Best places: Museums in Dominican Republic

Modern museum with exhibits on local ecology, art & history, plus a garden, restaurant & auditorium.

👍👍 An amazing view of Santiago City ! A must see guys !!!

Historic governor's palace, built by Christopher Columbus' son & featuring period furniture & art.

👍👍 A fun, inexpensive way to spend an hour. Lots of exhibits about animals. Cafeteria wasn’t open when we visited.

👍👍 It was a great experience our tour guide was amazing and very knowledgeable. We planned this trip for years and finally we were able to go and visit the Casa Museo Hermanas Mirabal.

👍👍 Just want to say the tour was great and we learned a lot. I found it very interesting that they use expired bourbon barrels as I did the bourbon trail a few years ago. Another interesting aspect is that bourbon is aged with the barrels on their sides while rum barrels are on end. Our guide said the...

Spanish fort dating to the late 1500s & built to defend against pirates, with history displays.

These Spanish government offices dating to the 1500s now function as a museum of colonial history.

👍👍 One of our favourite experiences in Santo Domingo. Low cost of admission, remarkable variety of work presented. Highly recommended.

👍👍 Great place to have drinks. I did not try the food. Nice atmosphere.

👍👍 Awesome museum! Perfect to come with kids and learn about Dominican history, the wax figures are so realistic that you actually think you are there!

👍👍 Small but nice museum, you can taste different flavours of rum.

Modern museum about the history of the resistance in the area, with fact-packed exhibits.

👍👍 Great installation and institution honoring women who were killed during the most cruel times in Dominican Republic history. Las mariposas siempre están vivas en sus jardines. Well manicured gardens and memorabilia for theses bravest women: Patria, Minerva, and Maria Teresa.

😠 if i can give it 0 stars i would because we arrived and the workers said it has been closed due to covid since march when i see reviews here for 3 months ago. then we asked a taxi driver and they also said they still have tours. how is it that they were opened last year and not this year when covid...

👍👍 I go to this center often. It functions as a museum and center for technology-related events. The people who work here are trained and provide good service.

Imposing marble mausoleum in grand surrounds housing the nation's founding fathers.

Refined hotel offering a restaurant, a courtyard & a lobby bar, plus an outdoor pool.

Displays of a diverse collection of amber stones with insects, plants & even small vertebrates.