Discover 6 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Valenzuela (Philippines). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Museo Valenzuela, Valenzuela People's Park, and Meycauayan Tree. Also, be sure to include National Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Valenzuela (Metropolitan Manila).
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Museo Valenzuela
Museum in Valenzuela, Philippines. Museo Valenzuela is a museum in Valenzuela in Metro Manila, Philippines. It is the city's historical and cultural landmark, named after Dr. Pío Valenzuela in 1963. Museo Valenzuela features collections of artifacts depicting the city's past and continuing development, it also serves as a repository of the city's rich heritage and a beacon of light to its people and guests. It is likewise a venue for historical, cultural, and artistic presentations as well as seminars and symposia on national and local issues.[1]
Address: 2 Fatima Ave, Valenzuela (Valenzuela District 2)
Valenzuela People's Park
Park in Valenzuela, Philippines. The Valenzuela People's Park, officially the Valenzuela City People's Park and also known to local residents as simply People's Park or VCPP, is an urban community park located in the city of Valenzuela, Philippines. It is built beside the Valenzuela City Government Center and the Valenzuela Town Center. The construction of the 1.5-hectare park was started in 2014 and was formally opened to the public on February 14, 2015, during the 17th Valenzuela City Charter Day.[2]
Address: MacArthur Highway, 1441 Valenzuela (Valenzuela District 2)
Meycauayan Tree
Meycauayan Tree is one of the three acacia trees, located in the patio of the Parish Church of St. Francis of Assisi in Meycauayan City, Bulacan, Philippines. Planted by an unknown person, it have stood on the grounds of the parish church for almost a century and a half, mute witness to the religious devoutness of its parishioners under the patronage of Saint Francis of Assisi. This tree has been a mute witness to the significant events of the town; public meetings and assemblies, fiestas and religious devotions, the joys of weddings and baptisms of generations of their townspeople, even their grief and tears at funeral processions of loved ones leaving the church.
The Meycauayan Tree planted in front of the facade of the church bears historic significance. In 1890, President Manuel L. Quezon serving as a young sexton at this church used to play under this tree. In 1982, the Tree Preservation Foundation of the Philippines recognized the tree and installed a marker. The marker was lost sometime in 2004 to thieves and is replaced in 2014.[3]
Address: Hulo - Banga Road, Valenzuela
National Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima
Catholic church in Valenzuela, Philippines. The Parish of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima is a parish church and national shrine in the Diocese of Malolos in the Philippines. It serves as a Philippine apostolate of Our Lady of Fatima in Fátima, Portugal, which is recognized by the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. The shrine is located near the Our Lady of Fatima University campus in Marulas, Valenzuela City in Metro Manila, Philippines. The shrine is one of the three major pilgrimage sites in the Diocese of Malolos, with the National Shrine of St. Anne in Hagonoy and the National Shrine of Divine Mercy in Marilao as the other sites. The National Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima is the home of the National Pilgrim Image of Our Lady of Fatima, the image that became the forefront of the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution.[4]
Address: 201 Fatima Ave, Marulas, Valenzuela (Valenzuela District 2)
Polo Church
Catholic church in Valenzuela, Philippines. San Diego de Alcala Church is a parish church in Valenzuela, located about 15.5 kilometres north of Manila in the Philippines. The original church was the oldest church in the city, built by Father Juan Taranco and finished by Father Jose Valencia in 1632. Destroyed during World War II, its surviving belfry is the oldest in the city.[5]
Maysan Road
Thoroughfare in Valenzuela, Philippines. Maysan Road is one of the main east–west thoroughfares of Valenzuela, Philippines. It is a narrow street with only one lane in each direction making it one of the most congested streets in northern Metro Manila. It runs for approximately 4.5 kilometers from MacArthur Highway in barangay Malinta, past the North Luzon Expressway intersection, into North Caloocan. The road connects the central Valenzuela barangays of Malinta, Maysan, Paso de Blas, and Bagbaguin. It was the main access road for vehicles going to Valenzuela and the Manila North Harbor from the North Luzon Expressway prior to the construction of NLEX Segment 9, which parallels it to the south.[6]