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Attractions in Costa Rica

Sights, markets, museums and nights out in Costa Rica, with our top choices first and then the places readers open most.

180 places

waterfalls in the middle of green trees

Landmark · La FortunaFortuna Waterfall

Parque Nacional Marino Ballena

Sight · Costa RicaParque Nacional Marino Ballena

Casa Fait

Landmark · PuntarenasCasa Fait

Parque Nacional Santa Rosa

Sight · GuanacasteParque Nacional Santa Rosa

Arenal Volcano National Park

Sight · La FortunaArenal Volcano National Park

Parque Nacional Carara

Sight · Costa RicaParque Nacional Carara

Playa Tamarindo

Sight · TamarindoTamarindo

Sight · Costa RicaPunta Uva

green trees near brown house under blue sky during daytime

Sight · MonteverdeBosque Eterno de los Niños

A lone tree on the shore of a beach

Landmark · UvitaCatarata Uvita

Reserva Biológica Bosque Nuboso Monteverde

Sight · MonteverdeReserva Biológica Bosque Nuboso Monteverde

Reserva Natural Absoluta Cabo Blanco

Sight · Península de NicoyaReserva Natural Absoluta Cabo Blanco

Sight · La FortunaArenal Volcano

Reserva Bosque Nuboso Santa Elena

Sight · MonteverdeReserva Bosque Nuboso Santa Elena

Rancho La Merced

Sight · UvitaRancho La Merced

National Theater of Costa Rica

Theater · San JoséNational Theater of Costa Rica

Sight · Osa PeninsulaBatsù Gardens

Sight · Costa RicaCatarata Manantial de Agua Viva

Sight · UvitaOro Verde

Sight · LiberiaSilver Beach

Sight · Puerto Viejo de TalamancaAiko-logi-tours

Sight · GuanacasteReserva Biológica Lomas de Barbudal

Sight · TortugueroPlaya Tortuguero

Sight · LiberiaLiberia National Museum

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DestinationsWhere to go, when to go and how to get around in 221 countries. Every practical fact shows the date we checked it and who checked it.Where to stayNeighborhoods walked end to end: who each area suits, how far it is from the airport train, and the hotels we would book ourselves.PlanVisas and entry rules, travel insurance, eSIMs and rail passes, explained in plain words and rechecked when the rules change.EventsFestivals, concerts and tours with confirmed dates, rooms near the venue and the fastest way on to the next city.StoriesField reports and data stories from the road. We time the queues, count the costs and say what changed since last year.