Explore the wonderfully preserved town of Granada, with its scenic main plaza and the Cathedral of Granada, built over a period encompassing 1751 to 1972. Rustic León beguiles with 300-year-old houses and gorgeous revolutionary murals. Capital city Managua houses the nicely-illuminated Antigua Catedral de Managua and the National Palace of Culture.
While in Managua, check out the ancient footprints of Acahualinca, preserved for 6,000 years in volcanic ash. Consider renting a 4X4 to visit more of the country's natural areas, and seeing indigenous communities and pre-Columbian ruins.