Rizal Park
Get away from it all and take a stroll in Rizal park. The park is a meeting place for the whole city, with Sundays being particularly popular days for a stroll and an ice cream. The Rizal Memorial is situated at the end of the park, and the place where Rizal was executed late in the 19th century is not too far away. This site is marked by a series of statues, depicting Rizal before the execution squad. The hero's remains lie within the cornerstone of the memorial, where a lightshow centering on the story is shown every evening. The park end at Taft Avenue has a huge pond with a three-dimensional map of the country. The map can be seen in its entirety from the 3-metre (10-foot)-high viewing platform. The park also contains a Japanese and Chinese garden, planetarium, fountains, roller-skating circuit and amusement park for children.