Create Your Own Sightseeing Map in San Jose, Costa Rica

Creating a self-guided walk to explore San Jose is easy. Choose the attractions that interest you the most, and let our software create a walking route based on your selections. Afterward, retrieve your walk in the GPSmyCity app on your mobile device. The app will guide you from one tour stop to the next as if you had a personal tour guide. Our short tutorial video shows the steps needed to create your walk.

Step 1: Select Attractions

Select "Interface" below to select the 'List' or 'Map' interface. Use "Filter Sights" to filter attractions by category. Maximum 20 sights per walk. If you select the 'Map' interface, click a map pin to view the sight information and select the sight.
Interface*:
Filter Sights*:
Avenida Central (Central Avenue Boulevard)
Braulio Carrillo National Park
Catedral Metropolitana (Metropolitan Cathedral ) (must see)
Central Park
Centro Nacional de la Cultura (CENAC)
Chelles
Chieton Moren
Contraloria General
Edificio Correos Central ( Central Post Office)
Edificio Metalico
El Carmen Iglesia
El Tostador
Estation Del Ferrocario al Atlantico
Galeria Andromeda
Galería Namu
Grand Hotel Costa Rica
Iglesia La Soledad
Iglesia Santa Teresita de Jesus
Iglesia de Barrio Mexico
Iglesia de la Merced (Church of Our Lady of La Merced)
La Avispa
La Casona
Libreria Lehmann
Mercado Borbon (Borbón Market)
Mercado Central (Central Market) (must see)
Mercado Municipal de Artesania (Municipal Market of Handcrafts) (must see)
Museo Filatelico
Museo Historico Tecnologico
Museo Nacional de Costa Rica (must see)
Museo Para la Paz
Museo Rafael Obregon Loria
Museo de Arte Costarricense (MAC) (must see)
Museo de Arte y Diseno Contemporaneo (MADC)
Museo de Ciencias Naturales La Salle
Museo de Formas, Espacios y Sonidos
Museo de la Comunidad Judia
Museo de los Ninos
Museo del Jade (Jade Museum) (must see)
Museo del Oro Precolombino (Pre-Columbian Gold Museum) (must see)
Paragueria Rego
Parque Diversiones
Parque Espagna
Parque Metropolitano La Sabana (must see)
Parque Morazan
Parque Nacional (National Park) (must see)
Parque Zoologico Simon Bolivar
Parroquia Nuestra Senora De La Dolorosa
Plaza de la Cultura (Culture Square)
Pre-Columbian Gold Museum Gift Shop
Serpentario
Spirogyra Butterfly Garden
Teatro Nacional (National Theater) (must see)
Teatro Popular Melico Salazar
Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones
University of Costa Rica

Step 2: Select Starting Point

Indicate walk's starting point which can be either one of the selected sights (shown on the map in 'Step 3') or a custom sight of choice, e.g. your hotel or a metro station.
Select One*:
Enter Place Name*:
GPS Coordinates*: Locate the place on map
Choose a Hotel*:
Starting Point*:

Step 3: Create/Update Route

The selected attractions are displayed on the map below.
Your walk is not saved yet. To save it, please proceed to the final 'Step 4' below.

Step 4: Save Your Custom Walk

Enter a name for your custom walk, along with your email address, in the fields below. You will receive the instructions for retrieving your custom walk in the GPSmyCity app by email. The GPSmyCity app offers turn-by-turn travel directions to guide you from one attraction to the next.
Walk Name*:
Email*: