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

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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- Jakarta
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Before you go: official information
Entry rules, visas and health requirements change. Confirm them with Indonesia’s official immigration authority or its embassy before you book and again before you travel.
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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
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
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
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
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
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


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.

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
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
Keep exploring
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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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