This is where America’s history began

This museum contains historical and scientific data on amber's creation, the animals and plants fossilized in it, and everything else about this gem.

The exhibits showcase a diverse collection of amber stones, featuring insects, plants, and even small vertebrates.

The Casa del Cordón (Spanish for 'House of the String', Basque: Sokaren etxea) is a building in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain. In 1984, the building received the Bien de Interés Cultural designation. Converso Juan Sánchez de Bilbao built it in the 15th century around a pre-existing tower house.

The Alcázar de Colón, or Columbus Alcazar, is the first fortified European palace built in the Americas. Located in the colonial area of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, it forms part of the Ciudad Colonial, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Constructed between 1510 and 1514, the palace is predominantly Gothic with Renaissance influences.

This imposing 16th-century building is located in the heart of Ciudad Colonial; it is one of the important cultural monuments built during the colonial era in Hispaniola. The building serves as a perfect example of how cultures have blended together to form the Dominican identity.

The First Wax Museum showcases the life and times of one of the country's most beloved independence heroes, Juan Pablo Duarte.

Constructed during the first half of the 16th century, the church was sacked by Drake and his men and reconstructed on numerous occasions following earthquakes and hurricanes. The church is remarkable for its pulpit, which is sustained by a support in the shape of a serpent demon.

Of the group of buildings that pay homage to the Virgin Mary, only the cloister adjacent to the church is in original condition.

The church was built in the mid-16th century, but the current structure was built in 1722. It is the first Catholic convent for nuns in the Americas and the second convent in the Americas.

The Dominican convent is said to be the first Catholic structure in the Americas. It is located on Calle Padre Billini, in an area where there are many attractions. This beautiful structure was started in 1510 and completed in 1534. As you are walking along the street, the tall bell tower will be seen first.

Built between 1510 and 1540, the first cathedral of the Americas—known as Santa Iglesia Catedral Basílica Nuestra Señora de la Encarcación o Anunciación, Primada de América—continues to stand tall in all of its glory over the heart of the Colonial City. The 500-year-old Gothic-style building continues to serve as the most important site for official ceremonies, and religious celebrations.

This baroque church was built in 1574 to honor the patron saint of the military. After being done over by Drake, however, the church was rebuilt with three arches – two of these are windowless and the third frames a remarkably sturdy door.

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La Puerta del Conde (The Count's Gate) was the main entrance to the fortified city of Santo Domingo (in present-day Dominican Republic), named to honor Governor Captain-General Bernardino de Meneses Bracamonte y Zapata, 1st Count of Peñalva, who during his tenure saved the city from a siege in 1655 by Englishmen General Robert Venables and Admiral William Penn amid the Third Anglo-Spanish War.

It is a gate in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, that was built in 1571 and was once the city's main entrance. The gate is designed in the Gothic-Mudéjar transitional style.

This huge statue is the most remarkable work of art representing Antonio de Montesinos. Montesinos is widely recognized by scholars as the first Human Rights leader in the Americas ("Protector of the American Indigenous People") and for sparking a crisis that created the first set of international laws concerning universal humanity.

The Gate of Mercy is also known as "Puerta Grande" and "Puerta de Santiago". It is located on Calle Palo Hincado, a short walk south of Independence Park. The historic gate has three arches. The central arch is intersected by Calle Arzobispo Portes.

The street was established as the first commercial street in the New World. It remains the most popular pedestrian shopping area of the Dominican Republic.

Parque Colón, or Columbus Park, is the central square of the Ciudad Colonial historic district of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. In its center stands a statue of Christopher Columbus, in whose honor the square was renamed in 1887. Previously the square was known as Plaza Mayor.

The Plaza de España, also known as the Plaza de la Hispanidad, is a public square located in the historic district of Ciudad Colonial, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. To its north lies the historic Alcázar de Colón, dating back to 1514, and to the south, the Museo de las Casas Reales, built in 1511.

Small plaza & cultural space with memorial statues of national heroes & other monuments.