Museums of Gran Canaria
- Casa de Colón (Las Palmas – Vegueta)
- Type: historical museum
- Theme: Christopher Columbus and the routes to the Americas
- Curiosity: possible stop of Columbus on his first voyage
- Area: historic Vegueta district
- Museo Canario (Las Palmas – Vegueta)
- Type: archaeological museum
- Theme: aboriginal and pre-Hispanic culture
- What to see: skulls, mummies, ancient tools
- CAAM – Atlantic Center of Modern Art (Las Palmas – Vegueta)
- Type: contemporary art museum
- Entrance: free
- Exhibitions: African, Caribbean, European art
- Elder Museum of Science and Technology (Las Palmas – Santa Catalina)
- Type: interactive museum
- Suitable for: children and families
- Activities: experiments, virtual reality, planetarium
- Cueva Pintada (Gáldar)
- Type: archaeological site and museum
- Theme: Guanche rock paintings
- Visit: guided, walkway route
- Martín Chirino Foundation (Castillo de La Luz – Las Palmas)
- Type: museum/sculpture
- Artist: Martín Chirino
- Space: housed in a restored historic fortress
- Pérez Galdós House Museum (Las Palmas – Triana)
- Type: house museum
- Writer: Benito Pérez Galdós
- Curiosity: one of the greatest 19th-century Spanish novelists
- Museo de la Rama (Agaete)
- Type: ethnographic museum
- Theme: “Fiesta de La Rama” and local traditions
- Cenobio de Valerón (Santa María de Guía)
- Type: aboriginal archaeological site
- What to see: over 300 caves and cavities carved in the rock
- Curiosity: collective granary of the Guanches
- Visit: easy walk on walkways
Churches and Cathedrals
- Santa Ana Cathedral (Las Palmas – Vegueta)
- Type: main cathedral of the island
- Style: Gothic, Renaissance, and Neoclassical
- What to see: chapels, sacred museum, panoramic tower
- Area: Plaza de Santa Ana
- Basilica of Our Lady of the Pine (Teror)
- Type: basilica
- What to see: the image of the Virgen del Pino
- Curiosity: patron saint of the island, feast on September 8
- Area: historic center of Teror
- Church of Saint John the Baptist (Arucas)
- Type: monumental church
- Style: Neo-Gothic, volcanic stone
- What to see: stained glass, bell tower
- Distance: 15–20 minutes from Las Palmas
Main Theatres
- Pérez Galdós Theatre (Las Palmas – Vegueta)
- Type: main historic theatre of the island
- Events: opera, classical music, theatre
- Visit: possible with a guide
- Curiosity: dedicated to the famous Canarian writer
- Cuyás Theatre (Las Palmas – Triana)
- Type: modern theatre
- Program: dance, prose, cinema, festivals
- Area: near Parque San Telmo
- Alfredo Kraus Auditorium (Las Palmas – Las Canteras)
- Type: seaside auditorium
- Events: concerts, festivals, jazz, symphonic
- Curiosity: dedicated to tenor Alfredo Kraus
- View: spectacular ocean view