Masaya's two main draws are the Volcán Masaya National Park and the Mercado de Artesanías. The active volcano with its glowing lava lake is one of the few places in the world where you can drive to a crater rim and look directly into a lava lake below. The market — housed in a gothic fortress-like building in the city centre — is the best place in Nicaragua to buy crafts. Thursday evenings bring the Jueves de Verbena street festival.