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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Santo Domingo

10 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Updated December 11, 2019

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El Meson de la Cava

Renowned restaurant tucked in a cave once occupied by buccaneers.
Ruins of the Hospital of St. Nicolas of Bari

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Ruins of San NicolƔs de Bari Hospital

The first hospital in the New World.
Rum Lab

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Museo del Ron y la CaƱa (Museum of Rum and Sugar Cane)

Learn the history of Dominican rum production.
Santo Domingo Botanical Garden

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Dr. Rafael M. Moscoso National Botanical Garden

A remarkable range of flora and fauna are represented in this Dominican nature preserve.
The fortress is often overgrown with lush vegetation.

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Fortaleza Ozama (Ozama Fortress)

The oldest colonial fortress in the Americas was once the home and later prison of Christopher Columbus.
Museo Memorial de la Resistencia Dominicana in Santo Domingo

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Memorial Museum of Dominican Resistance

A collection cataloguing one of the most brutal dictatorships in modern history.
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Cathedral of St. Mary of the Incarnation

Built in 1512, the oldest cathedral in the Americas.

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The Sundial of Santo Domingo

The first official clock in North America, it kept time for the Spanish government of Santo Domingo.
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Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

El Meson de la Cava

Renowned restaurant tucked in a cave once occupied by buccaneers.
Rum Lab

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Museo del Ron y la CaƱa (Museum of Rum and Sugar Cane)

Learn the history of Dominican rum production.
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