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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Marikina

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Marikina, Philippines

Updated September 27, 2011

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Record-breaking shoes on display in Marikina (Pinoy Records)

Marikina, Philippines

World's Largest Shoes

Marikina's record-breaking loafers.

Marikina, Philippines

Marikina Shoe Museum

Iron Butterfly's personal collection of footwear.
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UP College of Engineering sundial

Quezon City, Philippines

College of Engineering Sundial

A series of increasingly larger sundials have grown with this school.
2 miles from Marikina
The Native Strain: Guillermo Tolentino and Aurelio Alvero

Quezon City, Philippines

Vargas Museum

Philippine art and culture are on display at this university museum.
2 miles from Marikina
The Carillon tower.

Quezon City, Philippines

UP Carillon Tower’s Original Bells

Student protesters used these bells as symbols of defiance in the early 1970s.
2 miles from Marikina
The vault which safeguard the Jewish refugee plan.

Quezon City, Philippines

Holocaust Vault

A vault used to safeguard documents that allowed Jewish refugees to immigrate to the Philippines during World War II.
3 miles from Marikina
Underground reservoir

San Juan, Philippines

El Deposito Underground

The largest Spanish artifact built in the Philippines and one of the oldest underground reservoirs in the world.
5 miles from Marikina
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