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Indonesia’s biggest city: street food, museums and the old Kota Tua quarter.

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Jakarta, Indonesia at a glance

Jakarta is in Indonesia, Southeast Asia. People mainly speak Indonesian. The currency is the Indonesian Rupiah (IDR). VoyaKin maps 11 places to see here.

Indonesia’s biggest city: street food, museums and the old Kota Tua quarter.

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Capital
Jakarta
Region
Southeast Asia
Languages
Indonesian
Currency
Indonesian Rupiah (IDR)
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Places to see in and around Jakarta

Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

  • Taman Mini Indonesia Indah

    Taman Mini Indonesia Indah

    Culture · Jakarta

    Taman Mini Indonesia Indah is a culture-based recreational area located in East Jakarta, Indonesia. Since July 2021, it is operated by Injourney Destination Management, a subsidiary of the state-owned tourism holding company InJourney.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Chainwit (CC BY 4.0). Map

  • Jakarta Cathedral

    Jakarta Cathedral

    Religious · Jakarta

    Jakarta Cathedral is a Latin Catholic cathedral in Jakarta, Indonesia, which is also the seat of the Archbishop of Jakarta, currently Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo. Its official name is the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Chainwit (CC BY 4.0). Map

  • Istiqlal Mosque

    Istiqlal Mosque

    Religious · Jakarta

    Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia is the largest mosque in Southeast Asia and the ninth largest mosque in the world in terms of worshipper capacity. Built to commemorate Indonesian independence, this national mosque of Indonesia was named "Istiqlal", an Arabic word for "independence".

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Christophe95 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • National Monument

    National Monument

    Museum · Jakarta

    The National Monument is a 132 m (433 ft) obelisk in the centre of Merdeka Square, Central Jakarta. It is the national monument of the Republic of Indonesia, built to commemorate the struggle for Indonesian independence.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Chainwit (CC BY 4.0). Map

  • National Museum of Indonesia

    National Museum of Indonesia

    Museum · Jakarta

    The National Museum of Indonesia is an archeological, historical, ethnological, and geographical museum located in Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat, Central Jakarta, right on the west side of Merdeka Square.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: SilviaMamas (CC0). Map

  • Jakarta History Museum

    Jakarta History Museum

    Museum · Jakarta

    The Jakarta History Museum, also known as Fatahillah Museum or Batavia Museum, is located in the Old Town of Jakarta, Indonesia. The building was built in 1710 as the Stadhuis of Batavia.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Chainwit (CC BY 4.0). Map

  • Selamat Datang Monument

    Selamat Datang Monument

    Memorial · Jakarta

    The Selamat Datang Monument, also known as Monumen Bundaran HI or Monumen Bunderan HI, is a monument located in Central Jakarta, Indonesia, located at the centre of the Bundaran Hotel Indonesia traffic circle.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Kaliper1 (CC0). Map

  • Maritime Museum

    Maritime Museum

    Museum · Jakarta

    The Maritime Museum is located in the old Sunda Kelapa harbor area in Penjaringan Administrative Village, Penjaringan Subdistrict, Jakarta, Indonesia. The museum was inaugurated inside the former Dutch East India Company warehouses.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Haryo Sutanto (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Wayang Museum

    Wayang Museum

    Museum · Jakarta

    The Wayang Museum is a museum dedicated to Javan wayang puppetry. The museum is located in Kota Tua, Jakarta, Indonesia. It is one of several museums and galleries facing Fatahillah Square, which include the Jakarta History Museum, Fine Art and Ceramic Museum, and Kota Post Office art gallery.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Chainwit (CC BY 4.0). Map

  • Kota Tua Jakarta

    Town · Jakarta

    Kota Tua Jakarta, officially known as Kota Tua, is a neighbourhood comprising the original downtown area of Jakarta, Indonesia. It is also known as Oud Batavia, Benedenstad, or Kota Lama.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara

    Culture · Jakarta

    The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara is an art museum at Kebon Jeruk in Jakarta, Indonesia.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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Last updated November 12, 2026. Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons, OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Partner offers below are separate from this guide and never change what’s written here.

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