12 Places to Visit in Jakarta + Things To Do for First-Timers

1. Monas Tower (National Monument)

Monas Tower (National Monument) at Merdeka Square, in Jakarta, Indonesia

Old Batavia (Jakarta Old Town or Kota Tua)

2. Jakarta History Museum (Fatahilah Museum)

Jakarta History Museum (Fatahilah Museum) in Old Batavia (Kota Tua), Jakarta, Indonesia

3. Puppet Museum (Wayang Museum)

Puppet Museum (Wayang Museum) at Fatahilla Square in Old Batavia (Kota Tua), Jakarta, Indonesia

4. Jakarta Maritime Museum

Maritime Museum in Kota Tua (Batavia Old Town), Jakarta, Indonesia

Maritime Museum in Kota Tua (Batavia Old Town), Jakarta, Indonesia

Maritime Museum in Kota Tua (Batavia Old Town), Jakarta, Indonesia

5. Jakarta Old Town Walking Tour

Toko Merah (Dutch-colonial house) in Old Batavia (Kota Tua), Jakarta, Indonesia

Jembatan Kota Intan (Dutch-colonial drawbridge) in Old Batavia (Kota Tua), Jakarta, Indonesia

Menara Syahbandar (Syahbandar Port Tower) in Old Batavia (Kota Tua), Jakarta, Indonesia

Kota Train Station in Old Batavia (Kota Tua), Jakarta, Indonesia

Dutch-colonial buildings in Old Batavia (Kota Tua), Jakarta, Indonesia

Dutch-colonial buildings in Old Batavia (Kota Tua), Jakarta, Indonesia

Dutch-colonial buildings in Old Batavia (Kota Tua), Jakarta, Indonesia

Cafe Batavia in Old Batavia (Kota Tua), Jakarta, Indonesia

6. National Museum of Indonesia

National Museum of Indonesia in Jakarta, Indonesia

7. Jakarta Cathedral

Jakarta Cathedral in Jakarta, Indonesia

Jakarta Cathedral in Jakarta, Indonesia

8. Istiqlal Mosque

Masjid Istiqlal (Independence Mosque), in Jakarta, Indonesia

9. Sunda Kelapa Port

Sunda Kelapa Port in Jakarta, Indonesia

10. Chinatown (Glodok)

Glodok (Chinatown) in Jakarta, Indonesia

11. Pasar Baru

Pasar Baru in Jakarta, Indonesia

12. Jakarta Shopping Malls

Grand Indonesia mall in Jakarta, Indonesia

Places to visit in Jakarta

Jakarta tourist spots, things to do in Jakarta, where to go in Jakarta & more.

Note: Destinations featured above are not listed by rank.

What places have you added to your bucketlist? Have you been to beautiful places in Jakarta that should be on this list? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments!

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