Where to go in Puerto Rico: Metropolitan San Juan
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This article is from the Puerto Rico FAQ, by Zeydy Ortiz Laureano zortizl@eos.ncsu.edu with numerous contributions by others.
Where to go in Puerto Rico: Metropolitan San Juan
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PLACE TELEPHONE NUMBER HOURS OF OPERATION
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* GREEN PARKS:
> BOTANICAL GARDEN (787) 763-4408 Tu-Su: 9:00am-5:00pm
> CENTRAL PARK OF BAYAMON (787) 798-8191 Tu-Su: 9:00am-6:00pm
> MUNOZ MARIN PARK (787) 763-0568 Tu-Su: 9:00am-5:30pm
> MUNOZ RIVERA PARK Daily
* RECREATIONAL PARKS:
> CENTRAL PARK (787) 722-1646 M: 2:00pm-10:00pm
Tu-Th: 8:00am-10:00pm
F: 8:00am-9:00pm
Sa-Su: 8:00am-6:00pm
> PLAZA ACUATICA (787) 754-9500 Water Park & passive
areas open Sa-Su: 10:00am
Passive Areas also
open F: from 3:00pm
> PUBLIC BEACHES (787) 722-1551 Tu-Su: 9:00am-5:00pm
Beaches in Escambron, Puerta de Tierra; Isla Verde, Carolina; Punta
Salinas, Cata~no
* RECREATIONAL AREAS:
> CABRAS ISLAND (787) 729-6960 Daily
> CONDADO LAGOON
> PIN~ONES FOREST (787) 724-3647 Daily: 8:00am-4:30pm
* MUSEUMS:
> CAPARRA RUINS (787) 781-4795 Daily: 9:00am-4:00pm
> FRANCISCO OLLER AND (787) 798-8191 M-F: 8:00am-noon,
HISTORY MUSEUM 1:00pm-4:00pm
> HISTORICAL MUSEUM OF CAGUAS (787) 746-0669 M-F: 8:00am-3:00pm
> JOSE CELSO BARBOSA (787) 798-8191 M-F: 8:00am-noon,
MUSEUM 1:00pm-4:00pm
> LUIS A. FERRE (787) 740-6868 W-F: 8:00am-4:00pm
SCIENCE PARK Sa-Su: 10:00am-6:00pm
Museums of geology/physical sciences, archaeology, transportation and
natural sciences, health pavilion
> LUIS MUNOZ MARIN (787) 755-7979 Tu-Sa: 9:00am-3:00pm
ARCHIVES, MUSEUM AND GARDENS
> MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY (787) 268-0049 M-F: 9:00am-4:00pm
PUERTO RICAN ART
at the Sacred Heart University
> SAN JERONIMO FORT (787) 724-5949 W-Su: 9:30am-noon,
1:00pm-4:30pm
Includes a small military museum
> MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY, (787) 764-0000 Sa: 8:00am-3:30pm
HISTORY AND ART Ext. 2452
at the University of Puerto Rico
* OTHER SITES:
> BACARDI RUM PLANT (787) 788-1500 M-Sa: 9:00am-11:00am
noon-4:00pm
Expanded tours of plant, small museum and grounds
> CLUB GALLISTICO (787) 791-1557 Sa: 2:00pm-9:00pm
Cockfighting
> EL NUEVO COMANDANTE (787) 724-6060 W,F,Su, holidays: 12:30pm
RACETRACK (horseracing) races from 2:15pm
> PUBLIC MARKETPLACES Daily
Local fruits, vegetables, and products
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