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===Landmarks and places of interest=== To stimulate local tourism, the [[Puerto Rico Tourism Company]] launched the ''Voy Turistiendo'' ("I'm Touring") campaign, with a passport book and website. The Fajardo page lists {{lang|es|Reserva Natural de Las Cabezas de San Juan}}, {{lang|es|Cayo Icacos}}, and {{lang|es|Hacienda Chocolat}}, as places of interest.<ref>{{cite book | title= Pasaporte: Voy Turisteando |publisher=Compañia de Turismo de Puerto Rico | year=2021| language=es}}</ref> [[File:Fajardo street.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Street scene near Fajardo plaza and square]] [[File:Reserva Natural Cabezas de San Juan en Puerto Rico.jpg|thumb|{{lang|es|Reserva Natural Cabezas de San Juan}}]] *[[Las Cabezas de San Juan Light]] House - One of the oldest lighthouses in Puerto Rico. Only one used for nautical reasons in the entire island. *[[Laguna Grande (Fajardo, Puerto Rico)|Laguna Grande]] - One of the few [[bioluminescence|Bioluminescent]] bays in the world that glow and offers night kayaking tours all year round.<ref name="USGS_Laguna_Grande">{{cite web |last1=Soler-López |first1=Luis R. |title=Laguna Grande Limnology |url=https://pr.water.usgs.gov/projects/laguna-grande-limnology/ |website=USGS Caribbean Water Projects |access-date=23 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190223184744/https://pr.water.usgs.gov/projects/laguna-grande-limnology/ |archive-date=23 February 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[Puerto del Rey Marina]] - Biggest marina in the Caribbean. *[[United States Customs House (Fajardo, Puerto Rico)|U.S. Customs House]] - Constructed in 1930 still in use by the U.S. Customs & Border Protection. *[[Catedral Santiago Apóstol (Fajardo, Puerto Rico)|Santiago Apostol Cathedral]] *[[El Conquistador Resort]] - An historic 700+ room resort and convention center with its own private island (Palomino Island), water park (El Coqui Water Park), and {{RailGauge|3ft10in}} [[Narrow-gauge railway|narrow-gauge]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Trams of the World 2017|url=http://blickpunktstrab.net/wordpress2/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/tramsderwelt2017.pdf|publisher=Blickpunkt Straßenbahn|date=January 24, 2017|access-date=February 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216202427/http://blickpunktstrab.net/wordpress2/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/tramsderwelt2017.pdf|archive-date=February 16, 2017}}</ref> [[funicular]] railway connecting its main hotel building with its marina. It was closed in 2017 after [[Hurricane Maria]], and was reopened in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.panoramio.com/photo/51884353 |title=Image of the El Conquistador Resort funicular |access-date=2017-11-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217062716/http://www.panoramio.com/photo/51884353 |archive-date=2017-02-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref> *Seven Seas Beach - Classified Blue Flag for its sanitary health guarantees.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}} *[[Las Cabezas de San Juan (Puerto Rico)|Las Cabezas de San Juan Nature Reserve]] - Home to [[mangrove]]s and to the [[Cape San Juan Light|lighthouse]].<ref name="USGS_Laguna_Grande" /> *[[Port of Fajardo|Fajardo Port]] - Used by locals and tourists to visit the island municipalities of [[Vieques, Puerto Rico|Vieques]] and [[Culebra, Puerto Rico|Culebra]]. *The main town square - A colonial-style town square in the [[Fajardo barrio-pueblo|downtown]]. *Old Fajardo Sugar Cane Refinery *Isleta Marina *[[Las Croabas Nature Reserve]] *Bioluminescent Bay Fajardo<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.biobayfajardo.com/ |title=Bioluminescent Bay Fajardo, Puerto Rico |publisher=Biobayfajardo.com |date= |accessdate=2022-04-03 |archive-date=March 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307123626/http://www.biobayfajardo.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *Las Croabas Recreational Park *Hipolito Robles Sports Complex *Icacos, [[Isla Palominos (Puerto Rico)|Palomino]] and Palominito Cays (islets) [[File:Aerial view of El Conquistador Resort and Harbor.JPG|thumb|center|500px|Aerial view of El Conquistador Resort and Harbor]]
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