Best places: Things to dos in Ancón, Panama

👍👍 This monument was developed to honor the chief engineer who developed the Panama Canal. Amazing history here, I recommend taking a guided tour through the panama canal, that includes a stop here at this historic monument.

👍👍 A beautiful, clean and pristine place with duty free shopping, a museum, bike trail etc. Lovely scenery however be mindful of the sun as it is extremely hot. Bikes/bicycle are available for rent per hour and there is the beautiful Panama sign as well. A must visit tourist attraction in Panama

👍👍 A great place where to go for a long walk or a bike ride (on the convenient bike lanes) while enjoying great views of Panama City's skyline on the other side of the bay. Also great for ship spotting, being at the entrance of the Panama Canal. At night the area of Perico Island becomes lively, with m...

👍👍 This place is a paradise on earth, and is in fact a piece of treasure that brings together a perfect combination of nature and manmade creativity. It has so many beautiful sights and sounds. Here is where you find nature relating and cooperating so beautifully with human arts and crafts. In this pla...

👍👍 A relatively easy hike on well-marked trails. $4 per person, and you get a wrist tag. The young man at the entrance office was pleasant and spoke English. The butterfly house was closed for maintenance (July 1, 2021) but we could see some butterflies flying around inside. We started on the trail tha...

👍👍 A wonderful place to spend time with your family or with your dog! The park is very spacious with plenty of room to play any sports ⚽️ , plus there is 2 gated place for your dog to run around with other dogs and play with them. I recommend going to the park around 5-6 pm so it’s not that sunny and...

Whimsical museum structure by the renowned Frank Gehry with 8 galleries on Panama's biodiversity.

Urban wildlife refuge offering easy-to-moderate trails, picnic areas & dedicated lookout points.

Photography is popular on this hill at a nature reserve with lots of wildlife viewing opportunities.

👍👍 Nice place, fun for the kids. I think its a little bit expensive, $20 will only last for 30 to 45 mins or so. But it is in a mall, so thats how it works typically. Somewhat small, but a good selection. Overall, good fun, not overly expensive, and really nice and friendly staff.

Tropical forest national park with trails & streams inhabited by monkeys, sloths & birds.

😐 The "observation deck" is a wide spot in the road with parking. It does afford a great view of one of the locks, but there is really no thoughtful provision for tourists, particularly photographers. A tall chain link fence makes photos difficult as everything has to be snapped through the fence....

Museum focused on marine life featuring a sea turtle pond, frog exhibit & trails into the forest.

👍👍 Great hike! It was raining pretty hard when we started but the paths are well laid out and taken care of. If you like a most strenuous hike start out to the left of the playgroup area. This is medium but it’s up stairs most of the way. We did the 3 mile loop and really enjoyed it but it was not a be...

👍👍 Excellent for family time and relaxing. Large park with plenty of parking area. Lake claims to have a crocodile although we have never seen it. Mosquitos are common and there are not plenty of shades.

This 9,000-acre tropical forest preserve with walking trails offers lush greenery & wildlife.

😠 Entrance is $5. No English on the displays which reading online reviews said no problem the English tour is amazing. When we arrived they said we were short staffed and tours have to be prior arranged. I don't recommend if you don't know Spanish.

1914 Panama Canal Administration Building with rotunda murals showing laborers building the canal.

👍👍 It is a museum plus small aquarium. Lot of information about current, extinct and historic creatures. Also includes the history of humans Plus origin of many fruits and vegetables. Be sure to pay attention to Panama uplift and how it effected the weather. Very interesting!

👍 We rented a car from Playa Blanca to Panama City. We left pretty early in the morning so it only took us about 2 hours to get there. Coming back was a different story. We hit rush hour and that was quite the trip. Unless you are an aggressive and good driver I suggest that you do not drive in Pa...