Places to visit in Metro Manila, Philippines
17 places to visit in Metro Manila, Philippines, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: San Agustin Church, Intramuros, Binondo and more. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in your Metro Manila volume.
1 UNESCO World Heritage site · 1 Heritage site · 7 Famous places to visit · 8 Hidden gems
UNESCO World Heritage sites in Metro Manila (1)
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San Agustin Church
A stone church inside Intramuros, completed in 1607 and the oldest church in the Philippines still standing. It survived earthquakes and the destruction of Manila in 1945. Its painted ceiling and carved doors are well known, and it is part of the Baroque Churches UNESCO listing.
Heritage sites in Metro Manila (1)
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Intramuros
The historic walled city of Manila, covering 0.67 square kilometres beside the Pasig River. Founded by the Spanish in 1571, it holds churches, fortifications and cobbled streets, and it is run by the Intramuros Administration.
Famous places to visit in Metro Manila (7)
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Binondo
The Chinatown of Manila, established by the Spanish in 1594 as a settlement for Chinese Catholic converts. It is regarded as the oldest Chinatown in the world, and it is known for its old shops and food stalls.
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Fort Santiago
A citadel built in 1571 by the Spanish governor Miguel López de Legazpi for the newly founded city of Manila. It stands at the mouth of the Pasig River inside Intramuros, and the national hero José Rizal was held here before his execution in 1896.
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Malacañang Palace
The official residence and workplace of the president of the Philippines, on the north bank of the Pasig River in Manila. It began in the 18th century as a country house and became the seat of Spanish governors. A museum inside shows rooms and objects from past presidencies.
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Manila Cathedral
The seat of the Archbishop of Manila, a Romanesque church at Plaza de Roma inside Intramuros. The present building was finished in 1958, after the earlier cathedrals were wrecked by earthquakes and by the war in 1945. Its stained glass windows and bronze doors are its main features.
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Quiapo Church
The Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene, a church in the heart of old Manila that holds a dark wooden statue of Jesus carrying the cross. Every year on 9 January, millions of devotees join the procession known as the Traslacion. Worshippers gather here every Friday.
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Rizal Park
A large public park beside Manila Bay, also called Luneta, built around the monument to national hero José Rizal, who was executed on this ground in 1896. It has gardens, fountains, a Chinese and a Japanese garden, and a changing of the guard at the monument.
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San Sebastian Church
A Gothic Revival church in Quiapo, made entirely of steel, with the parts shipped from Belgium and put together on site in the 1890s. Its tall twin spires are visible across the district. It is a national shrine and a minor basilica.
Hidden gems in Metro Manila (8)
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Ayala Museum
A privately run museum in Makati, Metro Manila, set up in April 1967 by the Ayala Foundation. Its collections cover archaeology, ethnography, history, fine arts, coins and church objects, and it is known for its dioramas of Philippine history.
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Divisoria
A commercial sub district of Manila, spread across Tondo, Binondo and San Nicolas. It is known for mass market shops selling low priced goods and for its busy manufacturing, and Tutuban Center, a former railway station, sits within it.
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Manila American Cemetery and Memorial
A military cemetery at Fort Bonifacio in Taguig with 17,206 graves, the most of any cemetery for American personnel killed in World War II. It also holds war dead from the Philippines and carries memorial walls with the names of the missing.
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Manila Ocean Park
An oceanarium in Manila, tucked behind the Quirino Grandstand at Rizal Park on the edge of Manila Bay. It has marine life displays and an underwater tunnel, and it is owned by China Oceanis Philippines Inc., a Singapore registered firm.
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Metropolitan Museum of Manila
A non profit art museum in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, that shows local and international contemporary art. It calls itself the premier museum for modern and contemporary art in the Philippines, and it is also known simply as the M.
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PBCom Tower
A glass and steel office tower in the Makati financial district, completed in 1997 and about 259 metres tall. It was long among the tallest buildings in the Philippines, and its shaped crown makes it easy to spot on the Makati skyline.
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Quezon Memorial Circle
A large park built around a roundabout in Quezon City, with a tall memorial shrine to Manuel Quezon, the second president of the Philippines. A museum under the monument tells his story. The park also has gardens, a pond and a weekend market.
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Star City
An amusement park of 35,000 square metres in Pasay, on reclaimed land in the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex beside Manila Bay. It is owned by Star Parks Corporation, a subsidiary of Elizalde Holdings.
Collecting in Metro Manila
What are the best places to visit in Metro Manila?
LOQAH lists 17 places in Metro Manila. The best known include San Agustin Church, Intramuros, Binondo, Fort Santiago and Malacañang Palace. Each has a stamp of its own to collect when you are there.
How many LOQAH stamps are there in Metro Manila?
17, and more are added over time. Each place has LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own.
How do I collect a stamp in Metro Manila?
Open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment; at the place itself the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge.
I have been to places in Metro Manila before. Can I add them?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose Metro Manila and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline. Each one goes into your volume with the date, if you know it.
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