Discover 9 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Honduras. Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Honduran Aviation Museum (Tegucigalpa), Christ at El Picacho (Tegucigalpa) or Tegucigalpa Cathedral (Tegucigalpa).
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Honduras.
Table of Contents
Honduran Aviation Museum, Tegucigalpa
Also known as: Museo del Aire de Honduras
Museum in Tegucigalpa. The Honduran Aviation Museum, is a museum foundation in Honduras, opened in September 2002 for the purpose of storing, preserving, restoring and exhibiting items related to Honduran aviation.[1]
Christ at El Picacho, Tegucigalpa
Tourist attraction in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. The Christ at "El Picacho" is a monument which stands on the hill El Picacho in the north area of Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras, at a height of 4,353 feet above sea level.[2]
Tegucigalpa Cathedral, Tegucigalpa
Also known as: Catedral de San Miguel Arcángel
Catholic church in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. The St. Michael the Archangel Cathedral It is a Catholic church in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.[3]
Address: Ave Cervantes, Tegucigalpa
St. Peter the Apostle Cathedral, San Pedro Sula
Also known as: Catedral de San Pedro Apóstol
Church in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. The Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle, commonly called the San Pedro Sula Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic church in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.[4]
Address: Boulevard Morazan, CT1100 San Pedro Sula
Maguen David Synagogue, San Pedro Sula
Also known as: Sinagoga Maguen David
Synagogue in Honduras. The Maguen David Synagogue in San Pedro Sula, Honduras is one of only two synagogues in the entire country. Built in 1997, it serves as the central gathering place of the tiny Jewish community of San Pedro Sula.[5]
Copán, Santa Rita
An archaeological site of the Maya civilization. Copán is an archaeological site of the Maya civilization in the Copán Department of western Honduras, not far from the border with Guatemala. This ancient Maya city mirrors the beauty of the physical landscape in which it flourished—a fertile, well-watered mountain valley in western Honduras at an elevation of 600 meters above mean sea level. It was the capital city of a major Classic period kingdom from the 5th to 9th centuries AD. The city was in the extreme southeast of the Mesoamerican cultural region, on the frontier with the Isthmo-Colombian cultural region, and was almost surrounded by non-Maya peoples.
Copán was occupied for more than two thousand years, from the Early Preclassic period to the Postclassic. The city developed a distinctive sculptural style within the tradition of the lowland Maya, perhaps to emphasize the Maya ethnicity of the city's rulers.
The city has a historical record that spans the greater part of the Classic period and has been reconstructed in detail by archaeologists and epigraphers. Copán was a powerful city ruling a vast kingdom within the southern Maya area. The city suffered a major political disaster in AD 738 when Uaxaclajuun Ub'aah K'awiil, one of the greatest kings in Copán's dynastic history, was captured and executed by his former vassal, the king of Quiriguá. This unexpected defeat resulted in a 17-year hiatus at the city, during which time Copán may have been subject to Quiriguá in a reversal of fortunes.
A significant portion of the eastern side of the acropolis was eroded away by the Copán River; the river has since been diverted to protect the site from further damage.[6]
Museo de Antropologia e Historia de Honduras, San Pedro Sula
Museum
Address: Bo. Guamilito, 3 Ave. entre 3 y 4 Calle N.O, San Pedro Sula
Hieroglyphic Stairway, Santa Rita
Acropolis, Santa Rita
Museum
Address: Copan Ruins, Honduras, Santa Rita