MUST SEE:
- Saint Paul the First Hermit Cathedral
- San Gregorio Magno Church
- Enchanted Kingdom
- Rizal Shrine
- Rizal Re – Creation Center
- Underground Cemetery
- Museo de Sta. Rosa
- Villa Escudero
- Alcasid Aviary and Farm
- Costales Nature Farms
- Fun Farm at Sta. Elena
- Forest Wood Garden
- Mt. Romelo
- Mt. Banahaw
- Mt. Makiling
- Bangkong Kahoy Valley
- Lake Pandin
- Lake Caliraya
- Lake Yambo
- Lake Pandin
- City of Seven Lakes
- Sampaloc Lake
- Splash Island
- Bato Springs
- Magdalena White Water River
- Montenico Hidden Spring Resort
- BUkal Falls
- Taytay Falls
- Pagsanjan Falls
- Hidden Valley Springs
MUST DO:
- Travel to the City of Seven Lakes
- Go for a Swim at Laresio Resort
- Fall for Taytay Falls
- Experience Pagsanjan Falls
- Bathe in Bato Springs
- Family-friendly fun at the Sta. Elena Farm!
- Pay your respects at Rizal Shrine
- Come to the Botanical Gardens
- The Underground Cemetery
- Find the Hidden Valley Springs
- Spend the day at Nuvali
- Visit Cavinti Japanese Garden
- Discover the art heritage of Paete
- Bond at the Rizal Re-Creation Center
- Hike Mt. Makiling
MUST TRY:
- Adobong Manok sa Gata – adobo made of chicken, vinegar, patis, ginger, garlic, unripe papaya, with no soy sauce
- Tinadtad na Baka – a version of sinigang in Sta. Rosa made of minced beef (whole, not separate bite-size pieces) sauteed in onion, garlic and tomatoes, with vegetables added (patani, radish, okra, stringbeans, winged bean, and kangkong, with kamias as as souring agent); patis is used instead of salt; topped with finger chili
- Menudong Tagalog – a version of menudo with sayote, green beans, potatoes, carrots, tripe, some peanut butter and a little cream
- Kinulob na Itik – itik/duck slow-cooked in the traditional palayok with pork stomach, vegetables and aromatics; it comes with rich liver and calamansi sauce
- Biringhe – original recipe of sticky rice (malagkit) with coconut cream (gata) cooked in turmeric (dilaw)
- Pacumbo nga Lubi – a snack of coconut fritter rolled in sugar
- Macapuno balls – Liliw specialty
- Matse, Machea small, buko pandan-flavored ball made of sugar, (rice) flour and sesame seed
- Espasol – a little log of chewy, rice flour-dusted cake made of ground glutinous rice and coconut shreds
- Bunuelos – rice dough and strips of buko shaped like doughnut and glazed with caramel
- Buko pie – pie made of young coconut meat
- Kapunya – a dessert combining kamoteng kahoy, puto and pinya
- Uraro – little round milky cookie made of cornstarch instead of arrowroot like in other provinces
- Aglipay – a flaky brown biscuit that is shiny and crisp
- Birhen-birhenan, Karatil – a traditional cookie made during the Turumba Festival in Pakil
- Pancit Grade One, Pancit Grade 1 – Sta. Rosa pancit recipe with hipong pinugot and kamias as souring agent
- Guinataang yapyap – Sta. Rosa specialty