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| Maison Défly (Port-au-Prince) In Port-au-Prince is the Maison Défly, a grand example of 19th Century Gingerbread architecture. It houses a small museum of Creole furniture. |
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| Museum of Art (Port-au-Prince) In the capital is the Musée d'Art Haïtien, which boasts a splendid permanent collection of Haitian art. Among its treasures are great works by Hector Hyppolite, Phliomé Obin, and Robert S. Brice. In addition, the museum holds various exhibitions of photographic art. |
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| Notre Dame Cathedral (Port-au-Prince) Notre Dame Catholic Cathedral is located in the capital of Port-au-Prince. The largest cathedral in town, it was completed in 1915. It stands tall in rose and yellow brick with its two large towers at the western end. |
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| Pathéon National Museum (Port-au-Prince) The Musée du Panthéon National in Port-au-Prince is a modern, partially underground museum. The names of the men that fought for Haitian independence are engraved into the walls of the museum. A permanent exhibition chronicles the history of Haiti and the struggle for independence. |
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| Port-au-Prince Cemetery (Port-au-Prince) The cemetery in Port-au-Prince is an immense sea of pastel tombstones. Some of the high-lying mausoleums are larger and more lavishly decorated than most houses in the slums. Note that you sometimes come across tombs that have been left open by graverobbers. |
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| Sainte Trinité Episcopalian Cathedral (Port-au-Prince) From an architectural perspective this church is not very exciting, but inside the walls are covered with fabulous biblical paintings by Haitian favourites like Philomé Obin, Vilson Bigaud, and Castera Bazile. |
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| The Iron Mosque (Port-au-Prince) The Marché de Fer was built in 1889 from scrap iron. The architectural style has strong Eastern inspiration; it looks like an Arabian mosque complete with minarets. It was made in Paris and declared open in 1891 by president Florvil Hippolyte. It originally stood in Les Halles, the Parisian markets. |
