Landmark· Negros (Dumaguete)· Philippines
Silliman University and Marine Laboratory Museum
9° 18.8′ N · 123° 18.4′ E
The oldest American university in Asia (per Wikivoyage), whose campus fronts the boulevard. Its Marine Laboratory is where Dr Angel Alcala helped Apo Island's fishers create one of the first community marine sanctuaries in 1982, and its museum holds what Wikivoyage calls the world's second-largest whale-bone collection.
Practical
Position: Silliman University (Wikipedia). Silliman Hall (1902-03) is described as the oldest US-built structure still standing in the Philippines (Wikivoyage). The Marine Laboratory Museum is in Silliman Hall; the Anthropology Museum is nearby (9.3105N 123.3068E).
Best for
Context for Apo Island's conservation story
Nearby
- Bureau of Immigration Dumaguete0.3 NM away
- Dumaguete Laundry0.3 NM away
- Dumaguete LPG Cylinder Exchange (Petron Gasul)0.3 NM away
- Dumaguete Port Anchorage0.3 NM away
- Dumaguete Restaurants (Rizal Boulevard)0.3 NM away
- Port of Dumaguete and Coast Guard0.3 NM away
- Silliman University Medical Center (Dumaguete)0.3 NM away
- Buglasan and Sandurot Festivals (Dumaguete)0.4 NM away