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Culajao Mangrove Ecopark
Mangrove park with bamboo walkway. It hires out paddle boats and picnic nipa huts. It’s east of Banica, about a 15-minute tricycle ride from Roxas. The birds have yet to return following Typhoon Yolanda.
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Museo Pambata
The charming Museo Pambata is near Rizal Park. Its interactive, hands-on exhibits explore Manila through the eyes of kids. Efforts are made to bring everything down to size: there’s even a pint-sized jeepney.
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Spanish Watchtower
In Guinsiliban, behind the elementary school by the pier, are the remains of this centuries-old sight which used to guard against possible Moro attacks from the mainland. A pretty shrine is maintained here.
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Kublais Gallery
An unconventional setting for a fine-art gallery, paintings by artist Kublia Millan fill the walls of this large space. Take an elevator to the 4th or 5th floor of this ordinary Chinatown shopping plaza.
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Bell Church
The Bell Church consists of several ornate, pagoda-roofed temples near the border of Baguio and La Trinidad. As places of worship go, this place has a couple of toes in Christianity and a big foot in China.
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Whale Sharks
A floating population of whale sharks, known locally as tiki-tiki, sometimes move through Sogod Bay annually between about January and April, but are a bonus rather than a guaranteed wildlife experience.
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Palawan Heritage Center
This museum, designed and operated by the provincial government, has a number of touch-screen videos, and even a hologram, which outline Palawan’s history and explain contemporary economic and environmental challenges.
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Freedom Park
Freedom Park, near the Provincial Capitol Building, has panoramic views of the city. You can access it via Zigzag Rd or walk the 153 steps up Heroes Hill , which is lined with statues of national heroes and presidents.
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Molo
About 1km west of the centre is the area known as Molo. Once a separate town, it’s now more or less part of Iloilo proper, but it retains its independence with a large, central plaza dominated by lovely St Anne’s Church .
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Magic Fountain
During peak tourist season, every night at 7.30pm the fountain in the middle of Plaza Salcedo bursts into a music and light show. You can almost hear Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé bursting into Barcelona.
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Basilica of St Martin de Tours
Originally built in 1759, before being destroyed and rebuilt between 1849 and 1865, this truly massive baroque-style basilica is one of the largest and oldest Catholic churches in Asia. It dominates Taal Park at its base.
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Rizaliana Furniture Hall
Baluarte de Santa Barbara , a restored 18th century Spanish military barracks where hundreds of Filipino and American POWs were killed in WWII, is now the Rizaliana Furniture Hall displaying Rizals family furniture.
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Pamuayan Falls
Cool off here after the 4km walk from town. Because the path is poorly marked youll likely need to hire a guide (P200 to P400 depending on the number of people); the trailhead begins just past the Greenviews Resort.
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Malbog Hot Springs
A couple of kilometres inland from Buenavisa are the Malbog Hot Springs , where a series of bathing pools have been constructed to tap the sulphur-scented water and a modest guesthouse welcomes overnight visitors.
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Quezon Memorial Shrine
In the middle of Quezon Circle rises this 36m towering art-deco monument topped by three angels above the mausoleum of former president Quezon. Theres also a museum here, under renovation at the time of research.
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Bankerohan Public Market
Vibrant, chaotic, claustrophobic, smelly and resembling a sprawling shanty town, Bankerohan provides a taste of local flavor. Everything that appears in Filipino kitchens is sold here. Mornings are the best time to visit.
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Nagacadan Terraces
The World Heritage–listed Nagacadan Terraces and Julungan Terraces are about 10km west of town, accessible by tricycle. You can hike up into the Nagacadan terraces and then descend to Maggok village (three hours).
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Manila City Hall
Looming east of Intramuros, the neoclassical city hall building is distinguished by an attractive clock tower that is beautifully illuminated at night. It was built in 1939–41, destroyed in the war, and rebuilt in 1946.
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Marinduque Museum
The highlights of this concise museum include its collection of moriones masks, Ming-dynasty ceramics retrieved from the bottom of the sea by Gaspar Island, and kalutang, one of the earliest native musical instruments.
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Sinking Bell Tower
Laoags main architectural attraction is the Sinking Bell Tower with what is presently a hobbit-sized doorway. Built by Augustine friars to accommodate men on horseback, it is gradually sinking into the soft riverside loam.
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