THE BEST Sights and Attractions in Panama City

🏛️ Sights and Attractions in Panama City

• Panama Canal — The Panama Canal is an artificial 82-kilometer (51-mile) waterway in Panama that connects the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean. It cuts across the narrowest point of the Isthmus of Panama, and is a conduit for maritime trade between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. L
• Casco Viejo — Las Siete Calles or Casco Viejo in Spanish or Zazpikaleak or Alde Zaharra in Basque are different names for the medieval neighbourhood of Bilbao, part of the Ibaiondo district. The walled section of the town existed until the end of the 19th century and was known by the names Sev
• Biomuseo — is a museum focused on the natural history of Panama, whose isthmus was formed very recently in geologic time, with major impact on the ecology of the Western Hemisphere. Located on the Amador Causeway in Panama City, Panama, it was designed by renowned architect Frank G
• Panama Viejo — Panamá Viejo, also known as Panamá la Vieja, is the remaining part of the original Panama City, the former capital of Panama, which was destroyed in 1671 by the Welsh privateer Henry Morgan. It is located in the suburbs of the current capital. Together with the historical distric
• Miraflores Locks — The Miraflores Locks are the first set of locks on the Pacific side of the Panama Canal, with a visitor center offering viewing platforms to watch ships transit, a museum, and a film about the canal's history.
• Amador Causeway — The Amador Causeway is a 2km breakwater connecting Panama City to four islands, with a waterfront promenade, bike rentals, restaurants, and views of the canal, the skyline, and the Bridge of the Americas.
• Metropolitan Natural Park — The Metropolitan Natural Park is a protected area located in Panama City, Panama. It is the only wildlife refuge in the city. The origins of this park date back to 1974, when the first steps were taken for the optimal use of the area near the Panama Canal. Later, in 1983, this ar
• Cinta Costera — The Cinta Costera is a 26-hectare (64-acre) land reclamation project in Panama City, Panama, completed in 2009 at a cost of $189 million. It extends from Paitilla to El Chorrillo. Its most recent expansion was the Cinta Costera III, which opened in 2014, along with the Maracana S
• Museo del Canal Interoceánico — The Interoceanic Canal Museum in Casco Viejo documents the history of the Panama Canal, from French attempts to US completion and the 1999 handover, in a 19th-century building that once housed the French canal company.
• Plaza de la Independencia — Plaza de la Independencia is the main square of Casco Viejo, Panama City's old town, with the Metropolitan Cathedral, the Municipal Palace, and the Interoceanic Canal Museum, the heart of the historic district.
• Armand Reclus — was a French naval engineer and geographer, known for his involvement in the development of the Panama Canal. He graduated top of his class in the Imperial Naval College in 1862, and went on to take part in campaigns in the Pacific and in French colonial actions in