Best Museums in Panamá, Panama to visit (UPDATED December, 2023)

Best places: Museums in Panamá

Discover the best places in Panamá, curated using our unique algorithm blending 'Top Rated' and 'Most Reviewed' establishments. Uncover the city's gems and must-visit locales for an unforgettable experience. This list contains 20 places from Museum category.

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Mola Museum

Museum

👍👍 Highly recommend coming here for a free of charge slice of Guna culture. The exhibits were incredibly informative and there was such a variety in the beautiful mola that were presented.

4.90 (377 reviews) (~2.18 km from centre)

Esclusa Miraflores Canal De Panama

Museum

👍👍 So great museum and canal. Interesting how the canal itself works!

4.70 (1.3K reviews) (~6.9 km from centre)

Museum of Old Panama

Museum

Museum housing pre-Hispanic & Hispanic-era finds from the adjacent Panama Viejo archaeological site.

4.70 (933 reviews) (~5.73 km from centre)

Biomuseo

Museum

Whimsical museum structure by the renowned Frank Gehry with 8 galleries on Panama's biodiversity.

4.60 (8.3K reviews) (~4.51 km from centre)

Panama Canal Museum

Museum

This stately museum offers exhibits on the building of the Panama Canal that joined two oceans.

4.60 (2.5K reviews) (~2.16 km from centre)

Punta Culebra Nature Center

Museum

Museum focused on marine life featuring a sea turtle pond, frog exhibit & trails into the forest.

4.60 (1.3K reviews) (~6.65 km from centre)

Museum of Liberty

Museum

😠 Entrance is $5. No English on the displays which reading online reviews said no problem the English tour is amazing. When we arrived they said we were short staffed and tours have to be prior arranged. I don't recommend if you don't know Spanish.

4.70 (335 reviews) (~3.57 km from centre)

Casa Catedral | Restaurante

Restaurant

👍 Great food & drinks. The sangria was a bit different, but overall great experience

4.50 (458 reviews) (~2.19 km from centre)

Centro de Visitantes de Panamá Viejo

Library

👍👍 The ruins are nice, especially the cathedral tower that you can climb. You can see the ocean and the skyline of Panama city from the third floor.

4.60 (256 reviews) (~5.77 km from centre)

i Love Panama Chocolate

Chocolate cafe

👍👍 It is the best chocolate in Panama presently. Many people love this chocolate overseas. I love the coffee flavor, grape, dark chocolate. Try it for yourself and you will find out that it is the best quality.

4.90 (114 reviews) (~2.27 km from centre)

Museum Plaza Mayor

Museum

👍👍 Aquí encontrarás toda la información de como inicia la civilización en Panamá. La forma en que vivían nuestros primeros pobladores.

4.70 (167 reviews) (~6.52 km from centre)

MAC Panamá | Museum of Contemporary Art

Art museum

Modest contemporary-art museum showcasing works from Panamanian & Latin American artists.

4.50 (303 reviews) (~1.53 km from centre)

Museo Afroantillano de Panamá

Museum

Museum tracing the role of Antilleans in Panama, including the building of the canal & railways.

4.50 (208 reviews) (~1.09 km from centre)

Museo Inmersivo del Arrabal

Heritage museum

👍👍 Una experiencia única,llena de historia y detalles interesantes. Muy buena!

5.00 (58 reviews) (~2.39 km from centre)

National Bank Museum

Museum

👍 Ok, this rating is slightly inflated. It should be 3.5. The museum is small and located on the top floor of the house. On the right stamps and on the left currency. Some history and some examples. No gift shop for the purchase of coins or stamps.

4.70 (69 reviews) (~0.21 km from centre)

Museo de Botones Destro

Museum

👍👍 A really wonderful museum, lots of history and anthropologies through the buttons, really a lovely museum. Not just to see buttons. I would stay living there if possible. We loved it

4.70 (67 reviews) (~7.88 km from centre)

Casa Góngora

Museum

1760 house from Spanish colonial era, one of the city's oldest & with much original detail intact.

4.60 (67 reviews) (~2.13 km from centre)

Museum of Religious Art

Museum

👍👍 El museo de arte religioso está ubicado en el Casco Antiguo de Panamá, entre avenida A y calle 3a Oeste, al lado del arco chato. Este museo originalmente fue un convento, su entrada es gratuita.

4.60 (64 reviews) (~2.23 km from centre)