Best places: Historical landmarks in Panama

👍👍 Great history, and well organized. Kind staff- awesome to get to see not one but 2 ships go through! I know some times there is not much traffic but that day was a busy one :). Please allow yourself a lot of time because if boats go through it's easy to miss out on the history if you're on a timeli...

Panama's 1908 National Theater with an ornate, frescoed ceiling showcases plays, music & dance.

Time-tested remains of a church built by Dominican friars featuring an iconic stone archway.

Founded in 1519, the archaeological ruins of old Panama include a museum & a bell observation tower.

This stately museum offers exhibits on the building of the Panama Canal that joined two oceans.

Historic site featuring 18th-century remnants of a Spanish fortification & sweeping water views.

👍👍 Very pretty.

👍👍 It's a small square full of very polite people. Views are nice, you can see a church, the Government's Palace, a police station and other buildings.

👍👍 Small colonial Spanish fort that was very interesting to see. The drive took about 1 hour from Colon to visit. It was located just off the water and was very scenic. The fort was in rough condition to walk around, but it was still nice to visit. There are no historical markers at the old fort to exp...

🫤 The remains are in very bad state. It is being repaired one part. Canons are put in a correct order?? No information about it only a picture outside. Perhaps they need help of another state. In UY as far as I know they have reconstructions exactly of 2 fortifications, done by the Army.

🫤 A very small fort. IT takes 10 minutes to visit it all. A small yard with 2 canons and 2 rooms. 6 dolars/person is the entry fee. You have a guide who takes you inside and tells you what are the buildings you can see from the fort (that's the Hospital, that's the prison, that's the Atlantis hotel)...

👍 Cool piece of history for the Panamanian community. Right in the middle of old town Panama City.

👍👍 There are museum exhibitions, religious art and cultural historical tourism.

👍👍 El camino para llegar hasta arriba está marcado, así que es fácil de llegar, no requiere mucho tiempo de subida, cómo 25 min o 30 a paso lento y tiene una vista muy hermosa de Penonomé y áreas aledañas.