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• Baganan Falls

• Lake Buluan also straddles the town.

• The sprawling ARMM Complex, at Brgy. Rosary Heights 7, has a blend of modern and Muslim architecture.  The complex houses almost all regional offices of Region XII and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), the Sharif Kabunsuan Cultural Center and the Regional Museum and Library.   
• The City Hall, located in front of the plaza (intersection of Almonte, Magallanes and Makakua Sts. and Datu Odin Sinsuat Ave., Brgy. Poblacion, is a century-old structure that showcases a unique  architectural design depicting Muslim art.
• The Old Provincial Capitol, at Brgy. Poblacion 1, has a vintage relief map hanging on one side of the wall.
• The 33-m. high P.C. Hill (also called Tawantawan Hill), at Brgy. Poblacion I, has an old Spanish fort and now houses the Cotabato City Internal Defence Command.  It has a panoramic view of the city and the Rio Grande de Mindanao.  Also used as a watchtower, the caves at the foot of the hill were also used as an armory by the Japanese during World War II.
• The caves at the foot of P.C. Hill were once used as an armory by the Japanese during World War II.

1. The L-shaped Kuweba ni Satur, situated on a loft within P.C. Hill, has two entrances.  The first entails clinging to vines and ropes through a gaping hole in the ceiling and the other is through a flight of stairs. 
2. The tunnel-like Bagua Cave, along San Vicente St., has fruit bats, a salty spring water pool at the entrance, awesome rock and mineral formations, freshwater wells and an underground river.  It serves as an art gallery and a venue for intimate theater and musical presentations.
3. Caverna Espanol, reached by a 21-step concrete stairway, has three separate tunnels.  The Provincial Capitol Cave, located at the back of the old Capitol building, has awesome stalactites and impressive rock and mineral formations.  At the foot of P.C. Hill is the 7-km. long Kutang Bato Caves.  Reopened on September 19, 1996, it has four major entrances.

• The Takumi Butai Memorial Shrine, at L.R. San Sebastian Compound, Malagapas, Brgy. Rosary Heights 10, was built by the Lion’s Club of Kyoto in honor of Takumi, the Japanese World War II commander, part of whose ashes are enshrined here, and his soldiers.
• Tamontaka Church, in Brgy. Tamontaka, was built by the Spanish Jesuits in 1872 and is the oldest church in the city. The statue of the Lady of Lourdes, at the grotto, is a replica of the original in France. The place also has a children's park, mini zoo, forest area, a small Santa Claus museum, a lot of Elvis Presley memorabilia and a diorama called "Hope of the Seeds."
• Timako Hill Seaside Resort and Cultural Village, at Brgys. Kalanganan 1 and 2, overlooks Illana Bay and is protected by Bongo Island. It has blue green waters, white sand beach, lake, cave, wooded park and a river.  It is ideal for trekking, camping, skin diving, snorkeling, boating, fishing and other leisure activities.  The cultural village at the foot of the hill is a typical Maguindanao village where people practice traditional crafts such as brassmaking, malong weaving, mat and basket weaving, boat building and bamboo crafts. It is also a sanctuary for oral and written traditions of the people including lores, legends, dances, songs, rituals and other metaphysical culture of the tribe.
• The Cotabato Museum, at the Lupong Tagapagpaganap ng Pook Complex, ARMM Compound, is a branch museum of the National Museum.  It was established on April 14, 1982.  It houses the ethnographic and archaeological collection of the different ethnic communities and depicts the ancient culture existing in Region 12.