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All the Philippines San Juan

The Atlas Obscura Guide To San Juan

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in San Juan, Philippines

Updated August 21, 2024

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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.
The aqueduct or what remains of it.

San Juan, Philippines

Arko San Juan

The only remaining section of an aqueduct that used to supply water to Manila during the Spanish occupation.
Only remnant of the El Polvorin complex

San Juan, Philippines

El Polvorin

An attack on this gunpowder depot led to the start of the Philippine Revolution.
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San Sebastian Church

Manila, Philippines

San Sebastian Church

A church made of steel.
3 miles from San Juan
Bellevue theater.

Manila, Philippines

Bellevue Theater

Once an art-deco theater, now a supermarket.
3 miles from San Juan
Face of Nakpil-Bautista house

Manila, Philippines

Bahay Nakpil-Bautista

A century-old ancestral home was home to some of the key figures of the Philippine Revolution.
3 miles from San Juan
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 San Juan
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