🇸🇷 Suriname
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.
UNESCO Historic Inner City
Rows of white Dutch colonial wooden houses unique in South America, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Fort Zeelandia
A 17th-century Dutch fortress on the Suriname River, now home to the Surinaams Museum.
Surinaams Museum (Fort Zeelandia)
Exhibits on the plantation era, slavery, and Suriname's remarkably multi-ethnic culture.
St. Peter and Paul Cathedral
The largest wooden building in the Western Hemisphere, built from Surinamese cedar with soaring carved vaults.
Keizerstraat mosque and synagogue
A striking symbol of religious harmony — a mosque and a synagogue sit directly across the street from each other.
Palmentuin
A shaded park of royal palms planted in 1685, patrolled overhead by capuchin monkeys.
Central Market
A riverside market bursting with tropical fruit, spices, and takeaway Creole food.
Waterkant
The Suriname River promenade, lively at dusk with street food and boat launches.
De Waag
A restaurant set in the historic old weigh-house serving Surinamese-Creole cuisine.
Frederiksdorp Plantation (Commewijne)
A former cacao plantation across the river, an easy boat trip into colonial history and wildlife.
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