Djoumbala

Port-au-Prince & Around


A large and popular open-air club, leaning heavily on compas, with regular live bands.


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Nearby Port-au-Prince & Around attractions

1. Parc Historique de la Canne à Sucre

2.84 MILES

At the outbreak of the Haitian Revolution, the Plaine du Cul-de-Sac was one of the richest parts of St-Domingue. Little remains of this period, but one…

2. Maison Dufort

3.72 MILES

This recently restored gingerbread home is the first of its kind to be not only preserved by a nonprofit, but also opened to the public. The creamy-yellow…

3. Fort Jacques

3.75 MILES

Fort Jacques was erected during the burst of fort-building following independence in 1804. It was built by Alexandre Pétion and named after Jean-Jacques…

4. Musée du Panthéon National

4.28 MILES

This modern, mostly subterranean history museum, set below gardens, hosts a permanent exhibition chronicling Haiti’s history, from the Taínos and slavery…

5. Champs de Mars

4.33 MILES

A series of parks split by wide boulevards that collectively make up the Place des Héros de l'Indépendence, with the former site of the demolished Palais…

6. Museum of the People

4.35 MILES

This small jumble of a museum attached to the mission is worth a stop on your way up to Kenscoff. There are taxidermied specimens of Haitian fauna …

7. Grand Rue Artists

4.86 MILES

While most of Haiti’s artists are represented in the rarefied air of Pétionville’s galleries, a collective of sculptors and installation artists produces…

8. Marché de Fer

4.87 MILES

Several of Haiti’s cities have iron markets, but Port-au-Prince’s is the original and the best. Constructed in 1889, the exuberant red-metal structure…