We were their first guests that day and we loved being there in the early morning. Our guide was so lovely. Beautiful place, we got to learn so much more about amber. We went to the amber museum in Santo Domingo but theirs is even better since they take you through the whole journey from the amber mining to the jewelry and art made out of it. I totally recommend it. It is close to everything too and was walking distance from our hotel.

As a major cruise port in the Dominican, the Amber Museum is set up with international tourists in mind. The guided tours are given in English, Spanish, and French. The second floor is accessible by elevator. The rooms are dimly lit for ambiance, but this makes some artifacts difficult to see. The gift shop is expensive and sells jewelry, cigars, and coffee, another recent Jimenes family purchase. The tour guide wore a coffee company shirt and seemed new at his job. While he followed the script exactly, he did not yet have the confidence or knowledge to answer additional questions. He also appeared to be the only employee in the museum at the time and would have benefited from a mentor.

This place was the highlight of my trip. It was so fun and such an intriguing look into the culture and history of cigar making and the Dominican cultures' pride in creating quality tobacco and cigars.

Very cool museum with awesome information about amber and tobacco. Definitely a must see while in Puerta Plata.

Nice to see and understand how the amber is extracted. Very expensive, however, to buy a little souvenir. Quite frankly, prices have raised ridiculously since the Jurassic Park movies.

(Translated by Google) They are scamming people .. (Original) Estan estafando a la gente..

Nice little museum. Very interesting. Only $1 per person. Air conditioned. Inside an old mansion. Decent collection of amber with bugs trapped inside from millions of years ago.

Nice museum with very nice guides and a lot of cool amber pieces with insects and even a lizard inside one. The people there are great!

The tour guide presenter was amazing. She was knowledgeable about how amber is produced, how to spot fake amber (it won't float in salt water). Amber mining is very worker intensive, dirty and miserable conditions and wirkers only paid if they hit pay dirt. Otherwise, no pay for long hours many days. Totally enjoyed the education about a beautiful natural resource. Presenter was very personable, genuine and friendly.

Super cool to see the fossilized insects and flowers within amber dated millions of years old. The guide was really insightful and answered every question I threw his way. They also do a quick cigar tour at the end where they show how Dominican cigars are made. We genuinely had a great time and I would recommend this museum for anyone interested in understanding the source of amber, the fossilization, and mining process.

Could not recommend this more, especially for cruise passengers. An efficient and fun way to learn not only about amber, but also Dominican culture and history. The museum is divided into multiple parts with the main highlights being both amber and the tobacco/ cigar industry. The knowledgeable, friendly and bilingual staff spoke offered a free tour of the museum which included tastings and an excellent tobacco demonstration. The museum is small, but it is full of air conditioned and interactive exhibits.

Well worth a visit, very interesting and doesn't take too long. You may need to haggle better than we did, if you want to buy some trinkets.

(Translated by Google) It is undergoing renovation (Original) Está en remodelacion

(Translated by Google) Very good place where you can see a lot of variety of amber and larimar there is all the history and everything is very clean and very well arranged ... All the staff very helpful .. nothing to aplomplex us on the contrary everything was a marilla ... I recommend it a thousand for a thousand. (Original) Muy buen lugar donde se puede ver mucha variedad del ambar y del larimar hay tiene toda la historia y todo muy limpio y muy bien areglado... Todo el personal muy servicial.. nada de que aplomplejarnos al contrario todo fue una marilla... Lo recomiendo a mil por mil.😊😊

(Translated by Google) Excellent place, good services here (Original) Exelente lugar, buenos servicios aquí

(Translated by Google) Everyone who comes to the city should shop around the museum and learn a little about the Amber (Original) Todo el que venga a la ciudad debe darse una vuelta por el museo y conozca un poco sobre el Ámbar

The square outside the cathedral is an interesting place and worth spending a few minutes at.

Free to explore. Nice architecture

Beautiful clean church.

(Translated by Google) A very nice Catholic cathedral in the center of the city. You can probably visit it all day long because it is not closed, and sometimes you get to a concert. I recommend attending the mass, we happened to be on Epiphany and it was an interesting experience. Can you imagine a Polish bishop who sees no problem with taking pictures with the faithful? There are many tourist attractions around it and you will always be approached by a local guide who will offer help in exploring the area. In my opinion, it is worth using his help instead of wandering around the city alone in search of interesting places. (Original) Bardzo ładna katolicka katedra w centralnym punkcie miasta. Można ją najprawdopodobniej zwiedzać przez cały dzień ponieważ nie jest zamykana, a czasem udaje się trafić na koncert. Polecam udział w mszy, nam się zdarzyło być w Święto Trzech Króli i było to ciekawe doświadczenie. Wyobrażacie sobie polskiego biskupa, który nie widzi problemu z robieniem sobie zdjęć z wiernymi? Wokół niej jest wiele atrakcji turystycznych i zawsze zaczepi Was jakiś miejscowy przewodnik, który zaproponuje pomoc w zwiedzaniu okolicy. Moim zdaniem warto skorzystać z jego pomocy zamiast krążyć po mieście samemu w poszukiwaniu ciekawych miejsc.

(Translated by Google) A beautiful cathedral (Original) Una catedral hermosa

The Amber Museum was fun and informative. Tatiana was wonderful, very friendly and knowledgeable. Beautiful old mansion with a fantastic Amber collection, (if you love amber the way I do) very inexpensive to get in ($2 US dollars). Great store to buy some beautiful pieces of jewelry from. Worth the trip.

Really cool to see and learn about amber. The fascinating shapes and colors, with all different animals and plants fossilized inside. Luckily the tour is quite inexpensive. The tour was private, but quite rushed. They charge exorbitant amounts to buy any jewelry. Still really cool and original. Great for a quick 1 hour stop.

Very inexpensive little museum with a lot of information and beautiful pieces. The air conditioning was very welcome on a hot afternoon, and there are restrooms for visitors to use. Our tour guide was wonderful. Enthusiastic, well informed, and she was able to answer questions from our kids and gear her presentation towards them. Aside from amber, there was also good information about tobacco and a cigar rolling demonstration which was great! You can buy really beautiful Amber jewelry in the gift shop, which I highly recommend. I have to especially thank our tour guide because my son left his cruise card in the restroom and as we were leaving she literally chased us down the street to return it to us. Thank you Tatiana! You are my hero!

The museum is situated is a very beautiful house with lots of interesting artifacts from Dominican Republic and the tour guide was very informative showing everyone around! I enjoyed it but I didn’t necessarily find it to be as interesting as maybe other people would but it’s still a good place to check out if you’re into learning about the local artifacts!

Great information about Amber and tobacco! Coffee prices at the gift shop were reasonable. Amber prices were high. Very informative!

It was okay, it's fun to look a fossilized stuff, but once was enough

We enjoyed our tour of the amber museum and learned a bit about tobacco production/cigar making as well. There's a very nice gift shop with local cigars and amber jewelry as well. The tour is informative, inexpensive and a nice respite from the heat.

Small museum with several pieces of Amber with various fossils inside. The building is owned by one of the local cigar magnates, so if you wonder why the museum ends with a display of how tobacco is made and a cigar, jewelry and coffee store, you know why.

Definitely add this stop to your list! We popped in while at port on a cruise and had an awesome time. Such a great learning experience. If you can, get Lis as your tour guide - she is the sweetest soul and knows how tailor a tour experience to guests.

This was a great museum to visit while in port and was a great value for the low entry price. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and allowed up to be interactive with several of the exhibits. The tobacco/cigar portion of the tour was also very educational and the guides kept it interactive. The gift shop offered a large portion of cigars and Amber gift options.

Our visit to the museum as part of a tour was an unexpected learning experience and treat. Tatiana was an absolute joy to meet and learn from. Her personality and professionalism were top notch and her knowledge outstanding. She is definitely an asset to your team!

Visited this Museum as part of an excursion from a Cruise, it was interesting learning a little bit about Amber.

I thought the building was cooler than the museum. The small amber bits in the gift shop for sale were ridiculously expensive; if they had small $20 chunks, unpolished or whatever, I'd have bought a few and I figure other people would have too. I actually only saw one person in our group buy anything. I mean, they said in the museum that they use it in the churches for incense, surely they aren't burning $200 pieces of amber, are they? If so, I have a source for incense that smells better, is half the price, and burns easier.

Beautiful building, if you can try to walk on balcony around the house. The exhibition is shallow. Free entrance.

I'm sure this place is nice, but we tried to go today and they told us they are closed until post-covid.

Good place to visit for seeing the ten different colors of amber mines on the island. Small museum and a bit rustic. A bit of a stair climb to get up to the museum, so make sure you are able to go up steps. Nice people and good photo ops.

Good tour service and very clear. I totally recommend going to this place and get to know about the precedence of Amber.

Very interesting space with lots to see. Small, close rooms gets very hot inside when crowded. Able to take lots of photos though.

This is the best tour by far in Puerto Plata... DO NOT MISS IT! Ignore the fact that it's small. Wealth of knowledge!!😉😍😍😍😍😍

The museum is worth a visit. Set in an old mansion the amber exhibits with amazing inclusions is one of the best I've seen. The staff tries to rush you through if they're busy, mostly because they do a hard sell trying to get you to make a purchase before leaving. The museum itself is free, but tips are appreciated.

Tourist trap! Bad tour, not really interesting, not really a museum but overpriced jewelry shop. And the shop guide is extremely pushy. Never again!

It's a nice museum revolving around amber deposits in the Dominican Republic

Museum is closed at 2:15 pm. No visitors can come in. They are all sitting on the porche watching us go back. The turismo guide and driver are not happy! Maybe the museum will be a few days witout visitors...

(Translated by Google) It's just fantastic (Original) Es simplemente fantástico

(Translated by Google) Excellent place, I could see that it is currently undergoing remodeling to provide better service. (Original) Excelente lugar , pude ver que actualmente se encuentra en remodelación para brindar un mejor servicio.

(Translated by Google) Here you will see part of the history of amber in our city, I recommend that you come and enjoy a very beautiful tour (Original) Aquí verás parte de la historia del ámbar en nuestra ciudad te recomiendo que vengas y disfrutes de recorrido muy bonito

(Translated by Google) My name is amber and like the jewel amber (Original) Yo me llamo ámbar y igual que la joya ambar

(Translated by Google) Good place to visit as a family (Original) Buen lugar para visitar en familia

(Translated by Google) Free museum showing the origin of amber (Original) Musée gratuit montrant l'origine de l'ambre

(Translated by Google) They know everything about amber. DK has 4 kinds. DR has 10. Very interesting museum (Original) De ved alt om rav. DK har 4 slags. DR har 10. Meget interessant museum

(Translated by Google) Very interesting a small place to see (Original) Molto interessante un piccolo posto da vedere

(Translated by Google) Wonderful place, full of history and beautiful pieces. (Original) Maravilloso lugar, lleno de historia y piezas preciosas.

(Translated by Google) It is not finished yet, but it is concluded there will be a lot of difference 8 (Original) Aún no está terminado, pero se concluya habrá mucha diferencia 8

(Translated by Google) Very pretty (Original) Muy bonito

(Translated by Google) Fantatico (Original) Fantatico

(Translated by Google) Cute (Original) Lindas

(Translated by Google) Excellent, the paint is very nice. (Original) Excelente, la pintura está muy agradable.

(Translated by Google) Very informative (Original) Sehr informativ

(Translated by Google) Mandatory stop in the colonial zone of Puerto Plata (Original) Parada obligada en la zona colonial de Puerto Plata

(Translated by Google) Great story (Original) Gran historia

(Translated by Google) Interesting visit to this museum where you can see all the kinds of amber that can be found on earth. The peculiarity of the local amber is that it is transparent and that we can see all kinds of small animals and insects trapped by this plant which gave the idea of ​​departure from Jurassic Park (Original) Intéressante visite de ce musée où l'on peut voir toutes les sortes d'ambre que l'on peut trouver sur terre. La particularité de l'ambre locale est qu'elle est transparente et que l'on peut voir toutes sortes de petits animaux et insectes piégés par cette plante ce qui a donné l'idée de départ de Jurassic Park

(Translated by Google) I like it (Original) Me gusta

(Translated by Google) A very beautiful place, based on the. 100% Dominican Culture (Original) Un Lugar muy hermoso, Basado en la. Cultura 100% Dominicana

(Translated by Google) They are in bone remodeling that have a lot to give (Original) Están en remodelación osea que tienen mucho para dar

Very informative

(Translated by Google) Excellent place but do not allow photos (Original) Excelente lugar pero no permiten fotos

(Translated by Google) Excellent atention! (Original) Muy buena atención!

(Translated by Google) Culture and history (Original) Cultura e historia

(Translated by Google) Good treatment of the staff and many curious facts about the subject. (Original) Buen trato del personal y muchos datos curiosos sobre el tema.

(Translated by Google) A piece of history enchanted in amber (Original) Kawał historii zaklętej w bursztynie

(Translated by Google) It is one of the best museums in the country (Original) Es uno de los mejores museos de pais

(Translated by Google) Very cute and interesting (Original) Muy lindo e interesante

(Translated by Google) Good (Original) Bien

(Translated by Google) Great Place (Original) Grandioso Lugar

This is a nice church. I went here while I was at Puerto Plata and was satisfied with my experience. I walked into the church and looked around. The church had lots of wooden pews and an altar. The church has some nice architecture, which looks nice. After walking around the church, I left, satisfied with my experience. I gave this church five stars because it has nice architecture and it’s conveniently located right by Parque Central.

Beautiful cathedral in a beautiful country.

Beautiful church. Great location. Nice place to visit

Very beautiful cathedral! And full of history too

On our city tour ( which i highly reccomend) we went there very nice place to visit.

Beautiful historic church

The best!!!

Tolle Kirche mit einer tollen Messe! Sehr berührend!

(Translated by Google) Beautifull (Original) Bellísima

(Translated by Google) Beautiful cathedral. (Original) Hermosa catedral.

(Translated by Google) Okay (Original) Bueno

(Translated by Google) Excellent structure (Original) Excelente estructura

(Translated by Google) Tourist place for the family (Original) Lugar turístico para la familia

(Translated by Google) It is wonderful because it is the house of God (Original) Es maravilloso porque es la casa de Dios

(Translated by Google) It is a place that they have a lot of devotion to the Virgin of Altagracia (Original) es un lugar que le tienen mucha devoción ala virgen de la altagracia

(Translated by Google) Beautifull (Original) Hermosa

(Translated by Google) I am of practical faith is an important place for my spiritual life (Original) Soy de fe práctica es lugar importante para mi vida espiritual

(Translated by Google) Excellent Cathedral (Original) Excelente Catedral

(Translated by Google) Excellent (Original) Excelente

(Translated by Google) Beaches and people (Original) Las playas y la gente

(Translated by Google) Cute (Original) Lindo

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(Translated by Google) A beautiful church. With impressive architecture on the outside and inside. It is bordered by the central park and Victorian houses that give it that nostalgic flavor. Inside you can find works of arts related to Christianity, an oratory and if you want to enjoy a traditional Catholic mass every afternoon one is offered. (Original) Una iglesia hermosa. Con una arquitectura impresionante en su exterior e interior. La bordea el parque central y casas victorianas que le dan ese sabor a nostalgia. En su interior podrás encontrar obras de artes relacionadas al cristianismo, oratorio y si quieres disfrutar de una tradicional misa católica todas las tarde se ofrece una.

(Translated by Google) One of the wonders of Puerto Plata is its Victorian cathedral that enchants the look (Original) Una de las maravillas de Puerto Plata es su catedral con estilo victoriano que encanta a la mirada

(Translated by Google) I liked it a lot because it is a place where you can breathe peace, harmony and it is also a place of respect and sacred (Original) Me gustó mucho porque es un lugar dond se respira paz, armonía y además es un lugar de respeto y sagrado

(Translated by Google) I am not one of those who think about Iglesias but my wife loved it. (Original) No soy de aquellos que opinan acerca de Iglesias pero a mí esposa le encantó.

(Translated by Google) Very good master workshop (Original) Sehr gute Meisterwerkstatt

(Translated by Google) Beautiful cathedral. (Original) Hermosa catedral.

(Translated by Google) Lovely place. (Original) Piękne miejsce.

(Translated by Google) It is the temple where I perform the art of singing. That I sing to the Lord (Original) Es el templo donde realizo el arte de cantar. Ahí le canto al Señor

Beautifull service

(Translated by Google) Nice and comfortable (Original) Bonita y confortable

(Translated by Google) Beautiful place with a lot of quality culture (Original) Hermosisimo lugar con mucha cultura de calidad

(Translated by Google) Excellent Eucharistic celebration! 🙏😍 (Original) Excelente celebración Eucarística!🙏😍

(Translated by Google) Spectacular (Original) Espectacular

(Translated by Google) Excellent church Very good light and clean (Original) Excelente iglesia. Muy buena luz y limpia

(Translated by Google) Excellent (Original) Excelente

(Translated by Google) First time and I liked it (Original) Primera vez y me gusto

(Translated by Google) Excellent (Original) Exelente

(Translated by Google) Good place to shop (Original) Buen lugar para comprar

(Translated by Google) Very good (Original) Muy bueno

(Translated by Google) Very good (Original) Muy bien

(Translated by Google) Love it (Original) Me encanta

(Translated by Google) When you buy, you have what you are really looking for. The person who tends to frinda beautiful service (Original) Al momento de comprar tiene lo que en realidad anda buscando. El personar que a tiende frinda hermoso servicio

(Translated by Google) Appliance store, very good and a lot of bariety. (Original) Tienda de electrodomestico, muy buena y mucha bariedad.

(Translated by Google) Attention (Original) La atención

(Translated by Google) Excellent (Original) Excelente

(Translated by Google) They have more range than most stores Poor customer support (Original) Tienen más gama que la mayoría de las tiendas Atención al cliente deficiente

(Translated by Google) Commercial L&R (Original) L&R Comercial

(Translated by Google) Excellent (Original) Excelente

Jankie museum, tourist trap to sell jewelry,

It could be better.

Very interesting and our tour guide Christopher was very knowledgeable and friendly. The museum is well air conditioned and very inexpensive at $1USD.

Just beautiful, never seem amber like from Jerrasic Park. I would love to own one of the examples in there.

Tatiana was fun and best guide ever. The exposition can be improved, like fixing lights or damaged background pictures. Whole tour is about 10 minutes

Tatiana, our guide was very knowledgeable and guided us very well thru the museum.

Nice museum. our guide Tatiana was very knowledgeable.. live that kid

We really enjoyed it. The tour is about 20 to 25 minutes. Very informative and fun. They are doing some construction work, so hopefully when it's done it'll be more amazing. There are a couple areas with some great looking trees, but because of construction and remodeling, we just walked through. Lots of fun... and close to Central Park.

You can buy the tour or go directly into the gift shop. Ticket was 120DOP or 2USD per person. Our guide was really good. Tour takes around 30minutes to complete and you learn about amber and tobacco origins to its sale in the market. Jewelry prices on the gift shop were a little expensive but you can also buy tshirts, thermal glasses, tobacco accessories and cigars that were a (little bit) more budget friendly.

Great tour for only $1 USD / visitor. Special thanks to Tatianna for her enthusiasm and knowledge. Museum is close to St.Phillips Church square. 🇨🇦

We learned so much more than expected. Super interesting, great guide and fascinating exhibits on the various types of amber. There is also a cigar history and production museum as part of the tour.