What to do in Marikina

Date of Travel: 31 August 2013

I basically spend half of my weeks in Marikina and although I rarely go around, I have been to a lot of places that even real residents have never heard of. I've been wanting to make a food map about it but until then, I'll just write it all down here.

1. Interact with science for less at the Philippine Science Centrum.

This place is the "original Mind Museum", as I want to call it. It has similar exhibits as its BGC version but located in a smaller and simple space. As all museums, it is great for school field trips although adults could also definitely enjoy themselves here.

Location: E-com Bldg., Riverbanks Center

Admission Fee*:  Adult                               P120

                          Student

                                Private School           P120

                                Public School            P95

                          Children below 2y/o        FREE

                          Teacher with ID              FREE

                          Senior Citizen with ID     50% off on regular

Exhibit Hours: Mon - Sat 8am to 5pm

* Maximum of 1.5 hours per visit. Additional P60 for every hour thereafter. Reservation is required for group of 30 persons or more.

Check out their solar system mock-up

2. Visit the World's Largest Pair of Shoes*

Being the shoe capital of a country where anything is made super-sized just for heck of it, Marikina houses the world's largest pair of shoes, size 753 to be exact. I don't know how many feet could fit into that thing but it's amazing that the pair is still and intact and well-maintained (it was made in 2002).

Unfortunately, its record has recently been snatched by Hong Kong 

"There was an old woman who lived in a shoe"
This must be that shoe

Location: Riverbanks Mall
Admission Fee: Free
Exhibit Hours: Mall hours
* Unfortunately, as of 12 April 2013, the record was transferred to Hong Kong for making a 6.40m shoe, according to http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records-1000/largest-shoe/.

3. Pass time at the Marikina Riverbanks

Although the Marikina River is known to overflow at least once every year, its banks is still one of the best places in Marikina to hang out and see some greens. On one side of the riverbanks  is a big amphitheater where people either sit on the grass or at the steps.

The amphitheater