Tourism in Puerto Rico

The Puerto Rico Convention Center in San Juan.

The San Sebastian Gate, home to an annual festival in Old San Juan.

Tourism has been a money revenue industry for Puerto Rico for a number of decades given it is host to diverse natural wonders, cultural and historical buildings, concerts and sporting events.

The fact that visitors from the United States do not need a passport to enter Puerto Rico attracts a large number of tourists from the mainland United States each year. Other groups of tourists that visit Puerto Rico in significant numbers include Mexicans, Dominicans, Venezuelan, Spaniards, French, German and Asian tourists.

Destinations

• Aguadilla: site of old Ramey Air Force Base, now a local airport
• Arecibo: site of the famous Arecibo Observatory
• Bayamón: site of the Science Park
• Cabo Rojo: site of beautiful beaches
• Cataño: the site where Bacardi has the world's largest rum distillery
• Culebra: home to several solitary beaches such as Flamenco Beach
• Fajardo: home of the Fajardo Lighthouse and its luminicent bay, Las Croabas fishing village, the Paso Fino horse national competition ring, and Seven Seas beach.
• Luquillo: Home to several beaches, including Balneario La Monserrate, Playa Azul, La Pared, and La Selva - the last two, sandy bottom surf spots where leatherback turtles often nest.
• Mayagüez: home of the Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo and the local beer, Medalla, brewery
• Ponce: home to a 19th century historic district with over 1,046 restored buildings, plus the world-renowned Museo de Arte de Ponce, the imposing Serrallés Castle, the nostalgic Hacienda Buena Vista coffee plantation, and its whimsical Parque de Bombas firehouse.
• Rincón: surf capital of the Caribbean
• San Juan: home of Old San Juan, the Puerto Rican Museum of Art, El Morro Castle
• Trujillo Alto: home of Lake Carraizo Dam
• Rio Grande: home of El Yunque National Forest
• Vieques: home to many beaches, two Spanish castles and lighthouses, eye-catching mountains and sought-after marine reefs.

Flamenco Beach located at the Island of Culebra, one of the highest rated beaches in the world

Airports

• Culebra Airport, Island of Culebra
• Eugenio María de Hostos Airport, Mayagüez
• Humacao Airport, Humacao
• Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, San Juan
• Mercedita Airport, Ponce
• Rafael Hernández Airport, Aguadilla
• Vieques Airport, Island of Vieques

See also

• Tourism in the United States
• Public holidays in Puerto Rico
• List of Puerto Rico Landmarks
• Porta del Sol