Map Key #	Routing	Point of Interest
1	Start at the Department of Tourism, Children’s Park, Tacloban City At the corner of Magsaysay Boulevard and Senator Enage Street you will see… Then across the Children’s Park and Playground is…	TACLOBAN CITY CHILDREN’S PARK AND PLAYGROUND PLAZA LIBERTAD – A statue of liberty in Filipino version.
2	The statue of liberty is facing …	LEYTE PROVINCIAL CAPITOL – Once the seat of the Philippine Commonwealth under President Sergio Osmeña, Sr. Visit the LEYTE SME ASISSTANCE AND TRADE CENTER for a glimpse of local culture/art and investment opportunities.
3	Facing the Leyte Provincial Capitol, proceed to Magsaysay Boulevard, fifty meters. On the left side is … Farther along Magsaysay Boulevard, to your right is … Beside it is the… The next compound, perched on a hilltop is the … Opposite below the Tacloban City Hall is the … Scenic view of…	THE LEYTE PARK RESORT – View Samar Island and Kankabatok Bay at a vantage point. MARIA KANNON GARDEN – A lovely statue of an Asian Madonna donated by the Japanese people as a symbol of peace between the Philippines and Japan. PHILIPPINE-JAPAN PEACE COMMEMORATION STATUE AND PARK TACLOBAN CITY HALL AND PARK BALYU-AN TOWER/MINI-AMPHITHEATER KANKABATOK BAY
4	At the end of Magsaysay Boulevard, turn right to J. Romualdez Street. On your left side is the … Adjacent to Rizal Park is the …	RIZAL PARK – At the center of the park stands the monument of the national hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal. STO. NIÑO CHURCH – Home of the miraculous image of Señor Sto. Niño, parton Saint of Tacloban City.
5	Continuing along J. Romualdez Street, on the left side is …	CAP BUILDING (FORMERLY PRICE MANSION) – Official headquarters of Gen. Douglas MacArthur during the Liberation of Leyte. The MacArthur room is preserved for viewing. The mansion has been restored and an example of American colonial period: 1900-1942
6	At Price Mansion, from this point one block southeast, turn left along the corner of T. Claudio and Senator Enage Streets going through …	REDOÑA HOUSE – Residence of President Sergio Osmeña, Sr. and his staff during the Liberation of Leyte.
7	Then back to Price Mansion. Four blocks south along Sto. Niño Street going to Avenida Veteranos is the …	DIVINE WORD UNIVERSITY
8	Continue up to Avenida Veteranos Extension reaching Serin District. On your left is the…	STATIONS OF THE CROSS – A 7-foot concrete statues of Jesus Christ and other biblical characters. On top of the hill is the 18-foot monument of the Sacred Heart.
9	Just 150 meters away from the Stations of the Cross is the Pan-Philippine Highway. Along the highway, on your left … 200 meters away from the SOS Village, on your left is …	SOS YOUTH VILLAGE MILAGROSA – A home for orphaned and abandoned children. SOS CHILDREN’S VILLAGE MILAGROSA – These villages were donated by Dr. Herman Gmeiner, an Austrian philantrophist.
10	Continue along Pan-Philippine Highway going northeast. On your right is the …	NATIONAL MARITIME POLYTECHNIC – A modern graduate academic institution for Filipino merchant seamen. The Japanese government provides it with technical and financial assistance.
11	Just a stone’s throw away from the National Maritime Polytechnic is …	SAN JUANICO BRIDGE – The beautiful San Juanico Strait is considered to be the narrowest but most navigable strait in the world. The bridge is 2.16 kilometers long and it links the island provinces of Leyte and Samar.
12	Going back to Tacloban City, pass through the Pan-Philippine Highway. At the rotunda in front of Coca-Cola Bottling Company, you will find the …	BOY SCOUT MONUMENT – The first Boy Scout monument in the world in human form erected in 1941.
13	Going straight to Barangay San Jose, on your right is …	DIO RESORT (Baluarte San Jose) – A resort where the Japanese pill boxes are still preserved.
14	Continuing along Barangay San Jose reaching the …	DANIEL Z. ROMUALDEZ AIRPORT – A battle area during the second World War.
15	Back to the rotunda at the Coca-Cola Bottling Company, turn left to the national highway. At Barangay Pawing before entering the Leyte Government Center, you will see …	MONUMENT OF THE FILIPINO SOLDIER – A tribute to the Filipino World War II veterans who offered their supreme sacrifice for the sake of freedom and democracy.
16	Turn left to … Then straight to …	LEYTE GOVERNMENT CENTER – A 130-hectare lot for all national government agencies. LEYTE LANDING MEMORIAL – At Red Beach, Candahug, Palo, the bronze statues 1.5 times larger than life-size depict the actual Leyte Landing of General Douglas MacArthur and his Allied Forces on October 20, 1944. Nearby is the 50th LEYTE LANDING COMMEMORATIVE ROCK GARDEN.
17	Adjacent to the memorial is …	MACARTHUR PARK BEACH RESORT – Enjoy viewing the enlarged authentic photos of Gen. MacArthur during the Liberation of Leyte and the panoramic view of the Leyte Gulf.
18	Continue to the town proper of Palo going westward, you will see…	PALO METROPOLITAN CATHEDRAL – Rebuilt after the Liberation and was used as an evacuation hospital of the US Armed Forces. It was erected as a mission chapel in 1596. The 17th century altar is gold plated.
19	Still at Palo and just 200 meters away from the Cathedral are the …	LA PURISIMA SHRINE – An old image of Mary dating back to Spanish times on a hillside niche at the foot of the old bridge. HILL 522 – A battle area during World War II. The fight on this hill caused the loss of many American and Japanese lives.
20	Back to Tacloban City, along Real Street, to your left is the … Adjacent to the Shrine and Museum is the …	STO NIÑO SHRINE and HERITAGE MUSEUM – Enjoy viewing priceless art objects. PEOPLE’S CENTER AND LIBRARY – Enjoy viewing the 83 ethnic tribe dioramas, historical documents, collection of books on the humanities.
21	On Real Street, turn left to Avenida Veteranos, then turn right passing Rizal Avanue to shop for souvenirs and delicacies.	DOWNTOWN TACLOBAN CITY