arte de PonceOquendo on Flickr (appears to be Jose Oquendo here.) / CC BY 2.0

Museo de Arte de Ponce (MAP) is an art museum located on Avenida Las Américas in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It houses a collection of European art, as well as works by Puerto Rican artists. The museum contains one of the most important Pre-Raphaelite collections in the Western Hemisphere, holding some 4,500 pieces of art distributed among fourteen galleries.

Wikipedia: Museo de Arte de Ponce (EN), Website

2. Cerro de Punta

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Cerro de Punta Roca Ruiz / CC BY-SA 2.0

Cerro de Punta or Cerro Punta is the highest peak in Puerto Rico, rising to 1,338 meters (4,390 ft) above sea level. The mountain is part of the Cordillera Central and is located on the town boundary between the municipalities of Ponce and Jayuya in the central region of the main island of Puerto Rico.

Wikipedia: Cerro de Punta (EN)

3. Serralles Castle

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Castillo Serrallés is a mansion located in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico, overlooking the downtown area. It was built during the 1930s for Juan Eugenio Serrallés, son of businessman Juan Serrallés, founder of Destilería Serrallés. The structure sits on a 2.5-acre (1.0 ha) exceedingly manicured property. Nowadays, the structure functions as a museum, Museo Castillo Serrallés, with information about the sugar cane and rum industries and its impact in the economy of Puerto Rico. It is also increasingly used as a venue for social activities, including destination weddings. The property was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 and on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2001. In 1996, the structure was featured in the American TV series America's Castles.

Wikipedia: Castillo Serrallés (EN)

4. Armstrong-Poventud House

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Armstrong-Poventud House Roce Ruiz / CC BY-SA 2.0

Residencia Armstrong-Poventud is a historic building located in the Ponce Historic Zone in Ponce, Puerto Rico, across from the Catedral Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe. The construction of this home set the stage for the construction of other homes of similar architectural elements, character and opulence in turn-of-the-twentieth-century Ponce. The architectural style is collectively known as Ponce Creole. The home was designed and built by Manuel Víctor Domenech for the Armstrong-Poventud family. It is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places as the Armstrong-Toro House, and is also known as the Casa de las Cariatides. In 1991, the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña turned the house into a museum, which it manages.

Wikipedia: Residencia Armstrong-Poventud (EN)

5. Isla Caja de Muertos Lighthouse

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Isla Caja de Muertos Lighthouse

Caja de Muertos Light, is an 1887 lighthouse in Ponce, Puerto Rico, that is unique amongst all other lighthouses in Puerto Rico for its unusual Cross of Lorraine, double-arm, T-type shape structure. The historic lighthouse is located on Caja de Muertos, an uninhabited island off the coast of Ponce, Puerto Rico. The light stands at the highest point of the island.

Wikipedia: Caja de Muertos Light (EN)

6. Avenida Eugenio María de Hostos

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The Puente Río Portugués is a historic bridge over the former course of the Río Portugués in barrio Playa in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. The bridge was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2015. The bridge is prominent as "the oldest longitudinal steel beams / reinforced concrete bridge built within the historic Carretera Central". It is located on Avenida Hostos, just south of its intersection with Ponce By Pass.

Wikipedia: Puente Río Portugués (EN)

7. Cardona's Island Lighthouse

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Cardona's Island Lighthouse

Cardona Island Light is the only 6th order lighthouse in Puerto Rico with a cylindrical attached tower. The light is located on Cardona Island, a small island on the west side of the entrance to the harbor of Ponce, Puerto Rico. It was listed in the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on 22 October 1981 and on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2001.

Wikipedia: Cardona Island Light (EN), Heritage Website

8. Parque Urbano Dora Colón Clavell

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Parque Urbano Dora Colón Clavell Roca Ruiz / CC BY-SA 2.0

Parque Urbano Dora Colón Clavell is a passive park in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The park is named after the mother of ex-governor of Puerto Rico and Ponce native, Rafael Hernández Colón. It opened on 9 December 1995. The park was designed by Ponce architect Juan Dalmau Sambolín.

Wikipedia: Parque Urbano Dora Colón Clavell (EN)

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