Places to visit:

The Malecón (oceanside walk) from the Rosita Hotel south to the Rio Cuale. Right at the beginning there is a fishmonger, right on the beach, where in the morning you can buy fish right off the boat!
On the way to the main Plaza, you’ll see many sculptures, there’s a free, two hour, weekly walking tour for this, see Weekly Events.
At the Plaza the City Hall is on one side and the Our Lady of Guadalupe Church one block inland.
There’s also a historical building one the corner of Juarez and Iturbide, which was the first theatre in Puerto Vallarta, The Saucedo Theatre was built in 1922 and there’s a plaque on the Iturbide side wall.

If you can handle a lot of steps, there’s another three, north – south streets, inland, but up the hill.

The Cross on the hill behind Downtown.

We have a friend, Sylvie, who takes groups up these streets to the Cross that sits up on the ridge behind downtown, sharing it with the TV antennas, not for the faint of heart, but a terrific excursion. See Here

Across from the Plaza, you will see the Arches to the rear of the Aquiles Serdan Amphitheater, where there are many different performances in the evenings.

On the south side of the Amphitheater is our Naval Museum, with a lot of ship models and the history of the navy in Mexico and a nice coffee shop.

The island in the Rio Cuale, is a great place to stroll, between the two bridges are many vendor stands selling the same sort of articles that are sold in the Flea Market, but in the open air.
On the beach side across from Oscar’s Restaurant there’s a Museum of Anthropology, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. & 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Upstream from the Insurgentes bridge the island is landscaped with many plants and trees, plus the famous statue of John Huston. At the eastern tip is our Cultural Center, which hosts plays and concerts, surrounded by many teaching workshops, for art and music.