Puerto Rico Sights And Activities

Puerto Rico easily has enough cultural and natural attractions to keep anyone busy for weeks. Whether you’re looking for a taste of Latin culture and Caribbean history, an outdoor adventure, or just a relaxing vacation on the beach, Puerto Rico will not disappoint.

• Best Place To Salsa The Night Away: San Juan’s many glitzy dance clubs, especially Rumba and Nuyorican Café .
• Best Place To Be Awe-Inspired By Nature:  The peak of El Yunque Mountain , where on a clear day the views extend to the Caribbean Ocean; Isla Mona where animals still rule the roost; and Cabo Rojo Lighthouse , where earth meets land in the most dramatic way possible.
• Best Way To Glow In The Dark: Swimming in the bioluminescent bays of Vieques , Fajardo , and La Parguera .
• Best Place To Hang Ten: The popular surf breaks off the coast of Jobos and Rincón .
• Best Sunsets: The lighthouse at Rincón , the coastline of Boquerón , or, if you’re in the mood for adventure, Playa Sardinera on Isla Mona .
• Best Place To Lose $10 Bucks And Gain Local Credibility: Betting on a cockfight with the sanjuaneros at Isla Verde’s Club Gallístico .
• Best Place To Get Sloshed: San Juan’s Festival de la Calle San Sebastián , where the drinking never seems to stop.
• Best Place To See Macho Puerto Rican Men Wear Dresses: Ponce’s Carnaval , where machismo takes a backseat to tradition.
• Best Local Flavor:  The fresh fruit and even fresher batidas in Isla Verde’s Plaza del Mercado .
• Best Place To Have A Fender-Bender: Highway 3, the highly congested road that connects San Juan to Fajardo. Or perhaps Hwy. 2, or maybe Hwy. 5..or just about anywhere.
• Best Place To Recuperate From Strenuous Driving: The traffic-free white sand beaches of Culebra or its surrounding cays .

• In The Sea

Puerto Rico is a great place to swim with sharks, turtles, manatees, barracudas, dolphins, whales, lobsters, and hundreds of brightly colored fish. Everyone agrees that Puerto Rico’s best diving is ...more

• On The Sand

If it’s beaches you’re after, you’ve come to the right place. From Culebra to San Juan to Isla Mona, Puerto Rico has some of the most gorgeous beaches in the world. The best of the best is Playa ...more

• In Da Club

This island knows how to party—on Friday and Saturday nights, San Juan’s nightlife competes with the best in the world. Traffic slows to a crawl as thousands of young sanjuaneros prowl the streets ...more

• Back Through Time

Over the course of its history, Puerto Rico has served as a home to the Taíno people, an early Spanish colony, and a melting pot of cultures and traditions; the island’s varied past has left it with ...more

• In The Wild

Find San Juan a bit tame? Is Vieques too “laid-back” for your vacation? Never fear; Puerto Rico has some first-rate adventures that offer an all-natural adrenaline rush. Start your engines ...more