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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

Sight · Osa PeninsulaAlma de Árbol

Sight · GuanacasteParque Nacional Guanacaste

Sight · LiberiaCuttington University

Sight · Península de NicoyaMacaw Recovery Network

Sight · Costa RicaCacao Trails

Sight · GuanacasteEl Mirador Centro Turistico

Sight · LiberiaHotel Ducor

Sight · Osa PeninsulaCarrera Chirripó

Sight · LiberiaEJ Roye building

Sight · Osa PeninsulaTiskita Jungle Lodge

Sight · GuanacasteEcomuseo de las Minas de Abangares

Sight · Costa RicaReserva Biológica Hitoy-Cerere

Sight · Osa PeninsulaWilson Botanical Garden

Sight · Osa PeninsulaFinca Cántaros

Sight · PuntarenasPalacio Municipal

Sight · LiberiaMonkey Island

Sight · Osa PeninsulaFinca 6

Sight · Costa RicaParque Nacional Tortuguero

Sight · Santa TeresaPlaya Hermosa

Sight · Costa RicaPlaya Cocles

Sight · Osa PeninsulaCloudbridge Nature Reserve

Sight · LiberiaWaterside Market

Sight · LiberiaFirst United Methodist Church

Sight · Osa PeninsulaParque Nacional Los Quetzales

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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.