The following is a list of tourist attractions in Jakarta. Actually a lot of tourist attractions in Jakarta, such as shopping tours, culinary tours and so forth. But because there are so many, we can only contain a few. If you have vacation to Jakarta, try to visit some tourist attractions in the following list:
• Ragunan Zoo
• Monas or National Monument
• Elephant Museum
• TMII (Indonesian Miniature Park)
• Ancol
• Museum Fatahillah
• Puppet Museum
• Thousand Islands
• Textile Museum
• Museum Youth Pledge
• Maritime Museum
• Building Joang 45
• Museum Bank Mandiri
• Museum Bank Indonesia
• Building Mohammad Hoesni Thamri
• Museum of Fine Arts and Ceramics
• Museum Park Inscription
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Ragunan Zoo
Ragunan Zoo is located in the area Ragunan, Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta, Indonesia. An area of 140 hectare zoo was founded in 1864. Inside, there are various collections consisting of 295 species and 4040 specimens.

Monas or National Monument

Monas or National Monument or Tugu Monas is a monument as high as 132 meters (433 feet) which was established to commemorate the resistance and the Indonesian people’s struggle for independence from the Dutch East Indies colonial administration. The monument is crowned with flames of gold-coated sheet which symbolizes the spirit of struggle burning. The National Monument is located right in the middle of Medan Merdeka Square, Central Jakarta. The monument and museum is open every day starting at 08:00 to 15:00 Western Indonesia Time. On Monday last week of every month is closed to the public.

Elephant Museum

National Museum of the Republic of Indonesia or the Elephant Museum, is a museum located in central Jakarta, and precisely at Jalan Merdeka Barat 12 [2]. Museum Gajah many of collecting ancient artifacts from around the archipelago. Among others included are collections of ancient statues, inscriptions, objects and other antique handicraft items. The collection is categorized into ethnography, bronze, prehistoric, ceramics, textiles, numismatic, historical relics, and precious objects.

Taman Mini Indonesia Indah or Indonesian Miniature Park

Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (Taman Mini) is a region of cultural theme park in East Jakarta Indonesia. This park is a summary of the national culture of Indonesia, covering various aspects of daily life of people 26 provinces of Indonesia (in 1975) is displayed in the pavilion area of traditional architecture, seta display various clothing, dances and traditions of the area. In addition, in the middle of a lake there TMII miniature depicting the Indonesian archipelago in the middle, a cable car, various museums, and the IMAX Theatre and Theatre Golden Apple Snails my homeland), a variety of recreational facilities makes TMIII as one of the leading tourist areas in the capital city.

Ancol Dream Park

This tourist attraction located in North Jakarta. Many various attractions located in Ancol, among others:
1. Beaches and amusement park rides Ancol is offering freshness beach atmosphere for all circles and age. Beaches and Parks has 5 beach (Beach Festival, Beautiful, Elegant, Ria and Carnival Beach Club) and Dream Lake, along about 5 km, with a promenade along the 4 km.

2. Ancol Fantasy World, which opened to the public on August 29, 1986, and popular as Dufan, is the first theme park developed by Ancol. Dufan is the largest outdoor entertainment center in Indonesia that pamper visitors with Fantasy Around the World, through a variety of content rides high-tech games, which is divided into eight areas, namely: Indonesia, Jakarta, Asia, Europe, America, Greece, Tale and Ballad Apes.

3. Atlantis Water Adventure (AWA) is a second theme park developed by Ancol and stands on an area of 5 hectares. AWA is the result of the revitalization of Park Recreation Centre Ancol Air Arena which will give visitors an adventure tour with 8 pools of water main, that is: Poseidon, Antilles, Atlas Plaza, Aquarius, Octopus, Atlantean, and Kiddy Pool.

4. Venues Samudra Ancol (“Ocean”) is the third theme park developed by Ancol. Ocean is an edutainment theme park nuanced nature conservation which gives to the visitor experience to know better and loving creatures, including dolphins, white whales, seals, etc.

5. Sea World is the first underwater aquarium and the only one in Indonesia, with an area of 2 hectares (managed by the BOT format).

6. Mermaid Cottages Lodging Ancol beach cottages form a unique style with 133 rooms has a variety of special facilities, such as: function room, conference room and the location of the beach party. Mermaid also offers sports facilities such as swimming pool, table tennis, bicycles, tennis courts, beach volleyball and lapanan. Architectural artistic Mermaid Ancol posmo thick with style and romance blend of East Indonesia, arranged in harmony with the coastal environment to create an atmosphere of tasteful and exotic.

7. Shades of the Padang Golf Ancol beach in the middle of the tourist area which has 18 holes with a unique design field. Strategically located and easily accessible from all corners of Jakarta.

8. Marina Pier cruise ship (speed boat and yacht) cosmopolitan style of the first and most comprehensive in Indonesia, designed to berth cruise ships of various sizes. Marina also serves as a center for sea sports, water skiing, wind surfing, diving, sailing, and harbor cruises to get to the Thousand Islands. Marina is equipped with fasilitias dock, marine bands, gas stations, loading and unloading docks, travel agents and nautical sports.

9. Ancol Art Market – a center of arts and crafts activities that provide inspiration and insight for art lovers and collectors. Art market is a tangible concern for the survival Ancol talented artists. Art Market is also equipped with Gallery Exhibition (North Art Space / NAS), Souvenir Shop, Plaza and Stage Performing Arts.

10. Ancol An Angel Island to the middle island in the Thousand Islands that can be reached within 20 minutes from the Marina. Angel Island has 49 cottages comprising of 23 units of deluxe type, 20 types of family units, three units of the type of family suite, and 3 types of suites and units have sports facilities, two multi-purpose hall, restaurant, bar and souvenir shop. A unique attraction, which rides along swim with dolphins (swimming with the dolphin), can be enjoyed at Angel Island.

11. Hailai Executive – Club Hailai an international executive club equipped with a restaurant that provides a 3,000-seat, sports facilities and entertainment. Hailai managed by PT Philindo Sporting Amusement and Tourism Corporation in collaboration with PT Sarana Ria.

12. Hanging Train Gondola (Sky lift) is a cable car linking the tourist attractions to one another in Ancol area which extends along approximately 2.4 miles from Beach Festival to AWA parking area. Gondola gondola Ancol has 37 units with a capacity of six people per gondola and three station stops. Ancol Gondola is a business unit in cooperation with PT Ancol Karsa Surya Indonesia (KSI). Bowling bowling sports facilities of international standard with 60 tracks.

Fatahillah Museum

Fatahillah Museum, also known as the Jakarta History Museum or the Museum of Batavia is a museum located at Jalan Taman Fatahillah No. 2, West Jakarta with area of more than 1,300 square meters. Objects that can be found in this museum, among others, the history of Jakarta, replicas and relics of the Tarumanegara Pajajaran, the results of archaeological excavations in Jakarta, antique furniture from the 17th century to 19, which is a blend of European style, People’s Republic of China, and Indonesia. Also there are ceramics, pottery, and stone inscriptions. These collections are located in various spaces, such as Jakarta Prehistoric Space, Space Tarumanegara, White Rose Room, Room Fatahillah, Sultan Agung Room, and Room MH Thamrin.

There are also various collections of Betawi culture, numismatic, and rickshaws. Even now also placed statue of the god Hermes (according to Greek mythology, the god of luck and protection for the merchants) that had been located at the intersection of Harmony and cannon robust Si is considered to have magical powers. In addition, the Museum Fatahillah also a former dungeon that had been used in the Dutch colonial era.

Puppet Museum

Puppet Museum is a museum located in the Great Northern Way Door No. 27, West Jakarta. Puppet Museum displaying various types and forms of puppets from all over Indonesia, both made of wood and leather and other materials. Puppets from abroad are also here, for example from the People’s Republic of China and Cambodia. Until now the Puppet Museum collecting more than 4,000 pieces of puppets, made up of leather puppets, puppet show, shadow boxes, shadow grass, coconut puppets, masks, dolls, puppets and gamelan beber. Generally dolls collected in this museum are the dolls that originated in Europe although there are also derived from some non-European countries such as Thailand, Suriname, China, Vietnam, India and Colombia.

Thousand Islands

Thousand Islands District Administration is an administrative district in the City of Jakarta, Indonesia. Its territory includes the islands in the Bay of Jakarta. Thousand Islands Marine National Park set to become the Minister of Forestry Number 162/Kpts-II/1995 and no. 6310/Kpts-II/2002 managed by Hall of the Thousand Islands Marine National Park, Department of Forestry. The total area of 107,489 hectares with about 44 islands belonging to the national park. The islands are located in the Thousand Islands National Park is an ideal place for snorkeling, swimming, or diving. Thousand Islands has designated the island as the island nature reserves such as P. Hair and P. Onrust island designated as cultural heritage.

Textile Museum

Textile Museum occupies an old building at Jalan K.S. Tubun / Petamburan No. 4 Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta. The building itself was originally the private home of a French citizen who was built in the 19th century. Subsequently purchased by the Turkish consul named Abdul Aziz Al Katiri Almussawi who settled in Indonesia. Subsequently in 1942 was sold to Dr. Karel Christian Cruq.

Youth Pledge Museum

Youth Pledge Museum is a museum of history of the struggle for independence of the Republic of Indonesia is located at Jalan Raya No. Kramat. 106, Central Jakarta and is managed by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism Republic of Indonesia. The museum was opened to the public, every Tuesday through Friday from 08:00 until 15:00 pm. For Saturday and Sunday open from at 08:00 to 14:00 pm. While every Mondays and national holidays, the museum is closed to the public.This museum has a collection of photographs and objects relating to the history of the Youth Pledge of 1928, as well as the activities of the national movement of youth in Indonesia. Youth Pledge museum was founded by the Decree of the Governor of Jakarta in 1972 and became the object of national cultural heritage.

Maritime Museum

Maritime Museum is a museum that holds collections relating to maritime and kenelayanan nation of Indonesia from Sabang to Merauke, located across from the Port of Sunda Kelapa. Museum is one of eight museums that are under the supervision of the Department of Culture Provincial Museum Colorado.

styles and decoration, to the time of the VOC ship. There are also a variety of models and miniatures of modern ships and shipping activities supporting tools. Also the equipment used by sailors in the past such as navigational tools, anchors, binoculars, a model lighthouse and cannon.

Joang 45 House Museum

Joang House Museum or Joang ’45 is one of the museums in Jakarta. Currently management is implemented by the Department of Culture and the Museum of Jakarta. The museum is located at Jalan Menteng Raya 31, Kebon Sirih Village, Menteng District, Central Jakarta. The museum was inaugurated in 1974 by President Soeharto, after being renovated.

This can be seen in the museum traces the struggle of independence of Indonesia with a collection of relics fighters Indonesia. Among these are the official car of President and Vice President First known as the car REP 1 and REP 2, and Car Bombing Incident in Cikini. In addition there is also a collection of photographs documenting and paintings depicting the struggle around the year 1945-1950′s. Some figures appear also in the form of struggle statues chest.

Mandiri Bank Museum

Mandiri Bank Museum located on Jl. No. Field Station. 1, West Jakarta and is one part of the cultural heritage in the Old City of Jakarta. The museum collection consists of various collections related to banking activities “old days” and its development, a collection owned banks from operating equipment, securities, currencies ancient (numismatic), brandkast, and others.

Collection of operational equipment bank “old days” is unique, among others, lockbox, mechanical cash register, calculator, bookkeeping machines, printing machines, press tools bundle, seal press, safe deposit boxes and various securities such as deposit, deposit sertikat , checks, bonds, and stocks. In addition, the ornamentation of buildings, interiors and furniture Musuem is pristine as when it was founded.

Indonesia Bank Museum

Indonesia Bank Museum is a museum in Jakarta, Indonesia, located on Jl. Great Northern Door # 3, West Jakarta (front of the station Beos City), with buildings occupying an area of the former City Bank Indonesia which is the heritage legacy of De Javasche Bank homage to neo-classical style, combined with local influence, and the first built in 1828 .

This museum presents the information of Bank Indonesia’s role in nation’s history that began before the arrival of the west of the archipelago until the formation of Bank Indonesia in 1953 and the policies of Bank Indonesia, including also the background and impact of Bank Indonesia policy for the community until 2005. Presentation is packaged in such a way by utilizing modern technology and multi media, such as electronic displays, static panels, plasma televisions, and dioramas thereby creating the convenience of visitors enjoy the Museum of Bank Indonesia. In addition there is also a fact and a collection of historic objects in the period before the formation of Bank Indonesia, as in the kingdoms of the archipelago, which include money numismatic collection is also attractively displayed.

Mohammad Hoesni Thamrin Building

Mohammad Hoesni Thamrin Building is a museum of the history of the struggle for independence of the Republic of Indonesia is located at Jalan Kenari II Avg. 15, Central Jakarta. This museum has a collection of photo reproduction, radio and belongings, as well as the literature on gait struggle Mohammad Hoesni Indonesia Thamrin in the national movement.

Muhammad Hoesni Tabri Thamrin Thamrin district officer is the son who had worked in the office kepatihan Batavia and became member of the Volksraad (People’s Council). Because the struggle to defend the people, he was arrested by the Dutch government and under house arrest until his death on January 11, 1941.

Fine Arts and Ceramic Museum

Fine Arts and Ceramics Museum is located at No 2 Jalan Pos Kota, West Jakarta municipality, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia. Museum is located exactly opposite the Jakarta History Museum is displaying a local ceramics from various regions in the country, from the kingdom of Majapahit era 14th century, and from various countries around the world.

Inscription Museum

Inscription Museum is a museum of cultural relics of the Dutch colonial located at Jalan Tanah Abang No. 1, Central Jakarta. This museum has a collection of ancient stone inscriptions as well as miniature tombs typical of the 27 provinces in Indonesia, along with a collection of antique hearse. Museum of 1.2 ha is a living museum featuring the artwork from the past about the sophistication of the sculptor, sculptors, calligraphers and writers together.

In this museum collected a variety of inscriptions from the Dutch era and earlier as well as the tomb of several prominent Dutch, English and Indonesia or the Dutch East Indies as:

• A.V. Michiels (Dutch military leader in the war Buleleng)
• Dr. H.F. Roll (Founder STOVIA or the Medical School at the time of Dutch occupation)
• J.H.R. Kohler (Dutch military leader on the war in Aceh)
• Olivia Marianne Raffles (wife of Thomas Stamford Raffles, the former governor of the Dutch
East Indies and Singapore)
• Kapitan Jas, his tomb is believed some people can give fertility, safety, prosperity and happiness.
• Miss Riboet, opera character in the 1930′s
• Soe Hok Gie, a student activist movement in the 1960′s

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