Castillo San Cristóbal
The largest fort Spain built in the Americas, guarding the city's land side, with tunnels and the haunted Devil's Sentry Box.
- Open
- Most days; check nps.gov/saju
- Price
- Entrance fee, shared with El Morro
- Time Needed
- 1.5 hours
- Address
- 501 Calle Norzagaray, San Juan, PR 00901Google MapsApple Maps
- Getting There
- On the east side of Old San Juan.
Why Go
Finished in the 1780s, it covers 27 acres of walls layered to trap any attacker from the land. The first shot of the Spanish-American War in Puerto Rico was fired here in 1898. Your ticket for El Morro covers it too, and it's less crowded.
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