LEYTE PROVINCIAL CAPITOL
Location: Cor. Sen. Enage Street and Magsaysay Boulevard, Tacloban City.
Description: Built in 1907, it is the seat of the provincial government of Leyte.

Attraction: Historic viewing of murals depicting the First Christian Mass in the Orient and Gen.Douglas MacArthur's landing; became the seat of the Commonwealth Government of the Philippines when President Sergio Osmena, Sr. came in 1944 with the WW II Liberation Forces.

CAP BUILDING (formerly PRICE MANSION)
Location: Justice Romualdez, St., Tacloban City
Description: An example of the American colonial home built in 1900.

Attraction: Sturdy mansion where General MacArthur put up his official headquarters and residence during the liberation of the Philippines in 1944.

REDONA RESIDENCE
Location: T. Claudio Street, Tacloban City
Description: Official residence of President Osmena, Sr. when he came with the Liberation Forces in October 1944 until the Philippine Commonwealth was re-established in Manila.

GEN. DOUGLAS MACARTHUR LANDING MEMORIAL
Location: Red Beach, Palo, Leyte; can be reached by public transport or private vehicle.
Facilities: Spacious parking space; garden with a variety of Philippine flowers and shrubs; beautiful landscaping.

Attraction: Monument marking the spot where General MacArthur landed with the Liberation Forces; lagoon where the statues of the liberators stand 1.5 times bigger than lifesize; beautiful beach; Leyte Gulf and Samar Island; 50th Leyte Landing Anniversary Commemorative Rock Garden of Peace.

HILL 522
Location: Palo, Leyte 12 kms. from Tacloban City, plus trekking 522 ft. up.
Facilities: Clearing site for camporals, picnics and healthful climbing

Attraction: Commonly called Guinhangdan Hill, was the entrance to the first liberated town of Palo in 1944 after having been heavily bombarded to destroy the garrisons built by the Japanese artillery units; foxholes built by the Japanese still exist; memorial marker built by Mie Prefecture.

HILL 120 ( more info )
Location: Dulag, Leyte, 34 kms. from Tacloban City.
Facilities: Landscaped garden with tropical flowers and shrubs; benches, concrete tables with canopy;  restroom, open-air stage where memorial programs are held.

Attraction: Hill where the first American flag was raised by the Liberation Forces of the U.S. Army on October 20, 1944 after the Fall of Bataan; Catmon Hill and battle sites of Leyte Valley; panoramic view of Leyte Gulf and surrounding coastal towns.

BATTLE OF BALUARTE MARKER
Location: Baluarte, Brgy. Minuhang, Barugo, Leyte; 52 kms. from Tacloban City
Facilities: Spacious parking space; fresh young coconuts available by arrangement; fisherman's village

Attraction: Site of the historic battle between Filipino guerillas and Japanese Imperial  Forces at dawn of August 24,1944; significant because there was no Filipino casualty while all the Japanese except one were killed in the encounter.

HILONGOS BELL TOWER
Location: Hilongos, Leyte

Attraction: Highest existing bell tower built during the Spanish era; historic viewing  of Spanish fort / marker at churchyard.

JAPANESE WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY
Location: Brgy. San Diego, Burauen, Leyte; 52 kms. from Tacloban City.
Facilities: Remnants of airfield built by the Japanese soldiers during World War II; flower garden where the Japanese visitors offer gifts and prayer for their dead.

Attraction: Site of one of the fiercest battles fought in Leyte for the liberation; Japanese cemetery frequently visited by memorial tour groups.

BUGA-BUGA HILLS
Location: Villaba, Leyte; 125 kms. from Tacloban City.

Attraction: Mountain stronghold of General Suzuki where thousands of Japanese soldiers died defending the area and hundreds of American lives were sacrificed in the assault to capture this hill during World War II; frequented by big Japanese memorial tour groups and bone hunting expedition and object of pilgrimage by domestic and foreign tourists.

PHILIPPINE-JAPAN PEACE MEMORIAL
Location: Carlota Hills, Ormoc City; 109 kms. from Tacloban City.

Attraction: An impressive memorial marker put up by Nagoya and Gifu Prefectures; one of the city's picturesque hills overlooking Ormoc Bay.

BOY SCOUT MONUMENT
Location: Rotunda at Fatima Village, Tacloban City

Attraction: The First Boy Scout monument in the world in human form erected in 1941.

MONUMENT OF THE FILIPINO SOLDIER
Location: Rotunda at Brgy. Pawing, Palo, Leyte.

Attraction: A tribute to the Filipino World War II soldiers and veterans who offered their supreme sacrifice for the sake of freedom.

PALO METROPOLITAN CATHEDRAL
Location: Palo, Leyte; 12 kms. from Tacloban City.
Description: Converted into an evacuation hospital of the Allied Forces of Liberation and refuge of civilians during World War II. Founded in 1596 by Augustinian friars; view of the famous Hill 522 overlooking Palo.

Attraction: Catholic church; landscaped grounds; gold-plated altar and stations of the cross carved by local artist.

BREAKNECK RIDGE
Location: Brgy. Limon, Capoocan, Leyte; 72 kms. from Tacloban City.

Attraction: Site of one of the bloodiest battles during the liberation of the Philippines; scenic viewing of the battle areas, nearby hills and valleys; now a busy junction with street vendors, sari-sari stores and eateries serving native  food.

DIO MAINLAND RESORT
Location: Brgy. San Jose, 7 kms. from Tacloban City.
Facilities: Native cottages, native beach kiosks, function facilities, swimming pool, spacious parking area, restaurant, ground sports facilities.

Attraction: Commonly called Baluarte San Jose where remnants of World War II Japanese pill boxes and a cannon still exist and preserved for viewing; panoramic view of Leyte Gulf and Samar Island.

TACLOBAN CITY HALL
Location: Atop Kanhuraw Hill.
Facilities: Landscaped garden with concrete tables and chairs; canteen; function hall; tourism office.

Attraction: Seat of the City Government of Tacloban since June 12, 1952; overview of Tacloban City, Cancabato Bay, San Pedro Bay, San Juanico Strait, Cataisan Point and Samar Island; surrounding Philippine-Japanese peace memorial markers.