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Tikeng Hot Springs and Matong Hot Springs are both frequented by picnickers due to their sulfuric hot waters believed to cure skin diseases.
Matong Waterfalls

Picao, at Brgy. Ubbog, has a wide swimming ground with cool waters.
Dinaratan Falls (Brgy. Dinaratan) and Lucbuban Falls (Brgy. Lucbuban) are excellent for hiking
Baluarte Falls, Brgy. Baluarte, is already accessible to transportation vehicles.
The 10-km. long Buaya River

The San Esteban Protomartyr Church, probably built or started around 1800, was completed in 1848.
Apatot Beach has a marker which marks the spot where the U.S. submarine USS Gar landed supplies for the Filipino guerillas of Col. Russell W. Volkmann on November 21, 1944. Located 6 kms. off the main highway, it was named after a mangrove plant that used to grow abundantly in the area.
An old but very pretty, 19.4-m. high, circular Spanish-era watchtower, located on the headland of the sandy cove, is visible from Villa Quirino Point. Built by Fr. Damaso Vieytez, it has parapets and is now overgrown with vegetation.
Mapisi Rock

The Church of St. Idelfonsus, first laid out in 1821, was renovated recently and the facade has been rebuilt. Only the side walls contain the original brick construction. The rest is cement plastered. The convent was laid out in 1803.