Editing San José, Costa Rica (section)

===Theaters and auditoriums===
San José has a number of theaters, many with European-inspired architecture. These buildings serve as the city's main tourist attractions, not only because of their architecture, but because of the cultural, musical, and artistic presentations and activities, which include traditional and modern Costa Rican and San Josefinan culture.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-23 |title=San Jose Costa Rica: Complete Guide to the Capital City |url=https://www.costaricavibes.com/destinations/central-valley/san-jose/ |access-date=2023-10-10 |language=en-US}}</ref>

The most well-known are:
*The National Theater of Costa Rica (''[[Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica]]'').
*The Melico Salazar Theater (''[[Teatro Popular Melico Salazar]]'').
*The National Auditorium of The Children's Museum of Costa Rica (''[[Museo de los Niños]]'').

The [[National Theater of Costa Rica]] (considered the finest historic building in the capital and known for its exquisite interior which includes its lavish Italian furnishings<ref>{{cite book |author=Baker, C.P. |title=Costa Rica |publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]] [[Eye Witness Travel Guides]] |year=2005 |page=60}}</ref>) and the Melico Salazar Theater present drama, dance performances and concerts throughout the year. Nevertheless, other 'smaller' theaters can be found throughout the city and provide a large array of entertainment.

El Teatro Variedades (1892) is San José's oldest theater.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://si.cultura.cr/infraestructura/teatro-variedades.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022104843/http://si.cultura.cr/infraestructura/teatro-variedades.html |title=Teatro Variedades |website=si.cultura.cr |archive-date=October 22, 2014}}</ref>