"The monument is located on a hill in the middle of Santiago, with views of the city and surrounding mountains. It also has a surrounding park." This link will take you to another great website with amazing suggestions for more adventures in the country.
Jarabacoa "City of the eternal Spring" where Joel was born. This is one of our favorite places to go and it is only 45 minutes away from Santiago. Click on this link and feel free to also google things to do in Jarabacoa. We can go on for days making amazing recommendations.
This is our FAVORITE restaurant so far in the country. This is located on top of a mountain in a truistic project called "La Jamaica de Dios" (God's hammock) in Jarabacoa and offers one of the most breath taking views. This is the direct link to the restaurant's website but you can visit trip advisor for additional information.