San Juan National Historic Site

Exploring The Parks: The Forts Of San Juan National Historic Site

San Juan National Historic Site, located in Old San Juan, is the highlight of any visit to Puerto Rico. Go up and down circular stairs and ramps, enter secret tunnels, look out on the beautiful Atlantic Ocean and take a tour with enthusiastic, lively rangers.

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By [email protected] - February 21st, 2014 2:30am

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Holiday Video Greetings from Your National Parks

The National Park Service is using modern technology to share holiday greetings from parks across the country. Short videos filmed in 15 parks are airing on the National Park Service's YouTube channel through the end of the month.

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By Jim Burnett - December 25th, 2011 3:00am

Historic Water Cisterns Restored At San Juan National Historic Site

A long project that restored a bit of history has been completed at San Juan National Historic Site, where crews have completed restoration of the water cisterns that lie beneath the plazas of Castillo San Felipe del Morro and Castillo San Cristóbal.

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By NPT Staff - December 1st, 2011 3:00am

Caribbean Pirates Invade San Juan National Historic Site

The largest fortification built by Europeans in the New World features dungeons, a labyrinth of tunnels, and massive rock walls that fall 150 feet straight onto the rocks of a rugged shoreline. No wonder San Juan National Historic Site was chosen for a scene in the next "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie.

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By Jim Burnett - September 19th, 2010 1:15am

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Medals Stolen From San Juan National Historic Site 18 Years Ago Found Buried at the Park

From time to time there are cases of folks digging in remote areas of national parks, either for fossils, archaeological artifacts, or whatever. It's seldom that you hear of instances in which treasures were buried at a park site, but that's exactly what seems to have occurred nearly 18 years ago after a theft at San Juan National Historic Site.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 6th, 2011 6:38am

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Is San Juan National Historic Site Haunted?

San Juan National Historic Site celebrates its 60th birthday today, February 14. This remarkable park, America's only national park in Puerto Rico, preserves some of the finest Spanish Colonial-era coastal forts left in the Caribbean. Many people believe that one of these forts is haunted.

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By Chance Finegan - February 14th, 2009 11:10am

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