Hidden gems: Sights & Landmarks in Manila

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in Manila. This list contains 42 places from Sights & Landmarks category.

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Church of Tondo Historical Marker image
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Church of Tondo Historical Marker
Historical landmark
4.90 (19 reviews)
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Baluarte De San Miguel
Historical place
👍👍 Part of the larger Fort Santiago grounds. The Baluarte de San Diego is a bastion in Intramuros, part of the Spanish colonial fortification in the walled city of Manila in the Philippines
4.90 (15 reviews)
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San Miguel Church Historical Marker
Historical landmark
4.80 (102 reviews)
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Church of Santa Ana Historical Marker
Historical landmark
4.80 (50 reviews)
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Manila High School
High school
4.80 (36 reviews)
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Manila City Hall Underpass
Tourist attraction
👍 I should commend the people who rehabilitated this place! Years ago I wouldn’t dare to use this facility even in broad daylight! But now it has changed a lot. We can compare it to the underpasses of Ayala Avenue! Let us maintain and sustain this. These are small wonders that can make Manila proud!
4.80 (35 reviews)
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Ellinwood Malate Church Historical Marker image
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Ellinwood Malate Church Historical Marker
Historical landmark
4.80 (19 reviews)
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Gomburza Monument
Historical landmark
👍👍 Worth the trip.
4.80 (14 reviews)
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HomeRoom Co-Working and Study Lounge
Coworking space
👍👍 It's a good place to study and pull all nighters with friends. The place offers free brewed coffee and water. No corkage fee for food bought outside. Rates are 240 for 5 hours and 350 for 10 hours.
4.70 (126 reviews)
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Iglesia Ni Cristo - Lokal ng Quiapo (Maynila)
Church
👍👍 Traveling to Iglesia ni Cristo (Lokal ng Quiapo) in Manila has never been so easy. Use Moovit to get detailed step by step directions as you travel from your current location or from a top attraction or any major public transit station. View detailed routes on a map, see bus and train schedules, ar...
4.70 (110 reviews)
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Arch of the Centuries
Historical landmark
Venerable baroque arch erected in 1680 & moved piece by piece to its current location in 1954.
4.70 (54 reviews)
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Church of Santa Cruz Manila Historical Marker
Historical landmark
👍 For Filipino Catholics, there is no reason to skip Sunday mass when you live in Manila as the city is has been graced with numerous grand and historical churches. One is the Sta Cruz Church smacked in the middle of everything. It may not be as grand as the Binondo Basilica but it is not as crowded...
4.70 (48 reviews)
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STUDYHAVEN INC.
Coworking space
🫤 Place is ok, kind of noisy for a “study haven”. It becomes worse by 4pm. It’s a nice place to study until 4pm only. Afterwards, the place is bombarded by live acts from bands and 100 decibels of music from some inside this so called “dormitory”.
4.70 (35 reviews)
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Knox United Methodist Church
United Methodist church
4.70 (32 reviews)
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Andres Bonifacio's Birthplace Monument
Monument
👍👍 This is a small park with a monument dedicated to Andres Bonifacio in the middle. There are a few benches scattered around alongside some palm trees. It fronts Tutuban Shopping Center and is a convenient rest area in between trips around this side of Manila.
4.70 (22 reviews)
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Reducto de San Pedro
Historical place
😐 Used by McArthur during WWII as a headquarters. Of note, towards St Lucia are the remnants of the first officers academy in the Philippines. Probably another reason McArthur chose this location.
4.70 (21 reviews)
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Magnificent Marketing
Home improvement store
4.60 (114 reviews)
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The Dungeons of Fort Santiago
Historical landmark
👍👍 The Dungeons is one of the saddest places in the Philippines. It has rich history but also a great tragedy. In this place was found about 600 rotting corpses of Filipino and American soldiers found by US Forces near the end of World War 2. It is a sad reminder of the cruelty and pointlessness of war...
4.60 (92 reviews)
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Saffron Middle Eastern Restaurant
Restaurant
👍👍 I love their food here. I really missed eating shawarma and tamiyah sandwiches when I was still in Jeddah and the food they serve here tastes like the one I used to eat in Jeddah.
4.60 (84 reviews)
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