Asuncion

Popular sites:

• The House of Independence, the location of secret meetings to organize emancipation from Spanish rule which today operates as a museum showcasing artifacts of history that date back to the independence of  the country.
• Casa Viola, one of the first buildings of the colonial period in Asunción, today a museum
• The Cathedral of Asunción
• Museo del Cabildo, once a government office, it now serves as a  museum of Paraguayan history
• The Government Palace, that serves as workplace for the President and government officials
• The Railway Station (visiting the oldest steam locomotive in South  America)
• The National Heroes' Mausoleum, where many of Paraguay’s greatest heroes are entombed (currently closed for restoration)
• The plazas and Calle Palma offer crafts and wares by street vendors
• La Recova, popular handicrafts market
• La Costanera, created in 2013, the costanera is a place for friends and families to relax or exercise and enjoy the coast along the Bay of Asunción
• Boat ride on the bay to view the Asuncion skyline
• Loma San Jeronimo, the oldest neighborhood of Asuncion with narrow winding streets, colorful houses and alleyways, a mirador overlooking the city and river, and small restaurants and bars (similar to La Boca in Buenos Aires).
• The new commercial center with luxurious shopping malls the the World Trade Towers
• Museo de Barro which features an exceptionally well-curated display of indigenous, popular (folk) and modern art.
• Marcado 4, the largest and busiest market in the city which is a maze of aisles, stalls, tents, vendors and shoppers and the location where the internationally-acclaimed Paraguayan film 7 Cajas was filmed.