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10 best places in Paramaribo

Paramaribo is South America's only capital lined with 18th-century Dutch wooden façades, where a mosque and a synagogue stand side by side amid Creole, Javanese, and Hindustani flavors.

01
Sight

UNESCO Historic Inner City

Rows of white Dutch colonial wooden houses unique in South America, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

02
Sight

Fort Zeelandia

A 17th-century Dutch fortress on the Suriname River, now home to the Surinaams Museum.

03
Museum

Surinaams Museum (Fort Zeelandia)

Exhibits on the plantation era, slavery, and Suriname's remarkably multi-ethnic culture.

04
Sight

St. Peter and Paul Cathedral

The largest wooden building in the Western Hemisphere, built from Surinamese cedar with soaring carved vaults.

05
Sight

Keizerstraat mosque and synagogue

A striking symbol of religious harmony — a mosque and a synagogue sit directly across the street from each other.

06
Park

Palmentuin

A shaded park of royal palms planted in 1685, patrolled overhead by capuchin monkeys.

07
Market

Central Market

A riverside market bursting with tropical fruit, spices, and takeaway Creole food.

08
District

Waterkant

The Suriname River promenade, lively at dusk with street food and boat launches.

09
Restaurant

De Waag

A restaurant set in the historic old weigh-house serving Surinamese-Creole cuisine.

10
Sight

Frederiksdorp Plantation (Commewijne)

A former cacao plantation across the river, an easy boat trip into colonial history and wildlife.

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