Panama City


The city has numerous tourist attractions including world-class hotels and restaurants.
Particularly interesting for tourists are various sites located in the old quarter
(also commonly referred to as "Casco Viejo", "Casco Antiguo" or "San Felipe"),
including:

- Las Bvedas, a waterfront promenade jutting out into the Pacific.
- The National Institute of Culture Building.
- The Cathedral on Plaza de la Catedral.
- Teatro Nacional, a performance center with outstanding natural acoustics. It provides an intimate performance environment.
- Museo del Canal Interoceánico (Interoceanic Canal Museum);
- Numerous restaurants located near the French embassy.
- Palacio de las Garzas (Heron's Palace), the presidential palace. Named for the numerous herons that inhabit the building.

The area immediately east of the Pacific entrance of the canal--known as the Amador Causeway-- is currently being developed as a major tourist center.
Currently the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute operates a station and a small museum open to the public at Culebra Point on the island of Naos.
A new museum, The Bridge of Life Museum, is currently under construction on the causeway, and is scheduled to be completed in 2009.

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