Puerto Rico

By Travelog Editorial Team · Updated August 9, 2026

Puerto Rico is live on Travelog with one city, San Juan, home to La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site, UNESCO World Heritage-listed in 1983. La Fortaleza has served as the governor's residence since the 1530s, the oldest executive seat in continuous use anywhere in the New World. The site's two great forts, Castillo San Felipe del Morro and Castillo San Cristóbal, cost $5 for a combined adult ticket.

The nearly 500-year continuity behind La Fortaleza's role as governor's residence, alongside the two great forts that defended it, is worth understanding before visiting, covered in full below.

  • San Juan $5 combined adult ticket for both forts. La Fortaleza has housed Puerto Rico's governor since the 1530s, the oldest executive seat in the New World.