9. The Spanish Style Sardines Processing Center at the Dipolog School of Fisheries Food Products and the Demo Farm of the Department of Agriculture are both interesting stops as well. It can give a peek into the famous bottled sardines industry of Dipolog and the emerging vegetable enterprise of the city. 

10. Punto Del Desembarco de Rizal en Dapitan, the 10-foot shrine, marks the spot where Dr. Jose Rizal first set foot in Dapitan on July 17, 1892. 

11. St. James the Greater Church was where Rizal heard mass every Sunday during his exile. A marker by the entrance shows where Rizal stood during the service. It is said that as excommunicado by the Catholic Church, he is “excluded from the sacraments of the church,” and perhaps he wasn’t permitted to be part of the seated congregation, too. The original structure had galvanized iron walls and wooden floors. The present day Church is a product of several facelifts and reconstructions, with the swirling design of the orange and white-tiled dome ceiling as the building’s most notable feature. 

12. Fronting the St. James Church, within the Dapitan City Plaza, is the 900-sqm Relief Map of Mindanao designed by Rizal. It was created to beautify the town plaza and serve as a teaching tool in history and geography. According to the descendants of a Dapitanon with close relations to Rizal, he may have envisioned making the relief of a complete Philippine map, but tasks run aplenty in an active mind like Rizal’s. 

13. The 16-hectare Rizal Park and Shrine, the major historical landmark in Dapitan, stands on a property Rizal bought with money he won in a lottery. The property holds a museum (detailing his life and works), the replicas of his home, medical clinic, pupil’s dormitory and workshop, Rizal and Josephine Bracken’s heart-shaped Mi Retiro love rock, an aqueduct he and his pupils constructed, an amphitheater and the now-century old tree he planted. 

14. Balay Hamoy Museum is the most recent addition to Dapitan’s attractions. The 1893-built Balay Hamoy was a gift to Dapitanon newlyweds Don Mariano Balsamo Hamoy and Doña Maria Pilar Acaylar Sagario. Dr. Jose Rizal was a good friend of Don Mariano and a frequent guest in his house. 

Restored to its original state in 2020 preserving the 90% of the original wooden structure that used Narra, Tugas and Molave, it was opened to the public on July 25, 2022.  The upper floor functions as a museum containing artifacts and memorabilia of the former residents while the lower level, which was once a garage, is now an elegant dining hall that accommodates special dinner arrangements with a menu that contains Dr. Jose Rizal’s favorite local dishes. 

15. Glorious Fantasyland was "Fantasyland in Gloria de Dapitan" in the past. Along with name change, Dapitan’s famous theme park (Think: Universal Studios) has expanded its attractions to include the Parade of Lights, Lakbay Pinas (local version of “It’s a Small World” that features Philippines sites) and Snow World, among others. It’s more “gloriously” exciting!