Things to do in Suriname

5 things to do in Suriname, including Fort Nieuw-Amsterdam Open-Air Museum, Fort Zeelandia and Jodensavanne Archaeological Site, across Paramaribo, Commewijne and Para. Opening hours, contact details and directions on Averko.

  • Fort Nieuw-Amsterdam Open-Air Museum · Commewijne — An eighteenth-century pentagonal fortress guarding the point where the Commewijne River joins the Suriname River. Built between 1734 and 1747 and later used as…
  • Fort Zeelandia · Paramaribo — A riverside fortress at the heart of Paramaribo's UNESCO-listed historic centre, begun by the French in 1640 and given its Dutch name in 1667. Its brick bastio…
  • Jodensavanne Archaeological Site · Para — The quiet savanna ruins of one of the earliest Jewish agricultural settlements in the Americas, founded on the Suriname River in the 1600s. Visitors walk among…
  • Palmentuin · Paramaribo — A stately public garden of tall royal palms directly behind the Presidential Palace, first opened to townspeople in 1685. Capuchin monkeys and tropical birds m…
  • Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral-Basilica · Paramaribo — A soaring twin-towered cathedral built almost entirely of unpainted Surinamese cedar, often cited as the largest wooden structure in the Western Hemisphere. Co…

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