The Barranco Oscuro Nature Reserve is located in the Doramas Rural Park. Barranco Oscuro was declared nature reserve due to the fact it consists of a particular vulnerable ecosystem: a laurel forest which shelters some 40 endemic species of plants and invertebrates. The reserve is also home to a pine forest (pinar, in Spanish).
The Los Marteles Nature Reserve is located in central Gran Canaria, and it is a notable site both as protected area and source of tourist opportunities.
The Inagua Nature Reserve is a significant protected area in Gran Canaria by force of the fact it contains the best preserved pine forest in Gran Canaria.
Casa de Colon of Las Palmas is en edifice valuable both historically and artistically. Furthermore, it is home to some worldwide important scientific events