After dark, on the first Tuesday of the month from September through May (except January), Old San Juan comes alive with art. Many art galleries, art museums, and the art school stay open late and welcome people in to see the art, sometimes offering wine and hors d’oeuvres. And after the art galleries close, the party scene begins!

Where can you spend the day shopping for high fashion, catch a movie, and view fantastic works of art? How about Plaza las Americas mall in San Juan.
For the next two years, the Ponce Museum of Art (Museo de Arte de Ponce, or MAP) will be closed for renovations, and many of the famous works [...]

The typical visitor to Old San Juan visits the major "touristy" historical sites in the old city, including the forts (El Morro and San Cristobal), La Princesa, La Forteleza, and the Cathedral, to name a few. In fact, our 3-part walking tour will guide you past all of these places.
But there are a number of [...]

Part 2 of our Old San Juan Walking Tour series started at El Morro and ended back at La Casita. This article will pick up where the prior one left off.
This time we will go east from La Casita. With the Casita to your back, cross the street to the right (by the [...]

Part 1 of our Old San Juan Walking Tour series started at La Casita and ended just as we approached El Morro Fort. This article will pick up where the prior one left off.
You can’t help but see the massive Castillo de San Felipe del Morro (”El Morro”) across a large field. This field is [...]

So you decided to spend some time exploring Old San Juan? You will not be disappointed! The old city is a small area, only 7 square blocks. But there is so much to do and see in that small area that you can spend days there and never see everything. Or if you [...]

Ask anyone about what they consider a “Must See” while visiting Puerto Rico and they will most likely say Old San Juan. That is because this old historic city offers so much. There is literally something for everyone: beautiful views (great for photographers), architecture, restaurants, art, museums, shopping, history, sculptures, people-watching, music, dance, [...]