Tours and Tickets to Experience Columbus Park (Parque Colon)
Columbus Park (Parque Colon)
The park is a must-see in the Colonial Zone.
It’s free to access the park.
The park is wheelchair-accessible and suitable for strollers too.
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It’s free to visit Columbus Park (Parque Colón) on your own; however, several sightseeing tours of Santo Domingo’s Colonial Zone also stop at the park and make it easy to visit, with included transportation. Tours typically start around US$40 for day tours from Punta Cana.
Columbus Park—named after the explorer Christopher Columbus—is a popular historic park and square in the heart of Santo Domingo’s Colonial Square. At the park, you can see a large statue of Columbus and the Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor, the oldest cathedral in the Americas.
Columbus Park is located on the west side of the Ozama River, in the heart of Santo Domingo’s Colonial Zone, between calles Isabel La Católica and Arzobispo Merino. You can walk to the popular park from many attractions, including the Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor, just across the street.
The best times to visit Columbus Park are early morning—to beat the heat and the crowds—and during daytime hours when you can combine a visit to the park with other nearby attractions. The park is a popular meeting spot for locals and tourists and can be visited at any time.
It depends. Although there are no guided tours of only Columbus Park, many sightseeing tours of Santo Domingo or the Colonial Zone stop there. These tours also visit other nearby attractions, such as the Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor, Alcazar de Colón, and the Museum of the Royal Houses.