Oranjestad
The capital has pastel-coloured gabled buildings which make Dutch heritage of Aruba obvious. Also here is Fort Zoutman, the oldest building on Aruba (1796), and home to the Aruba Historical Museum.

Beaches
White-sand beaches await. Hadicurari Beach is renowned for excellent snorkelling, Baby Beach's shallow waters are ideal for children and Palm Beach is right in front of the main hotel strip.

Chapel of Alto Vista
The Chapel of Alto Vista on the north coast boasts a 100-year-old hand-carved oak altar behind the bright yellow exterior.

Seroe Colorado
Seroe Colorado has a local iguana community and is also notable for its fine beaches.

Divi-divi trees
Aruba's unofficial trademark, the distinctive shape of the divi-divi trees (also known as watapanas) stretches out at alarming angles in a land of cactus in the Cunucu.

Cave art
Aruba's several systems of caves contain examples of cave drawings. Fontein was once used by the Arawak Indians, the original inhabitants of the island; the caves at Guadirikiri are a haven for bats; and Huliba Cave is nicknamed the 'tunnel of love'.

Hooiberg (Mount Haystack)
Hooiberg looms out of the flat landscape of the interior to the northwest of Santa Cruz. Walk up a series of several hundred steps to see across to Venezuela at the 165m (541ft) peak.

Santa Cruz
Spectacular boulders lie on the road north from Santa Cruz to Casibari and Ayo. They are the result of an unexplained geological catastrophe.

Southern coast
There are eerie salt pans along the southern coast.

Arikok National Park
The park covers one-fifth of the island's landmass and contains a multitude of plants and animals, including flamingos.

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