Things to do & places to visit in Santiago Province, Dominican Republic

Santiago Province #7 destination in Dominican Republic 2023. The average rating score is 4.51 based on 1.643 traveler reviews, of 30 attractions. Timezone: America/Santo_Domingo, current date and time: Thursday, May 09, 2024, 21:54.

Top things to do (19)

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5.0 La Aurora Cigar Factory (446 reviews)
- Hidden gem in the Dominican Republic! Eugenio is the best!
Thursday: 8:15 AM - 3:30 PM Points of Interest & Landmarks

La Aurora Cigar factory is a global tour around a Premium cigar factory, from seed to packaging. Our visitors obtained in less than an hour a complete view of the intricate process of making a cigar and about the history of La Aurora, the original cigar factory in Dominican Republic, opened in 1903. See more..
5.0 Monumento Natural Pico Diego de Ocampo (8 reviews)
- Nature and harmony
Spent More than 3 hours Nature & Wildlife Areas

Diego de Ocampo is a mountainous elevation within the Dominican Republic and the highest point of the Northern Cordillera. The mountain is located in the province and city of Santiago. It has a height of 1.249 meters above sea level. I highly recommend a visit to this beautiful protected area. See more..
5.0 Casino Platino (5 reviews)
- Excelente servicio
Thursday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Spent More than 3 hours Casinos

Un lugar muy entretenido, con un gran servicio por los empleados y muchas variedad de maquinas de juego See more..
5.0 Centro de Convenciones y Cultura Dominicana UTESA (4 reviews)
- Nice surprise
Thursday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Civic Centres

Somos un espacio de divulgación e intercambio cultural, educativo, social y empresarial, a sólo 10 minutos del centro histórico de Santiago de los Caballeros. Contamos con más de 20 espacios altamente equipados para todo tipo de eventos con capacidad hasta 1,200 personas. El Museo de la Cultura Dominicana muestra un recorrido por las distintas provincias del país, resaltando su historia y arquitectura. Además, salas de exposiciones temporales, sala de cine contemporáneo, escuela de artes, cafetería y tienda de souvenirs. See more..
5.0 Jardin Botanico de Santiago (2 reviews)
Spent 2-3 hours Parks • Gardens

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5.0 Monumento A Las Hermanas Mirabal (1 review)
Open now - 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Spent < 1 hour Points of Interest & Landmarks • Monuments & Statues

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5.0 Parque Metropolitano De Los Jardines (1 review)
Open now - 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Spent < 1 hour Points of Interest & Landmarks • Parks

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5.0 Monumento Natural Pico Diego de Ocampo (8 reviews)
- Nature and harmony
Spent More than 3 hours Nature & Wildlife Areas

Diego de Ocampo is a mountainous elevation within the Dominican Republic and the highest point of the Northern Cordillera. The mountain is located in the province and city of Santiago. It has a height of 1.249 meters above sea level. I highly recommend a visit to this beautiful protected area. See more..
5.0 Casino Platino (5 reviews)
- Excelente servicio
Thursday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Spent More than 3 hours Casinos

Un lugar muy entretenido, con un gran servicio por los empleados y muchas variedad de maquinas de juego See more..
5.0 Centro de Convenciones y Cultura Dominicana UTESA (4 reviews)
- Nice surprise
Thursday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Civic Centres

Somos un espacio de divulgación e intercambio cultural, educativo, social y empresarial, a sólo 10 minutos del centro histórico de Santiago de los Caballeros. Contamos con más de 20 espacios altamente equipados para todo tipo de eventos con capacidad hasta 1,200 personas. El Museo de la Cultura Dominicana muestra un recorrido por las distintas provincias del país, resaltando su historia y arquitectura. Además, salas de exposiciones temporales, sala de cine contemporáneo, escuela de artes, cafetería y tienda de souvenirs. See more..
4.5 Monumento a los Heroes de la Restauracion (505 reviews)
- Beautiful monument to DR independence
Monuments & Statues

DR had a very turbulent history - it was switched between the Spanish and Haitian rule, and had to fight for its independence several times. This imposing monument stands proudly in the second biggest DR city. It is dedicated to victims of the Restauration war against Spain which was fought 1863-65 after Spain regained DR shortly after its first independence from Haiti. Entering the ground floor is free, while there's a couple of dollars fee to climb up. The elevator did not work, but it is a very mild climb via spiral staircase through several levels and on each is a museum, diorama and some info on that war. Once on top there're great views of entire city. See more..
4.5 Centro Leon (310 reviews)
- Great for art and culture lovers.
Thursday: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Art Museums • History Museums

Centro Leon is a nonprofit institution that belongs to the Eduardo León Jimenes Foundation, which opened its doors in 2003. It's a cultural center that houses four exhibition rooms, a media library, an auditorium, multipurpose lounges, a Caribbean menu cafeteria sand a shop where you can buy selected products, related to and prepared by national art crafters and from the Great Caribbean. In the gardens there's a collection of sculptures, native and endemic plants, with birds and reptiles that make an aviary their home. Besides meeting the standards set by the International Council of Museums and the United Nations Education, Science and Culture Organization, Centro León carries out a vary of programs and projects related to art, culture and environmental topics, that benefit community development throughout the strengthening of three central focuses: creativity, identity and habitability. Thanks to the cooperation of private donors and partnerships arranged with responsible businesses and cultural institutions in the country and from the world, Centro León works for the Dominicans in a Caribbean context through art and culture. Receives 66,000 visitors on average each year and in its first decade has executed more than 90 national and international exhibitions, not to mention the more than 2,500 public activities that have been organized so far. See more..
4.5 Catedral de Santiago Apostol (69 reviews)
- Cathedral in Santiago
Religious Sites

Free admission is offered to this nineteenth-century cathedral which houses the tombs of several Dominican heroes and also includes beautiful stained-glass windows. See more..
4.5 Estadio Cibao FC (16 reviews)
- Cibao FC
Spent More than 3 hours Arenas & Stadiums

The Cibao team is so good !!!! I was cheering the team on and had so so much fun!!! I love soccer and I'm glad to see that it's a growing sport here See more..
4.5 Centro de Recreo (12 reviews)
- Breathtaking architecture
Architectural Buildings

The Centro de Recreo (one of the country's most exclusive private clubs) has a display of Moorish-style arches. See more..
4.5 Palacio Consistorial (4 reviews)
- My family and I loved the Carnaval exhibit!
History Museums

It only had the lobby and another room available but it surely gave us a lot of information about the history of the Carnaval of Santiago. I loved the the Lechones and the Roba la Gallina they had. They also portrayed the best caretas or masks that won the annual Caretas Competition. It was worth the visit. I recommend it. And it is all FREE! See more..
4.5 Juan Pablo Duarte Statue (3 reviews)
- Exploring Zone Colonial
Thursday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Spent < 1 hour Points of Interest & Landmarks • Monuments & Statues

We are in Santo Domingo visiting the Zone Colonial area. Juan Pablo Duarte y Díez (January 26, 1813 – July 15, 1876)[1] was a Dominican military leader, writer, activist, and nationalist politician who was the foremost of the founding fathers of the Dominican Republic and bears the title of Father of the Nation. As one of the most celebrated figures in Dominican history, Duarte is considered a national hero and revolutionary visionary in the modern Dominican Republic, who along with military general Ramón Matías Mella and Francisco del Rosario Sánchez, organized and promoted La Trinitaria, a secret society that eventually led to the Dominican revolt and independence from Haitian rule in 1844 and the start of the Dominican War of Independence. See more..
4.5 Parque Nacional Armando Bermudez (2 reviews)
Nature & Wildlife Areas • Parks

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4.5 Monumento a los Heroes de la Restauracion (505 reviews)
- Beautiful monument to DR independence
Monuments & Statues

DR had a very turbulent history - it was switched between the Spanish and Haitian rule, and had to fight for its independence several times. This imposing monument stands proudly in the second biggest DR city. It is dedicated to victims of the Restauration war against Spain which was fought 1863-65 after Spain regained DR shortly after its first independence from Haiti. Entering the ground floor is free, while there's a couple of dollars fee to climb up. The elevator did not work, but it is a very mild climb via spiral staircase through several levels and on each is a museum, diorama and some info on that war. Once on top there're great views of entire city. See more..
4.5 Centro Leon (310 reviews)
- Great for art and culture lovers.
Thursday: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Art Museums • History Museums

Centro Leon is a nonprofit institution that belongs to the Eduardo León Jimenes Foundation, which opened its doors in 2003. It's a cultural center that houses four exhibition rooms, a media library, an auditorium, multipurpose lounges, a Caribbean menu cafeteria sand a shop where you can buy selected products, related to and prepared by national art crafters and from the Great Caribbean. In the gardens there's a collection of sculptures, native and endemic plants, with birds and reptiles that make an aviary their home. Besides meeting the standards set by the International Council of Museums and the United Nations Education, Science and Culture Organization, Centro León carries out a vary of programs and projects related to art, culture and environmental topics, that benefit community development throughout the strengthening of three central focuses: creativity, identity and habitability. Thanks to the cooperation of private donors and partnerships arranged with responsible businesses and cultural institutions in the country and from the world, Centro León works for the Dominicans in a Caribbean context through art and culture. Receives 66,000 visitors on average each year and in its first decade has executed more than 90 national and international exhibitions, not to mention the more than 2,500 public activities that have been organized so far. See more..
4.5 Catedral de Santiago Apostol (69 reviews)
- Cathedral in Santiago
Religious Sites

Free admission is offered to this nineteenth-century cathedral which houses the tombs of several Dominican heroes and also includes beautiful stained-glass windows. See more..
4.5 Estadio Cibao FC (16 reviews)
- Cibao FC
Spent More than 3 hours Arenas & Stadiums

The Cibao team is so good !!!! I was cheering the team on and had so so much fun!!! I love soccer and I'm glad to see that it's a growing sport here See more..
4.5 Centro de Recreo (12 reviews)
- Breathtaking architecture
Architectural Buildings

The Centro de Recreo (one of the country's most exclusive private clubs) has a display of Moorish-style arches. See more..
4.5 Palacio Consistorial (4 reviews)
- My family and I loved the Carnaval exhibit!
History Museums

It only had the lobby and another room available but it surely gave us a lot of information about the history of the Carnaval of Santiago. I loved the the Lechones and the Roba la Gallina they had. They also portrayed the best caretas or masks that won the annual Caretas Competition. It was worth the visit. I recommend it. And it is all FREE! See more..
4.5 Juan Pablo Duarte Statue (3 reviews)
- Exploring Zone Colonial
Thursday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Spent < 1 hour Points of Interest & Landmarks • Monuments & Statues

We are in Santo Domingo visiting the Zone Colonial area. Juan Pablo Duarte y Díez (January 26, 1813 – July 15, 1876)[1] was a Dominican military leader, writer, activist, and nationalist politician who was the foremost of the founding fathers of the Dominican Republic and bears the title of Father of the Nation. As one of the most celebrated figures in Dominican history, Duarte is considered a national hero and revolutionary visionary in the modern Dominican Republic, who along with military general Ramón Matías Mella and Francisco del Rosario Sánchez, organized and promoted La Trinitaria, a secret society that eventually led to the Dominican revolt and independence from Haitian rule in 1844 and the start of the Dominican War of Independence. See more..
4.0 Fortaleza San Luis (22 reviews)
- Peaceful enclosure of sculptures and historic armaments.
History Museums

With nice morning weather, we took a walking tour beginning uphill at the imposing white 243' Monumento a los Héroes de la Restauración, then down to Plaza Duarte's 1894 Cathedral, Moorish Palace and Palacio Consistorial, then finally up to this pleasant 19th C Fortress. Being a working fort, we asked permission passing through the guarded entry gate(noteworthy collection of provincial coat of arms). Inside is a peaceful area with a 2004 Museum(learned of US Marine occupation after WWII), Military Hospital, collection of assorted historic armaments, and interesting iron sculptures. All very interesting. Just below the fort is a nice river valley view with red bridge. See more..
4.0 Mercado Modelo (19 reviews)
- This is the spot
Spent 1-2 hours Flea & Street Markets

I brought a lot of fantasy jewelry from Tarxisio, they sell a kind of jewelry thats similar to goldfilled but its called Acero because it doesn't turn black. But the market itself had all the tourist things you need to take back home and more!!!! See more..
4.0 Duarte Park (15 reviews)
- Center of the city
Spent 1-2 hours Parks

This is one of the nicest public areas of the city, and it's also the most historic as well. I enjoyed walking in the park and you get to see the cathedral, old colonial homes and colonial architecture See more..
4.0 Imbert Park (9 reviews)
- Nice park
Spent 1-2 hours Parks

I stumbled across this park by accident. It's nice and very historic, peaceful space. I enjoyed this park and if you're nearby , you should visit it See more..
4.0 Casa de Arte (9 reviews)
- This should be a must when visiting Santiago
Spent 1-2 hours Art Galleries • Art Museums

Casa del Arte. It is found in central Santiago De Los Caballeros. This small gallery specializes on Dominican artwork and culture, a favorite spot for locals to come together and discuss the significance of art in every day life. See more..