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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Quezon City

4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Quezon City, Philippines

Updated March 20, 2025

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The Native Strain: Guillermo Tolentino and Aurelio Alvero

Quezon City, Philippines

Vargas Museum

Philippine art and culture are on display at this university museum.
UP College of Engineering sundial

Quezon City, Philippines

College of Engineering Sundial

A series of increasingly larger sundials have grown with this school.
The vault which safeguard the Jewish refugee plan.

Quezon City, Philippines

Holocaust Vault

A vault used to safeguard documents that allowed Jewish refugees to immigrate to the Philippines during World War II.
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Quezon City, Philippines

UP Carillon Tower’s Original Bells

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Record-breaking shoes on display in Marikina (Pinoy Records)

Marikina, Philippines

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Marikina's record-breaking loafers.
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Marikina, Philippines

Marikina Shoe Museum

Iron Butterfly's personal collection of footwear.
4 miles from Quezon City
Underground reservoir

San Juan, Philippines

El Deposito Underground

The largest Spanish artifact built in the Philippines and one of the oldest underground reservoirs in the world.
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