Discover and Explore Davao City Philippines Tourism

Discover and Explore Davao City Philippines

 Davao City Philippines is the third most popular city in the Philippines  following Manila and Cebu. It is considered as the center of trade and business in the southern part of the Philippines. In terms of tourism, it offers a lot of wonderful tourist destinations and world-class facilities for you to enjoy. Its people, known as the Dabawenyo, are among the most friendly and hospitable in the world. 

Davao City Tourist spots are Battle Memorial, A historical marker of the longest-fought battle between the troops of the American forces and of the Japanese Imperial Army which took place in Mintal, Tugbok District. (Mintal Elementary School), Camp Domingo Leonor  a Quarters of the Spanish and later American soldiers in the 1920s. (San Pedro St.), City Hall of Davao the former municipal building constructed in 1926. (San Pedro St.) Davao city philippines Museum  a Houses artifacts of Davao's indigenous tribes and photographs of the city's historic events and history of its pioneering families.

  (Insular Village I, Lanang), Davao Historical Society Museum,  Features the historical and indigenous collections of the Davao Historical Society (Magsaysay Park), Fort of Datu Bago a Site of the bastion of the Muslim hero Datu Bago who lorded over the Tagloc River, the old name of Davao River. (Junction of Washington St. and Quimpo Blvd.), Furukawa Plantation, the abaca plantation in Daliao which was acquired from the Bagobos as a result of the Otha Public Land Act in 1903. (Toril), Japanese Museum the museum features historical accounts of the Japanese community residing in Davao before and during the war including their tools which they used in the abaca plantations, currencies, publications, among others.

(Calinan), Japanese Peace Memorial Shrine During the "Ubon Yasumi, " Japan's version of All Souls' Day held in August, Japanese war veterans and their kin take a pilgrimage to visit this memorial shrine. (Mintal) Japanese Tunnel A restaurant with a free entry to a tunnel that the Japanese created in the time of the Japanese Revolution. Lon Wa Buddhist Temple the biggest Buddhist temple in Mindanao is set in environment of candle trees and bamboo with an imposing statue of the Buddha and his life depicted in wood carving. (R. Cabaguio Ave.),

Memorial to a Brave Son this memorial marker was built in recognition of the gallantry of Armando Generoso, who died in the very site of the bridge while defending it from the Japanese invaders during World War ll. (Gov. Generoso Bridge), Mindanao Taoist Temple a Houses the holy icons of the Taoist religion. (J.P. Cabaguio Ave.), Mintal Historical Marker  A memorial to Col.

Yamada who defended Mintal during the war. It is also the site of the visit of McArthur, Stillwel and Eichelberger. (Mintal), Monument of Peace & Unity  the Unveiled during the celebration of the Philippine Centennial in 1998, the monument depicts the peaceful relationship of the migrant and indigenous inhabitants of Davao in the last 100 years.

(San Pedro St.), Mosques Islam is also one of the major religions in the city with several places of worships found in Bankerohan, Quezon Blvd., Panacan, Quimpo Blvd., among others., Old Japanese Houses the site of old Japanese homes, warehouses and abaca processing and drying plants before and during World War II. (Mintal, Tugbok District & Toril District)

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