70 Top Spots to Visit in Cebu City

If you’re traveling to Cebu for the very first time or if you simply want to know the many must-visit tourist spots in Cebu City, this is something you’ll find very useful. TheCebuano gives you the ultimate guide to the Queen City of the South. Here are 70 top Cebu City tourist spots that you need to check out! Enjoy!


1. Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral

Type: Religious Structure
Location: Mabini Street

 

2. Yap-Sandiego Ancestral House

Type: Heritage Structure
Location: Parian

 

3. Cebu Zoo

Type: Zoo
Location: Beverly Hills via OPRRA

 

4. Heritage of Cebu Monument

Type: Monument
Location: Parian

 

5. Mountain View Mountain Resort

Type: Nature Park
Location: Busay

 

6. Cebu Provincial Capitol

Type: Government Building
Location: Capitol Site (Escario Street)

 

7. Temple of Leah

Type: Private Development
Location: Busay

 

8. Colon Street

Type: Street / District
Location: Downtown Cebu

 

9. Cebu Business Park

Type: Business Park
Location: Cebu Park District

 

10. SM City Cebu Northwing

Type: Mall
Location: North Reclamation Area

 

11. SRP Promenade

Type: Public Space
Location: South Road Properties

 

12. Camp Marina (Boy Scouts of the Philippines) Pool

Type: Public Pool
Location: Lahug

 

13. Cebu City Hall

Type: Government Building
Location: Downtown Cebu

 

14. TransCentral Highway

Type: Highway
Location: Cebu Uplands

 

15. Taoist Temple

Type: Religious Structure
Location: Beverly Hills

 

16. Fort San Pedro

Type: Heritage Structure / Museum
Location: Port Area

 

17. Busay Flower Fields

Type: Fields / Plantations
Location: Busay

 

18. Plaza Sugbu Heritage Square

Type: Public Space
Location: Downtown Cebu

 

19. Siomai sa Tisa

Type: Food Joint
Location: Tisa

 

20. Buhisan Dam

Type: Dam / Natural Reserve
Location: Buhisan

 

21. Taboan Public Market

Type: Market
Location: Pahina Central

 

22. Mango Avenue

Type: Street / Lifestyle District
Location: General Maxilom Avenue

 

23. University of San Carlos – Main

Type: University / Heritage Structure
Location: P. del Rosario Street

 

24. The Cube

Type: Landmark
Location: South Road Properties

 

25. Compania Maritima

Type: Heritage Structure
Location: Port Area

 

26. Larsian

Type: Food Joint
Location: Fuente Osmeña

 

27. Carbon Public Market

Type: Market
Location: M. C. Briones Street

 

28. Malacañan sa Sugbo

Type: Landmark / Heritage Structure
Location: Cebu Port Area

 

29. Cebu City Sports Center

Type: Sports Center
Location: R. Landon Street

 

30. Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral Museum

Type: Museum
Location: Mabini Street

 

31. Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (and Inmates)

Type: Prison
Location: Kalunasan

 

32. Lantaw SRP

Type: Restaurant
Location: SRP

 

33. Downtown Cebu

Type: District
Location: Downtown Cebu

 

34. Cebu Port Area

Type: Government Structure
Location: Port Area

 

35. Malubog Falls

Type: Waterfall
Location: Malubog (Road-side)

 

36. Gotiaoco Building

Type: Heritage Structure / Museum
Location: Downtown Cebu

 

37. SRP Tunnel/Subway

Type: Tunnel / Subway
Location: SRP

 

38. LUYM Building (First skyscraper in Cebu)

Type: Private Development
Location: Downtown Cebu

 

39. Osmeña Boulevard

Type: Street
Location: Osmeña Boulevard

 

40. Cebu City Philippines Temple

Type: Religious Structure
Location: Lahug

41. Senior Citizens Park

Type: Public Space / Park
Location: Downtown Cebu

 

42. Kan-Irag Peak

Type: Campsite / Peak
Location: Sirao

 

43. Ayala Terraces

Type: Mall / Lifestyle Center
Location: Ayala Center Cebu

 

44. Plaza Humabon

Type: Monument / Plaza
Location: Mabini Street

 

45. 1730 Jesuit House

Type: Heritage Structure
Location: Zulueta Street

 

46. Lanipao Rainforest Resort

Type: Mountain Resort
Location: Sapangdaku

 

47. Freedom Park

Type: Market (Flowers)
Location: M. C. Briones Street

 

48. Colon Street Obelisk

Type: Monument / Landmark
Location: Downtown Cebu

 

49. Guadalupe Parish Church

Type: Religious Structure / Religious Site
Location: Guadalupe

 

50. Top View Garden

Type: Private Development / Landmark
Location: Busay

 

51. CAP Art Gallery

Type: Art Gallery / Museum
Location: Osmeña Boulevard

 

52. Casa Gorordo

Type: Heritage Structure / Museum
Location: Lopez Jaena

 

53. Mangasang Falls

Type: Waterfall
Location: Tagba-o

 

54. Crown Regency Extreme Adventure

Type: Extreme Adventure / Rides
Location: Crown Regency Hotel, Osmeña Boulevard

 

55. Basilica Minore del Santo Niño

Type: Religious Structure / Church
Location: Osmeña Boulevard

 

56. Good Shepherd / Celestial Garden

Type: Private Development
Location: Banawa

 

57. Kabang Falls

Type: Waterfall
Location: Budlaan

 

58. Plaza Independencia

Type: Public Space / Park
Location: Downtown Cebu

 

59. Guadalupe-Langub Church

Type: Church / Religious Site
Location: Kalunasan

 

60. Magellan’s Cross

Type: Religious Structure / Heritage Structure / Landmark
Location: Downtown Cebu

 

61. South Road Properties

Type: Government Project
Location: South Road Properties

 

62. Museo Sugbo

Type: Museum
Location: M. J. Cuenco Avenue

 

63. Chapel of San Pedro Calungsod

Type: Religious Structure
Location: South Road Properties

 

64. SM Seaside City

Type: Mall
Location: South Road Properties

 

65. Cebu IT Park

Type: Business Park
Location: Lahug

 

66. D’ Family Park

Type: Family Park
Location: Talamban

 

67. Il Corso

Type: Seaside Mall
Location: South Road Properties

 

68. Lake Kan-Irag

Type: Man-made lake
Location: Barangay Sirao

 

69. The Crossroads

Type: Lifestyle Destination
Location: Banilad

 

70. Fuente Osmeña

Type: Heritage Structure / Landmark / Fountain
Location: Osmeña Boulevard

Have you visited all 70 spots? Let us know in the comments below!

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  1. Erwin A. de la Cerna says:

    THIS IS CEBU AT ITS BEST!!!! SO PROUD TO BE ONE… THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THESE PHOTOS….

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