Visit the capital of the Philippines! If you’re visiting the Philippines for the first time, don’t skip this bustling city. Manila is an excellent hub for Philippine culture, history, shopping, and nightlife. You’ll be greeted with lively streets teeming with cars, buildings, and people with high energy, but you’ll also never run out of fun activities to do.
There are a lot of museums ranging different themes from history, arts, science, optical illusions, to travel and desserts. Manila is also a great place to fill your stomach, from street vendors to highly rated restaurants that serve iconic Pinoy dishes. At night, watch the sunset by Manila Bay then head out to the famous resto-bars and pubs. You won’t regret it!
NATIONAL MUSEUM
The National Museum of the Philippines is a government agency museum that includes research and conservation programs within the museum and throughout the archipelago. The museum houses three buildings in Manila; the National Museum of Fine Arts, the National Museum of Anthropology, and the National Planetarium that are repositories of the natural and cultural history of Filipinos and our environment. The collection ranges from thousands of years ago to the present. The National Museum has opened a fourth building in Manila: the National Museum of Natural History in the former Department of Tourism Building (historically the Department of Agriculture and Commerce, designed by architect Antonio Toledo). It tells the story of the Philippines’ mega biodiversity and unique geological formation.
