List of tourist attractions in the Philippines
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Popular tourist attractions in the Philippines include the following:
Amusement, national and natural parks, and monuments
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Churches
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Cultural and historical landmarks
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! scope="row" style="background-color:#D4F5A4;" | Aguinaldo Shrine | style="text-align:center;" | 150px | Kawit | Cavite | Ancestral home of Emilio Aguinaldo, 1st President of the Philippines.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_6cHKRaF4gsC&dq=%22Aguinaldo+Shrine%22&pg=PA70|title=Philippines|author=Nelles Verlag|date=February 2001|isbn=9783886182220}} |
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! scope="row" | Bagacay Point Lighthouse | style="text-align:center;" | 150px | Liloan | Cebu | |
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! scope="row" style="background-color:#D4F5A4;" | Bahay Nakpil-Bautista | style="text-align:center;" | 150px | colspan=2 | {{nowrap|Metro Manila (National Capital Region)}} | |
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! scope="row" | Basco Lighthouse | style="text-align:center;" | 150px | Basco | Batanes | |
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! scope="row" style="background-color:#D4F5A4;" | Binondo | style="text-align:center;" | | Manila | colspan=2 | {{nowrap|Metro Manila (National Capital Region)}} | Oldest Chinatown in the world.{{cite web|url=http://www.wheninmanila.com/binondo-the-worlds-oldest-chinatown/|title=Binondo: The world's oldest chinatown|publisher=When in Manila|author=Chelsea Dauz|date=April 23, 2014}} |
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! scope="row" style="background-color:#D4F5A4;" | Bonifacio Monument | style="text-align:center;" | 150px | Caloocan | colspan=2 | {{nowrap|Metro Manila (National Capital Region)}} | |
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! scope="row" style="background-color:#D4F5A4;" | Cagsawa Ruins | style="text-align:center;" | 150px | Daraga | Albay | |
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! scope="row" style="background-color:#D4F5A4;" | Cape Bojeador Lighthouse | style="text-align:center;" | 150px | Burgos | |
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! scope="row" | Cape Bolinao Lighthouse | style="text-align:center;" | 150px | Bolinao | |
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! scope="row" style="background-color:#D4F5A4;" | Cape Engaño Lighthouse | style="text-align:center;" | 150px | Cagayan | |
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! scope="row" | Cape Melville Lighthouse | style="text-align:center;" | 150px | Palawan | Mimaropa | |
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! scope="row" | Capul Island Lighthouse | style="text-align:center;" | 150px | Capul | |
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! scope="row" style="background-color:#D4F5A4;" | Casino Español de Manila | style="text-align:center;" | 150px | colspan=2 | {{nowrap|Metro Manila (National Capital Region)}} | The Casino Español de Manila was a club established in 1893 by Spaniards living in the Philippines as their exclusive venue for recreational and social activities. It later opened its doors to Filipino members to foster Spanish-Filipino ties in the country.{{cite web |url = http://metrozines.com/msoc.php?articleID=0e0aa67f056dd0a89ad9c8f03803df26 |title = The Iberian Social Club|last = Torres |first = Jose Victor| publisher = Metro Society |website = Metrozines: Metro Society |access-date= May 25, 2014 }} |
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! scope="row" style="background-color:#D4F5A4;" | Corregidor Island | style="text-align:center;" | 150px | Cavite | |
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! scope="row" style="background-color:#D4F5A4;" | Don Roman Santos Building | style="text-align:center;" | 150px | Manila | colspan=2 | {{nowrap|Metro Manila (National Capital Region)}} | |
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! scope="row" style="background-color:#D4F5A4;" | EDSA Shrine{{cite web |title=Shrines and Monuments |url=http://quezoncity.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=320&Itemid=278 |website=The Local Government of Quezon City |access-date=July 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120514100151/http://quezoncity.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=320&Itemid=278 |archive-date=May 14, 2012}} | style="text-align:center;" | 150px | colspan=2 | {{nowrap|Metro Manila (National Capital Region)}} | Built in 1989 to commemorate the memories of the People Power Revolution.{{cite web|url=http://www.edsashrine.com/silver/the-story-of-edsa-shrine/|title=The Story of EDSA Shrine|publisher=edsashrine.com|date=March 11, 2013}} |
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! scope="row" style="background-color:#D4F5A4;" | Fort of San Antonio Abad | style="text-align:center;" | 150px | Manila | colspan=2 | {{nowrap|Metro Manila (National Capital Region)}} | |
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! scope="row" style="background-color:#D4F5A4;" | Fort Santiago{{cite web |title=Places To Visit |url=http://www.manila.gov.ph/tourism.htm |website=Official Website of the City of Manila |access-date=July 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327095649/http://www.manila.gov.ph/tourism.htm |archive-date=March 27, 2012}} | style="text-align:center;" | 150px | Manila | colspan=2 | {{nowrap|Metro Manila (National Capital Region)}} | |
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! scope="row" style="background-color:#FFED70;" | Heritage City of Vigan | style="text-align:center;" | 150px | Vigan | One of the New7WondersCities.{{cite web|url=http://editorialinsider.com/vigan-named-as-one-of-the-new7wonders/|title=Vigan named as one of the New7Wonders|publisher=Editorial in Manila}} |
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! scope="row" style="background-color:#D4F5A4;" | Intramuros | style="text-align:center;" | 150px | Manila | colspan=2 | {{nowrap|Metro Manila (National Capital Region)}} | The Walled City.{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_U5cqAAAAYAAJ|title=Journal of American Folklore|year=1904|publisher=American Folk-lore Society}}{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/manilapearlorie01congoog|page=[https://archive.org/details/manilapearlorie01congoog/page/n48 30]|title=Manila, the Pearl of the Orient: Guide Book to the Intending Visitor|year=1908|publisher=Bureau of printing|author=Manila Merchants' Association}} |
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! scope="row" style="background-color:#D4F5A4;" | Lapu-Lapu Shrine{{cite web |title=Cultural Heritage |url=http://www.cebu.gov.ph/tourcultural.htm |website=The Official Website of the Cebu Provincial Government |access-date=July 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030511021414/http://www.cebu.gov.ph/tourcultural.htm |archive-date=May 11, 2003}} | style="text-align:center;" | | Cebu | |
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! scope="row" style="background-color:#D4F5A4;" | Luneta Hotel | style="text-align:center;" | 150px | colspan=2 | {{nowrap|Metro Manila (National Capital Region)}} | |
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! scope="row" style="background-color:#D4F5A4;" | Magellan's Cross | style="text-align:center;" | | Cebu | |
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! scope="row" style="background-color:#D4F5A4;" | Magellan Shrine | style="text-align:center;" | 150px | Cebu | |
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! scope="row" style="background-color:#D4F5A4;" | Malacañang Palace | style="text-align:center;" | | Manila | colspan=2 | {{nowrap|Metro Manila (National Capital Region)}} | Official residence of the President of the Philippines.{{cite web|url=https://philippines.knoji.com/interesting-facts-about-the-malacaan-palace-official-residence-of-the-philippine-president/|title=Interesting Facts About the Malacañan Palace: Official Residence of the Philippine President|publisher=knoji.com|author=Norbert Bermosa}} |
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! scope="row" | Maniguin Island Lighthouse | style="text-align:center;" | 150px | Culasi | Antique | |
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! scope="row" style="background-color:#D4F5A4;" | Manila Army and Navy Club | style="text-align:center;" | 150px | Manila | colspan=2 | {{nowrap|Metro Manila (National Capital Region)}} | On April 26, 1991, it was declared a National Historical Landmark by the National Historical Institute.{{cite web|title=Resolution No. 2, s. 1991. Declaring the Army and Navy Club Building on South Boulevard, Manila a National Historical Landmark.|url=http://nhcp.gov.ph/files/NHI_res_2_1991.pdf|publisher=National Historical Commission of the Philippines|access-date=October 15, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018165255/http://nhcp.gov.ph/files/NHI_res_2_1991.pdf|archive-date=October 18, 2014}} |
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! scope="row" style="background-color:#D4F5A4;" | Manila Central Post Office | style="text-align:center;" | 150px | Manila | colspan=2 | {{nowrap|Metro Manila (National Capital Region)}} | |
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! scope="row" style="background-color:#D4F5A4;" | Manila City Hall | style="text-align:center;" | 150px | Manila | colspan=2 | {{nowrap|Metro Manila (National Capital Region)}} | It is where the Mayor of Manila holds office and the chambers of the Manila City Council.{{Cite book|title = Landmarks of Manila: 1571–1930|last = de la Torre|first = Visitacion|publisher = Filipinas Foundation, Inc.|year = 1981|location = Makati|pages = 19–20}} |
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! scope="row" | Manila Hotel | style="text-align:center;" | | colspan=2 | {{nowrap|Metro Manila (National Capital Region)}} | |
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! scope="row" style="background-color:#D4F5A4;" | Manila Metropolitan Theater | style="text-align:center;" | 150px | Manila | colspan=2 | {{nowrap|Metro Manila (National Capital Region)}} | It was designed by architect Juan M. Arellano and inaugurated on December 10, 1931.{{Cite book|title = Art Deco in the Philippines|last = Montinola|first = Lourdes|publisher = ArtPositAsia|year = 2010|isbn = 978-971-057-905-1|location = Manila}} |
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! scope="row" style="background-color:#D4F5A4;" | National Historical Commission of the Philippines | style="text-align:center;" | 150px | Manila | colspan=2 | {{nowrap|Metro Manila (National Capital Region)}} | The present day NHCP was established in 1972 as part of the reorganization of government after President Ferdinand Marcos' declaration of martial law, but the roots of the institute can be traced back to 1933, when the American colonial Insular Government first established the Philippine Historical Research and Markers Committee (PHRMC).{{Cite web|url=http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/columns/view/20081111-171631/A-personal-introduction |title=Looking Back: A personal introduction |last=Ocampo |first=Ambeth |author-link=Ambeth Ocampo |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=November 11, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801082225/http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/columns/view/20081111-171631/A-personal-introduction |archive-date=August 1, 2013 }} |
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! scope="row" style="background-color:#D4F5A4;" | Nielson Field | style="text-align:center;" | 150px | Makati | colspan=2 | {{nowrap|Metro Manila (National Capital Region)}} | |
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! scope="row" style="background-color:#D4F5A4;" | Rizal Shrine | style="text-align:center;" | 150px | Calamba | Laguna | Ancestral home of Jose Rizal, National Hero of the Philippines.{{cite web|url=https://traveleronfoot.wordpress.com/2008/06/06/the-idyllic-ancestral-home-of-the-rizals-in-calamba/|title=The Idyllic Ancestral Home of the Mercados in Calamba|publisher=traveleronfoot}} |
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! scope="row" | The Ruins | style="text-align:center;" | 150px | Talisay | {{nowrap|Negros Occidental}} | |
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! scope="row" style="background-color:#D4F5A4;" | Tutuban railway station | style="text-align:center;" | 150px | Manila | colspan=2 | {{nowrap|Metro Manila (National Capital Region)}} | |
Natural landmarks
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Urban architecture landmarks
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! scope="row" | Araneta Coliseum | style="text-align:center;" | 150px | colspan=2 | {{nowrap|Metro Manila (National Capital Region)}} | |
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! scope="row" style="background-color:#D4F5A4;" | Asilo de San Vicente de Paul | style="text-align:center;" | 150px | {{nowrap|United Nations, Avenue}} | colspan=2 | {{nowrap|Metro Manila (National Capital Region)}} | Asilo de San Vicente de Paul (ASVP), formerly known as Casa de San Vicente de Paul, was founded on July 26, 1885, by Sr. Asuncion Ventura, DC, a native of Bacolor, Pampanga.{{cite web|url=http://asilomanila.com/index.php/history |title=Its Beginnings |publisher=Asilo de San Vicente de Paul |website=Asilo Manila |access-date=May 21, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718001341/http://asilomanila.com/index.php/history |archive-date=July 18, 2014 }} |
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! scope="row" | Ayala Center | style="text-align:center;" | | Makati | colspan=2 | {{nowrap|Metro Manila (National Capital Region)}} | |
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! scope="row" | Ayala Museum | style="text-align:center;" | | Makati | colspan=2 | {{nowrap|Metro Manila (National Capital Region)}} | |
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! scope="row" | Bangui Wind Farm | style="text-align:center;" | 150px | Bangui |
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! scope="row" | Bonifacio Global City | style="text-align:center;" | 150px | Taguig | colspan=2 | {{nowrap|Metro Manila (National Capital Region)}} | |
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! scope="row" style="background-color:#D4F5A4;" | Camp Crame | style="text-align:center;" | 150px | EDSA, Quezon City | colspan=2 | {{nowrap|Metro Manila (National Capital Region)}} | |
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! scope="row" | Cultural Center of the Philippines | style="text-align:center;" | | Pasay | colspan=2 | {{nowrap|Metro Manila (National Capital Region)}} | |
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! scope="row" | Eastwood City | style="text-align:center;" | 150px | colspan=2 | {{nowrap|Metro Manila (National Capital Region)}} | |
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! scope="row" | Entertainment City | style="text-align:center;" | | colspan=2 | {{nowrap|Metro Manila (National Capital Region)}} | |
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! scope="row" | Mactan–Cebu International Airport | style="text-align:center;" | 150px | Cebu | |
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! scope="row" | Mall of Asia Arena | style="text-align:center;" | 150px | colspan=2 | {{nowrap|Metro Manila (National Capital Region)}} | |
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! scope="row" style="background-color:#D4F5A4;" | National Library of the Philippines | style="text-align:center;" | 150px | colspan=2 | {{nowrap|Metro Manila (National Capital Region)}} | The National Library of the Philippines can trace its history to the establishment of the Museo-Biblioteca de Filipinas (Museum-Library of the Philippines), established by a royal order of the Spanish government on August 12, 1887.{{cite book|author=Morallos, Chando P.|year=1998|title=Treasures of the National Library: A Brief History of the Premier Library of the Philippines |publisher=Quiapo Printing|location=Manila |isbn=971-556-018-0}} |
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! scope="row" style="background-color:#D4F5A4;" | National Museum of the Philippines | style="text-align:center;" | 150px | Manila | colspan=2 | {{nowrap|Metro Manila (National Capital Region)}} | |
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! scope="row" | Resorts World Manila | style="text-align:center;" | 150px | Pasay | colspan=2 | {{nowrap|Metro Manila (National Capital Region)}} | |
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! scope="row" | Robinsons Galleria | style="text-align:center;" | | colspan=2 | {{nowrap|Metro Manila (National Capital Region)}} | |
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! scope="row" | Robinsons Place Manila | style="text-align:center;" | | Manila | colspan=2 | {{nowrap|Metro Manila (National Capital Region)}} | |
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! scope="row" | Shangri-la Plaza | style="text-align:center;" | | colspan=2 | {{nowrap|Metro Manila (National Capital Region)}} | |
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! scope="row" | SM City Bacolod | style="text-align:center;" | 150px | Bacolod | {{nowrap|Negros Occidental}} | 10th largest SM mall by land area and the 3rd in Visayas. |
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! scope="row" | SM City Cebu | style="text-align:center;" | 150px | Cebu | 4th largest mall in the Philippines and the 1st SM mall in Visayas.{{cite news|url=http://www.philstar.com/business/681881/sm-put-its-4th-biggest-mall|title=SM to put up its 4th largest mall|newspaper=Philippine Star|date=May 4, 2011}} |
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! scope="row" | SM City North EDSA | style="text-align:center;" | 150px | colspan=2 | {{nowrap|Metro Manila (National Capital Region)}} | 2nd largest mall in the Philippines and 4th largest in the world.{{cite news|url=http://business.inquirer.net/162009/h-megamall-now-phs-largest-mall|title=SM Megamall now PH's largest mall|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=January 28, 2014}} |
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! scope="row" | SM Lanang Premier | style="text-align:center;" | | Largest mall in Mindanao.{{cite news|url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/278316/biggest-mall-in-mindanao-opens-in-davao-city|title=Biggest mall in Mindanao opens in Davao City|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|author=Germelina Lacorte|date=September 27, 2012}} |
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! scope="row" | SM Mall of Asia | style="text-align:center;" | 150px | Pasay | colspan=2 | {{nowrap|Metro Manila (National Capital Region)}} | 3rd largest mall in the Philippines and 11th largest in the world. |
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! scope="row" | SM Megamall | style="text-align:center;" | 150px | colspan=2 | {{nowrap|Metro Manila (National Capital Region)}} | Largest mall in the Philippines and 3rd largest in the world. |