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List of tourist attractions in the Philippines

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Popular tourist attractions in the Philippines include the following:

Amusement, national and natural parks, and monuments

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UNESCO World Heritage Site
Protected Area
Historical Sites

Name	Image	City/Municipality	Province	Region	Notes	Bataan National Park
[[File:Mount Natib.jpg	150px]]		Bataan	Central Luzon
[[File:Madlum.jpg	150px]]		Bulacan	Central Luzon
[[File:Enchanted kingdom entrance.jpg	150px]]	Santa Rosa	Laguna	Calabarzon
[[File:Kabigan Waterfalls in Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte.jpg	150px]]		Ilocos Norte	Ilocos Region	The natural park was established on April 20, 2007, by Proclamation no. 1275 encompassing 3,800 hectares (9,400 acres) with a buffer zone of 1,937 hectares (4,790 acres). The park was created under the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
	Palo	Leyte	Eastern Visayas	It was declared a national park on July 12, 1977, through Letter of Instructions No. 572 signed by President Ferdinand Marcos.
[[File:Oceania Manila Ocean Park.jpg	150px]]	Ermita, Manila	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)
[[File:Mayon 0006.jpg	150px]]		Albay	Bicol Region	First protected as a National Park in 1938, it was reclassified as a Natural Park in the year 2000.
[[File:The Ring of Mt. Apo.jpg	150px]]				Declared a National Park by Manuel L. Quezon through Proclamations No. 59 on May 9, 1936, and No. 35 on May 8, 1966
Mounts Iglit-Baco National Park	[[File:Aguas, Rizal, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines - panoramio (1).jpg	150px]]		Occidental Mindoro	Mimaropa	A protected sanctuary and home to the Tamaraws endemic to the island of Mindoro. Established as a National Park on November 9, 1970, by virtue of Republic Act No. 6148. Listed by ASEAN as one of the nine heritage parks in the Philippines in 2003. The park has also been nominated in the Tentative List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
[[File:UNDERGROUND CEMETERY,,,LAGUNA.jpg	150px]]	Nagcarlan	Laguna	Calabarzon	It is dubbed as the only underground cemetery in the country.
[[File:St. Pancratius Chapel, Paco Cemetery.JPG	150px]]	Paco, Manila	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)	It was once Manila's municipal cemetery built by the Dominicans. Dr. Jose Protacio Rizal, Philippine National Hero, was secretly interred at Paco Park after his execution at Bagumbayan on December 30, 1896, and was guarded for fifteen days by the Guardia Civil Veterana. His remains were exhumed on August 17, 1898, and on December 30, 1912, was laid underneath the monument dedicated to him at the Luneta as stated in the Park's marker.
[[File:Quezon Memorial Circle 04.jpg	150px]]	Quezon City	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)	Its main feature is a tall mausoleum containing the remains of Manuel L. Quezon, the second official President of the Philippines and the first of an internationally recognized independent Philippines, and his wife, First Lady Aurora Quezon.
[[File:Rizal Monument at Rizal Park.jpg	150px]]	Roxas Boulevard, Manila	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)	The park was a tribute to the Philippine's national hero, Jose Rizal, a doctor and novelist who was shot by firing squad at this site on December 30, 1896.
[[File:Bambangjf3512 10.JPG	150px]]		Nueva Vizcaya	Central Luzon	The park was established on May 18, 1914, as the Salinas Forest Reserve covering the Salinas Salt Springs and surrounding forest through Executive Order No. 44 signed by Governor-General Francis Burton Harrison. It was finally declared a natural monument in 2000 under the National Integrated Protected Areas System through Proclamation No. 275 by President Joseph Estrada.
[[File:Star City 2010.jpg	150px]]	CCP Complex, Pasay	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)

Churches

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UNESCO World Heritage Site
Protected Area
Historical Sites
Minor Basilica

Name	Image	City/Municipality	Province	Region	Notes	Antipolo Cathedral	Baclaran Church	Baclayon Church	Baguio Cathedral	Barasoain Church	Basilica del Santo Niño	Basilica Minore of Our Lady of Charity	Basilica of Our Lady of Piat	Basilica of Saint Martin of Tours	Binondo Church	Cagayan de Oro Cathedral	Cathedral of Praise	Central United Methodist Church
(Parish of La Purisima Concepcion de Malabon)	Pinaglabanan Church	Quiapo Church	Saint James the Apostle Parish Church	Sampaloc Church	San Agustin Church	San Bartolome Church	San Fernando de Dilao Church	San Miguel Church	San Pedro Macati Church	San Sebastian Cathedral	San Sebastian Church	Santa Cruz Church	Santa Maria Church	Santo Domingo Church	Santuario del Santo Cristo	St. Anthony Shrine	Tayabas Basilica	Tondo Church
[[File:Antipolo Cathedral 2023-03-25.jpg	150px]]	Antipolo	Rizal	Calabarzon	On January 14, 1954, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines declared the new Antipolo Church as declared the National Shrine to Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage. The church was elevated to the status of cathedral on June 25, 1983, upon the canonical erection of the Diocese of Antipolo.
[[File:Baclaran Church 2024-03-06.jpg	150px]]	Baclaran, Parañaque	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)	Since the Feast of the Immaculate Conception 1958, the shrine has been authorised by the Holy See to remain open 24 hours a day throughout the entire year. The shrine itself was blessed by Pope John Paul II during his first Apostolic Visit to Metro Manila in 1981.
[[File:Baclayon church 1596.jpg	150px]]	Baclayon	Bohol	Central Visayas	url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/330979/lifestyle/artandculture/from-treasure-to-rubble-heritage-churches-before-and-after-the-bohol-quake	title=From treasure to rubble: Heritage churches before and after the Bohol quake	publisher=GMA News and Public Affairs	author=Kim Luces	date=October 15, 2013}}
[[File:Baguio Cathedral (Baguio City; 12-04-2022).jpg	150px]]	Baguio	Benguet	Cordillera Administrative Region	The site where the cathedral currently stands was a hill referred to as Kampo by the Ibaloi people. In 1907, a Catholic mission was established at the site by Belgian missionaries from the Congregatio Immaculati Cordis Mariae, which they later called Mount Mary.
[[File:Barasoain Church facade.JPG	150px]]	Malolos	Bulacan	Central Luzon	Site of the First Philippine Republic.
[[File:Basilica del Santo Niño 2024-07-05.jpg	150px]]	Cebu City	Cebu	Central Visayas	In 1965, during the 4th centenary of the Christianization of the Philippines, Pope Paul VI elevated the church to the rank of minor basilica.
On October 15, 2013, the bell tower of the church was destroyed when a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Bohol and other parts of Central Visayas.
[[File:1619Agoo, La Union 36.jpg	150px]]	Agoo	La Union	Ilocos Region	On July 15, 1982, Pope John Paul II gave due course to the petition of Bishop Salvador Lazo of the Diocese of San Fernando, La Union that the Shrine of Our Lady of Charity be endowed with the title of a Minor Basilica.
[[File:Our Lady of Piat church.jpg	150px]]	Piat	Cagayan	Cagayan Valley	On June 22, 1989, it was made into a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II.
[[File:The facade of the Taal Basilica.jpg	150px]]	Taal	Batangas	Calabarzon	Asia's largest Catholic church.
On December 8, 1954, the church was elevated into a minor basilica by Pope Pius XII.
[[File:Binondochurchjf0320 25.JPG	150px]]	Binondo, Manila	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)	In 1956, the church was made into a minor basilica by Pope Pius XII.
[[File:Saint Agustine Cathedral (Capistrano, Cagayan De Oro City; 12-08-2023).jpg	150px]]	Cagayan de Oro	Misamis Oriental	Northern Mindanao	last1=Demetrio (Ed.)	first1=Francisco R.	title=The Local Historical Sources of Northern Mindanao – Volume 1	date=1995	publisher=Xavier University	location=Cagayan de Oro, Philippines	isbn=9719094001	pages=428–486	edition=First}}
[[File:Manilajf7806 40.JPG	150px]]	Manila	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)
[[File:WTMP Team Super Proxy DSC 8928.JPG	150px]]	Ermita, Manila	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)	Founded on March 5, 1899, during the American Occupation, it was originally named Central Methodist Episcopal Church. The church was originally designed by Juan Arellano.
	Quezon City	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)
[[File:Cosmopolitan Church 02.jpg	150px]]	Ermita, Manila	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)
[[File:Ermita Church facade.JPG	150px]]	Ermita, Manila	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)	The church is home to the Marian image of Our Lady of Guidance, which is considered to be the oldest Marian image in the Philippines, and in whose honor the church is officially named after and dedicated to.
[[File:Iglesia Evangelica Metodista en las Islas Filipinas 13.JPG	150px]]	Manila	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)
[[File:Iglesia Ni Cristo Central Temple Khol.jpg	150px]]	Quezon City	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)
[[File:ImusCathedraljf0399 03.JPG	150px]]	Imus	Cavite	Calabarzon	The cathedral was declared a structure of historical significance with the placing of a historical marker by then National Historical Institute of the Philippines on November 13, 2006.
[[File:Jaro Cathedral.jpg	150px]]	Jaro, Iloilo City	Iloilo	Western Visayas	The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines formally declared the cathedral the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Candles (Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria) in February 2012.
[[File:Saint Joseph Parish Church, Las Piñas.jpg	150px]]	Las Piñas	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)	The church is home to the famous Bamboo Organ.
[[File:Loboc Church facade.jpg	150px]]	Loboc	Bohol	Central Visayas	It was severely damaged when a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Bohol and other parts of Central Visayas on October 15, 2013.
[[File:Nuestra Señora de la Luz Parish Church in Loon, Bohol.JPG	150px]]	Loon	Bohol	Central Visayas	It was severely damaged when a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Bohol and other parts of Central Visayas on October 15, 2013.
[[File:MalateManilajf9508 13.JPG	150px]]	Malate, Manila	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)	The church is dedicated to Nuestra Señora de los Remedios ("Our Lady of Remedies"), the patroness of childbirth.
[[File:Malolos cathedral church.jpg	150px]]	Malolos	Bulacan	Central Luzon	On December 4, 1999, it was elevated into a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II.
[[File:Manila Cathedral 2024-04-07.jpg	150px]]	Intramuros, Manila	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)	On April 27, 1981, Pope John Paul II issued papal bull Quod Ipsum designating the cathedral as a minor basilica by his own Motu Proprio.
[[File:Maribojoc Church.JPG	150px]]	Maribojoc	Bohol	Central Visayas	It was severely damaged when a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Bohol and other parts of Central Visayas on October 15, 2013.
[[File:Miagao Church.jpg	150px]]	Miagao	Iloilo	Western Visayas	The church was declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site on December 11, 1993, under the collective title Baroque Churches of the Philippines, a collection of four Baroque Spanish-era churches.
[[File:Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception4.JPG	150px]]	Batangas City	Batangas	Calabarzon	On February 13, 1945, the church was declared a Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception by Pope Pius XII.
[[File:Manaoag Church facade in Pangasinan.jpg	150px]]	Manaoag	Pangasinan	Ilocos Region	In February 2015, the Shrine of Our Lady of The Rosary of Manaoag was elevated to a minor basilica by Pope Francis.
[[File:The Facade of the Naga Metropolitan Cathedral.JPG	150px]]	Naga	Camarines Sur	Bicol Region	The first cathedral built for Naga was founded after the Diocese of Cáceres was established in 1595. It is a suffragan of the Diocese of Manila created by the papal bull of August 14, 1595, which also elevated the Diocese of Manila into an archdiocese. The church was destroyed by fire in 1768.
[[File:Our Lady of Grace Church in Makati. View.JPG	150px]]	Makati	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)
[[File:Montserrat, Manila 16.JPG	150px]]	Mendiola, Manila	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)
[[File:Our Lady of the Abandoned Parish Church and Diocesan Shrine.jpg	150px]]	Marikina	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)
[[File:Nagcarlan Church facade in Laguna province.jpg	150px]]	Nagcarlan	Laguna	Calabarzon	The church is famous for its Underground Cemetery which was built in 1845.
[[File:RAINBOW BEHIND ...Paoay church.jpg	150px]]	Paoay	Ilocos Norte	Ilocos Region	It is declared as a National Cultural Treasure by the Philippine government in 1973 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the collective group of Baroque Churches of the Philippines in 1993.
[[File:Standrewfacade.jpg	150px]]	Parañaque	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)
	Quezon City	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)
[[File:PasigCathedraljs2535 30.JPG	150px]]	Pasig	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)
[[File:Basilica Minore of Our Lady of Penafrancia, Naga City, Philippines.JPG	150px]]	Naga	Camarines Sur	Bicol Region	On May 22, 1985, the church was consecrated into a minor basilica Pope John Paul II.
[[File:JfIglesiaFilipinaIndependienteMalabonfvf 12.JPG	150px]]	Malabon	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)
[[File:Pinaglabanan Church 7.JPG	150px]]	San Juan	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)
[[File:Quiapo Church Facade.jpg	150px]]	Quiapo, Manila	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)	On 1988, the church was made Basilica by Pope John Paul II thru the initiative of Cardinal Jaime Sin and Papal Nuncio Bruno Torpigliani.
[[File:Facade of Paete Church, Laguna.jpg	150px]]	Paete	Laguna	Calabarzon	The church is known for its huge and exquisite collection of images depicting the Passion of Christ, its century-old paintings and wooden images of saints.
[[File:Church facade.JPG	150px]]	Sampaloc, Manila	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)
[[File:Ph-mm-manila-intramuros-san agustin church (2014).JPG	150px]]	Intramuros, Manila	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)	url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/677	title=Baroque Churches of the Philippines	publisher=UNESCO}}
[[File:San Bartolome Church Malabon facade 002.JPG	150px]]	Malabon	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)
[[File:Paco-DilaoChurchjf9983 06.JPG	150px]]	Paco, Manila	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)	On February 7, 2012, the church was designated as pro-cathedral of the Archdiocese of Manila until structural renovations on the Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception were completed on April 9, 2014.
[[File:San Miguel Church, Manila 07.jpg	150px]]	San Miguel, Manila	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)
[[File:View of Poblacion church from Plaza Cristo Rey.JPG	150px]]	Makati	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)
[[File:San Sebastian Cathedral, Bacolod, Negros Occidental.jpg	150px]]	Bacolod	Negros Occidental	Western Visayas
[[File:Basílica de San Sebastián, (Agustinos Recoletos) Manila, Filipinas..jpg	150px]]	Quiapo, Manila	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)	Only prefabricated steel church in the world.
Only all-steel temple in Asia,
On June 24, 1980, it was elevated into a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II.
[[File:Santa Cruz Church Main Facade.jpg	150px]]	Manila	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)
[[File:Sta. Maria Church, Ilocos Sur.jpg	150px]]	Santa Maria	Ilocos Sur	Ilocos Region	url=http://vigattintourism.com/tourism/articles/The-Nuestra-Seora-de-la-Asuncion-Ilocos-Sur	title=The Nuestra Señora de la Asuncion – Ilocos Sur	publisher=vigattintourism.com	author=Jane Dacumos	date=August 3, 2012}}
[[File:Santo Domingo Church Quezon City 08.JPG	150px]]	Quezon Avenue, Quezon City	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)	On October 4, 2012, it was declared as a National Culture Treasure through Republic Act No. 4846, otherwise known as the Cultural Properties Preservation and Protection Act making it as the first national culture treasure in Quezon City.
[[File:Santuario del Sto Cristo - Front Facing.JPG	150px]]	San Juan	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)
[[File:St. Anthony Shrine facade 1.JPG	150px]]	Sampaloc, Manila	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)
[[File:Basilica Minor de Tayabas.JPG	150px]]	Tayabas	Quezon	Calabarzon	Largest Catholic church in Quezon.
On October 18, 1988, the title Minor Basilica was conferred upon the church by Pope John Paul II and the Congregation for Divine Cult.
[[File:Tondo Church 20.JPG	150px]]	Tondo, Manila	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)

Cultural and historical landmarks

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Historical Sites

Name	Image	City/Municipality	Province	Region	Notes	Aguinaldo Shrine	Bagacay Point Lighthouse	Bahay Nakpil-Bautista	Basco Lighthouse	Binondo
[[File:View of Aguinaldo House in Kawit, Cavite as of June 11, 2015.jpg	150px]]	Kawit	Cavite	Calabarzon	Ancestral home of Emilio Aguinaldo, 1st President of the Philippines.
[[File:Bagacay Point Lighthouse, Philippines.jpg	150px]]	Liloan	Cebu	Central Visayas
[[File:Bahay Nakpil-Bautista -View from the street.jpg	150px]]	Quiapo, Manila	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)
[[File:Lighthouse, Batanes Island, Philippines.JPG	150px]]	Basco	Batanes	Cagayan Valley
	Manila	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)	Oldest Chinatown in the world.
[[File:Andres Bonifacio Monument at Monumento.jpg	150px]]	Caloocan	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)
[[File:Cagsawa ruins.jpg	150px]]	Daraga	Albay	Bicol Region
[[File:Cape Bojeador Lighthouse 2012-09-09 23-09-51.jpg	150px]]	Burgos	Ilocos Norte	Ilocos Region
[[File:Bolinao beacon.JPG	150px]]	Bolinao	Pangasinan	Ilocos Region
[[File:Cape Engano Angle.JPG	150px]]	Santa Ana	Cagayan	Cagayan Valley
[[File:Cabo Melville Lighthouse 1892.JPG	150px]]	Balabac Island	Palawan	Mimaropa
[[File:Capul Lighthouse,Northern Samar.jpg	150px]]	Capul	Northern Samar	Eastern Visayas
[[File:Casino Espanol de Manila 10.JPG	150px]]	Ermita, Manila	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)	url = http://metrozines.com/msoc.php?articleID=0e0aa67f056dd0a89ad9c8f03803df26	title = The Iberian Social Club	last = Torres	first = Jose Victor	publisher = Metro Society	website = Metrozines: Metro Society	access-date= May 25, 2014 }}
[[File:Corregidor DN-ST-86-01667.JPEG	150px]]	Cavite City	Cavite	Calabarzon
[[File:Banco de las Islas Filipinas at Plaza Cervantes in Binondo.jpg	150px]]	Manila	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)
[[File:Ph-mm-quezon city-edsa-ortigas ave.-ortigas center-edsa shrine (2015) 01.JPG	150px]]	Quezon City	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)	Built in 1989 to commemorate the memories of the People Power Revolution.
[[File:Fort of San Antonio Abad - back entrance 2.JPG	150px]]	Manila	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)
[[File:Fort Santiago Gate.jpg	150px]]	Manila	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)
[[File:VIGAN CITY.jpg	150px]]	Vigan	Ilocos Sur	Ilocos Region	One of the New7WondersCities.
Igorot Stone Kingdom	[[File:Igorot Stone Kingdom.jpg	150px]]	Baguio	Benguet	Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)	A privately owned cultural theme park located along Longlong Road, Barangay Pinsao Proper, Baguio City. Built in 2021 by engineer Pio Velasco to showcase Cordilleran stonework and folklore. Temporarily closed in 2022 over permit and safety issues, then reopened in 2023 after compliance with city regulations.
[[File:Intramuros.jpg	150px]]	Manila	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)	The Walled City.
	Lapu-Lapu	Cebu	Central Visayas
[[File:Ph-mm-manila-ermita-kalaw ave.-luneta hotel (2014).JPG	150px]]	Ermita, Manila	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)
	Cebu City	Cebu	Central Visayas
[[File:Magellan Shrine jpg.JPG	150px]]	Lapu-Lapu	Cebu	Central Visayas
	Manila	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)	Official residence of the President of the Philippines.
[[File:Maniguin Island Lighthouse.jpg	150px]]	Culasi	Antique	Western Visayas
[[File:Army Navy Club.jpg	150px]]	Manila	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)	On April 26, 1991, it was declared a National Historical Landmark by the National Historical Institute.
[[File:PhilippinePostOffice.JPG	150px]]	Manila	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)
[[File:Manila city hall - front.jpg	150px]]	Manila	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)	It is where the Mayor of Manila holds office and the chambers of the Manila City Council.
[[File:Manila Hotel1 restored.jpg	150px]]	Ermita, Manila	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)
[[File:Manila Metropolitan Theater or commonly called the Met, an abandoned art deco building in the heart of Manila.jpg	150px]]	Manila	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)	title = Art Deco in the Philippines	last = Montinola	first = Lourdes	publisher = ArtPositAsia	year = 2010	isbn = 978-971-057-905-1	location = Manila}}
[[File:Pic geo photos - ph=mm=manila=ermita=kalaw ave.=national historical commission (nhcp) -philippines--2015-0612--ls-.JPG	150px]]	Manila	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)	The present day NHCP was established in 1972 as part of the reorganization of government after President Ferdinand Marcos' declaration of martial law, but the roots of the institute can be traced back to 1933, when the American colonial Insular Government first established the Philippine Historical Research and Markers Committee (PHRMC).
[[File:Old Nielson Field Terminal.jpg	150px]]	Makati	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)
[[File:Calambajf2779 09.JPG	150px]]	Calamba	Laguna	Calabarzon	Ancestral home of Jose Rizal, National Hero of the Philippines.
[[File:The Ruins in Talisay, Negros Occidental at Dusk.jpg	150px]]	Talisay	Negros Occidental	Western Visayas
[[File:Tutuban centermall.jpg	150px]]	Manila	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)

Natural landmarks

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Historical Sites

Name	Image	City/Municipality	Province	Region	Notes	Anilao Dive Spots	Apo Island	Apo Reef	Banaue Rice Terraces	Boracay Island	Cagayan de Oro River
[[File:Anilao.jpg	150px]]	Mabini	Batangas	Calabarzon
[[File:Apo Island east.jpg	150px]]	Dauin	Negros Oriental	Central Visayas	Cited as one of the best diving spots in the world.
[[File:Apo reef.jpg	150px]]	Sablayan	Occidental Mindoro	Mimaropa	World's 2nd largest contiguous coral reef system and the largest in the country.
[[File:Banaue Rice Terraces, Ifugao.JPG	150px]]	Banaue	Ifugao	Cordillera Administrative Region	Eighth Wonder of the World.
[[File:Boracay White Beach in day (985286231).jpg	150px]]	Malay	Aklan	Western Visayas	One of the Best Islands in the World according to Travel + Leisure.
[[File:CDOkayak-raft.JPG	150px]]			Northern Mindanao
[[File:Camaya coast in the evening - 2011.jpg	150px]]	Mariveles	Bataan	Central Luzon
[[File:Matukad Island Aerial View.jpg	150px]]	Caramoan	Camarines Sur	Bicol Region
[[File:Chocolate Hills overview.JPG	150px]]		Bohol	Central Visayas
[[File:View on the half way to Kayangan Lake - panoramio.jpg	150px]]	Coron	Palawan	Mimaropa	The island is known for several Japanese shipwrecks of World War II vintage. Because of its unique ecological features, it is entirely protected by several legal proclamations.
[[File:El Nido Palawan 2.jpg	150px]]	El Nido	Palawan	Mimaropa	Best Beach and Island in the Philippines according to CNNGo.
	Mati	Davao Oriental	Davao
[[File:Isla Great Santa Cruz49.JPG	150px]]	Zamboanga City	Zamboanga del Sur	Zamboanga Peninsula
[[File:Hinatuan enchanted river.jpg	150px]]	Hinatuan	Surigao del Sur	Caraga
[[File:HinulugangTaktakjf5167 03.JPG	150px]]	Antipolo	Rizal	Calabarzon
[[File:Hundred Island.jpg	150px]]	Alaminos	Pangasinan	Ilocos Region
[[File:Mount Canlaon.JPG	150px]]				The highest point of the whole Negros and Visayas by 2465 m.
3rd Most Active Volcano in the Philippines.
[[File:Lake Balinsasayao.jpg	150px]]	Sibulan	Negros Oriental	Central Visayas
[[File:Lake Danao.jpg	150px]]	Ormoc	Leyte	Eastern Visayas
[[File:Limunsudan Falls.jpg	150px]]	Iligan	Lanao del Norte	Northern Mindanao
[[File:Loboc river.png	150px]]	Carmen	Bohol	Central Visayas
[[File:Tropical-area-mactan-philippines.jpg	150px]]	Lapu-Lapu	Cebu	Central Visayas
[[File:MariaCristinaFallsJuly2006.jpg	150px]]	Iligan	Lanao del Norte	Northern Mindanao
[[File:Matabungkay Beach.jpg	150px]]	Lian	Batangas	Calabarzon
[[File:Mt.Mayon tam3rd.jpg	150px]]	Legazpi	Albay	Bicol Region	Renowned as the "perfect cone" because of its almost symmetric conical shape.
Most Active Volcano in the Philippines.
[[File:MountApo1.jpg	150px]]				Highest mountain in the Philippines
The Grandfather of Philippine Mountains
			Calabarzon	9th Most Active Volcano in the Philippines.
[[File:A dormant Mt. Bulusan.jpg	150px]]		Sorsogon	Bicol Region	4th Most Active Volcano in the Philippines.
[[File:Mount Hamiguitan peak.JPG	150px]]		Davao Oriental	Davao Region	date=June 23, 2014	title=Nine New Sites Inscribed on World Heritage List	url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/1160	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625173241/http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/1160/	archive-date=June 25, 2014	access-date=June 23, 2014	website=UNESCO}}
[[File:Mount Hibok Hibok.jpg	150px]]	Mambajao	Camiguin	Northern Mindanao	7th Most Active Volcano in the Philippines.
[[File:A view of Mt. Isarog 03.JPG	150px]]		Camarines Sur	Bicol Region
[[File:MMTCIjf8206 07.JPG	150px]]			Calabarzon
[[File:Bataan Mariveles 1.JPG	150px]]	Mariveles	Bataan	Central Luzon
[[File:Mount Pinatubo Crater Lake.JPG	150px]]			Central Luzon
[[File:Ph mtpulag.jpg	150px]]				3rd highest mountain in the Philippines and Luzon's highest peak.
	Pilar	Bataan	Central Luzon
[[File:Pagsanjan Falls.jpg	150px]]		Laguna	Calabarzon
[[File:Pagudpud Beach.jpg	150px]]	Pagudpud	Ilocos Norte	Ilocos Region	Boracay of the North
[[File:Alona Beach Palmtree.jpg	150px]]		Bohol	Central Visayas
[[File:PH - Puerto Galera - White Beach - from sea 2.jpg	150px]]	Puerto Galera	Oriental Mindoro	Mimaropa	One of the most beautiful bays in the world.
[[File:Puerto Princesa Underground River.jpg	150px]]	Puerto Princesa	Palawan	Mimaropa	One of the New7Wonders of Nature.
[[File:Sleeping Dinosaur.JPG	150px]]	Mati	Davao Oriental	Davao	One of the most beautiful bays in the world.
[[File:Gloomy Sunset.jpg	150px]]	Nasugbu	Batangas	Calabarzon
[[File:Banaue Philippines Batad-Rice-Terraces-04.jpg	150px]]		Ifugao	Cordillera Administrative Region	The first-ever property to be included in the cultural landscape category of the UNESCO World Heritage Site List.
[[File:LamoBridgeDupaxdelNorte,Nueva Vizcayajf6996 11.JPG	150px]]			Cagayan Valley
[[File:Samal Island.JPG	150px]]	Samal	Davao del Norte	Davao Region
[[File:Siargao, Philippines.jpg	150px]]		Surigao del Norte	Caraga
[[File:Ultrabasic forests above 1200 m at Barangay Diddadungan - ZooKeys-266-001-g006.jpg	150px]]			Longest Mountain Range in the Philippines.
[[File:Taal Volcano aerial 2013.jpg	150px]]		Batangas	Calabarzon	It is a Lake within a Volcano within a Lake within a Volcano.
It is the 2nd Most Active Volcano in the Philippines.
[[File:Tubbataha Shark.jpg	150px]]	Puerto Princesa	Palawan	Mimaropa
[[File:Verde island Batangas2.JPG	150px]]	Batangas City	Batangas	Calabarzon
[[File:Camiguin island coastline.jpg	150px]]	Mambajao	Camiguin	Northern Mindanao

Urban architecture landmarks

;Color Key

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Protected Area
Historical Sites

Name	Image	City/Municipality	Province	Region	Notes	Araneta Coliseum	Asilo de San Vicente de Paul	Ayala Center	Ayala Museum	Bangui Wind Farm	Bonifacio Global City
[[File:Aranetaljf5767 05.JPG	150px]]	Cubao, Quezon City	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)
[[File:Asilo de San Vicente de Paul 6.JPG	150px]]	United Nations, Avenue	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)	url=http://asilomanila.com/index.php/history	title=Its Beginnings	publisher=Asilo de San Vicente de Paul	website=Asilo Manila	access-date=May 21, 2014	url-status=dead	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718001341/http://asilomanila.com/index.php/history	archive-date=July 18, 2014 }}
[[File:Glorietta complex.jpg	150px]]	Makati	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)
[[File:Ayala Museum.jpg	150px]]	Makati	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)
[[File:Bangui Wind Mills.JPG	150px]]	Bangui	Ilocos Norte	Ilocos Region	1st Wind Farm in the Philippines.
[[File:Bonifacio Global City - skyline shot from BSA Twin Towers Ortigas.jpg	150px]]	Taguig	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)
[[File:Crame headquarters 3.jpg	150px]]	EDSA, Quezon City	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)
	Pasay	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)
[[File:Mm-libis-ortigas-2012.JPG	150px]]	Quezon City	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)
	Parañaque	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)
[[File:Cebu (Lapu-Lapu) - Mactan International (Gen Benito Ebuen AB) (CEB - RPVM) AN2256521.jpg	150px]]	Lapu-Lapu	Cebu	Central Visayas
[[File:Mall of Asia Aug 2015.jpg	150px]]	Bay City, Pasay	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)
[[File:National Library of the Philippines, Feb 14.JPG	150px]]	Ermita, Manila	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)	author=Morallos, Chando P.	year=1998	title=Treasures of the National Library: A Brief History of the Premier Library of the Philippines	publisher=Quiapo Printing	location=Manila	isbn=971-556-018-0}}
[[File:04762jfNational Museum of the Philippines Ermita Manilafvf 07.jpg	150px]]	Manila	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)
[[File:Resorts World Manila.JPG	150px]]	Pasay	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)
	Quezon City	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)
[[File:Robinsons Place Manila.jpg	150px]]	Manila	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)
	Mandaluyong	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)
[[File:SM City Bacolod from air (Bacolod, Negros Occidental; 10-19-2023).jpg	150px]]	Bacolod	Negros Occidental	Western Visayas	10th largest SM mall by land area and the 3rd in Visayas.
[[File:SM City Cebu, Jan 2024.jpg	150px]]	Cebu City	Cebu	Central Visayas	4th largest mall in the Philippines and the 1st SM mall in Visayas.
[[File:A View of SM North EDSA.jpg	150px]]	Quezon City	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)	url=http://business.inquirer.net/162009/h-megamall-now-phs-largest-mall	title=SM Megamall now PH's largest mall	newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer	date=January 28, 2014}}
[[File:Front facade of SM Lanang Premier, December 2012.jpg	150px]]	Davao City	Davao del Sur	Davao Region	Largest mall in Mindanao.
[[File:View of Pasay City at SM Mall of Asia.tif	150px]]	Pasay	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)	3rd largest mall in the Philippines and 11th largest in the world.
[[File:Mega Fashion Hall of SM Megamall.jpg	150px]]	Mandaluyong	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)	Largest mall in the Philippines and 3rd largest in the world.

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