Velasco Garden is a favorite gathering spot for city residents. It is located in the historic downtown area and is flanked by a number of important old buildings that form a significant part of the heritage of the people of Baja California.

Álvaro Obregón Boardwalk
Spectacularly renovated, this cosmopolitan and emblematic strip contains the city’s best restaurants, hotels, nightclubs, bars and specialty shops.  Enjoyment awaits visitors in a relaxing walk through wide and beautifully-lit sidewalks, or a romantic stroll when late afternoon’s sunset turns the ocean red.  Along the 5-kilometer (3.1-mile) path, visitors can contemplate the area of El Mogote while enjoying live music on the weekends.   Located at the tourist dock, from where eco-tourism cruises disembark, a series of bronze sculptures, including the eye-catching Christ of the Sea, can be admired.  Paseo Álvaro Obregón Street.

Velasco Garden
This is a traditional point of reference and meeting place for Paceños (inhabitants of La Paz), in which garden areas, benches, a kiosk and the unmistakable Hongo de Balandra Fountain are nestled within the architectural beauty of the historical buildings along its perimeter.  Bordered by 5 de Mayo, Revolución, Independencia and Madero Streets.

WYLAND MURAL
Located on Callejón Cabezud street and a few meters above the coastal pier, the Wyland Mural depicts the undersea world of the Sea of Cortez, including hundreds of the marine species that thrive within it.  By illustrating the natural beauty and wonders of the ocean in his artwork, Wyland, a Detroit, Michigan born artist, seeks to promote its preservation and care. His work is now displayed in many major cities in Mexico, Canada, Japan, the United States, Australia, France and New Zealand.

• South Californian Youth Institute
This attractive building was once the Government Palace and now houses an organization that provides information and guidance for young people and promotes culture and the arts.

• Anthropological Museum
This modern building has several different exhibition rooms showing archeological, anthropological, mineral and historical items collected on the peninsula. Fossils of different species, utensils used by indigenous groups, maps and stories of the independence and revolutionary eras all form part of the museum’s collection.

• La Paz Herpetarium
This open-air facility is a great place to observe snakes, reptiles and spiders, scorpions and other arachnids at close range. Its purpose is to inform and also to stimulate ecological awareness among visitors.

• “Prof. Jesús Castro Agundez” Cultural Center
The local arts scene is well presented in this modern cultural complex. It houses the city Theater, The Prof. Carlos Olachea Boucieguez Art Gallery, a children’s library, the Prof. Filemón C. Pineda public library, The grey whale museum, green areas a children’s playground and ample parking.

Las Californias Aquarium
Located on one of the most beautiful beaches of La Paz, El Caimancito, the Las Californias Aquarium enables visitors to admire the beauty of the marine fauna that inhabits the shores of Baja California Sur and other parts of the world.  There is an exhibition of species that are characteristic of the region, such as red snappers, marine turtles, jewfish, lobsters and spectacular fish such as the clarion angelfish and the blue spotted jawfish.  With the intention of providing both culture and recreation, between 300 and 400 marine species are housed for exhibition to the public, residents, and tourists.  (Hours: Monday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.)

• La Paz “Carnival”
La Paz has a rich cultural heritage with colorful traditions like “Carnival”, an event that started here a century ago and which attracts local, national and world-famous artists and a variety of large-scale performances. La Paz is ready to party the last week of March.

A number of events take place on the sea-side boardwalk, including the burning of bad humor, the crowing of the king of happiness and of the queen of carnival, the queen of poetry of the poet Laureate, a spectacular naval combat with fireworks and the traditional parade with allegorical floats.