Things to do in Bogota, Colombia: The Best History Museums

August 19, 2021 Vergie Nakamoto

Ten million people call vibrant, passionate, sprawling Bogota home. The energy of this metropolitan heart of Colombia is in part fueled by its hundreds of eclectic and authentic dining hot spots, fantastic wines, and frequent foodie festivals. Ask the locals where they like to eat, then walk off your empanadas and aji with a stroll through the historic district of La Candelaria or during an indulgent shopping adventure on the North Side.
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1. Casa Museo Quinta de Bolivar

Cl 20 No. 2-91 este Santafé de Bogotá, Bogota 111711 Colombia +57 1 3366419 http://www.quintadebolivar.gov.co/Paginas/default.aspx
Excellent
48%
Good
40%
Satisfactory
11%
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4.5 based on 822 reviews

Casa Museo Quinta de Bolivar

Reviewed By cuantificador - Naguanagua, Venezuela

very well located museum, with a huge historical value, beautifull colonial house turn into a museum very close tothe Bolivar square, and downtown, it is free, and have giade visit, i really enjoy it

2. Museo Santa Clara

Cl. 8 # 8- 91, Bogota Colombia +57 1 3416017 [email protected] http://www.museocolonial.gov.co
Excellent
62%
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30%
Satisfactory
7%
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4.5 based on 381 reviews

Museo Santa Clara

Reviewed By ElenaP2205 - Romania, null

The place is for sure one of the most beautiful places to visit in Bogota. The paintings and murals inside are impressive.

3. Museo Historico de la Policia

Carrera 9, #9, Bogota Colombia +57 1 2813284 [email protected]
Excellent
48%
Good
35%
Satisfactory
12%
Poor
4%
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4.5 based on 285 reviews

Museo Historico de la Policia

Tour the former headquarters of Bogotá’s police force and learn about cocaine-kingpin Pablo Escobar’s demise in 1993. There's a model dummy of his bullet-ridden corpse.

Reviewed By PDXmilespoints - Portland, United States

We had a wonderful tour guide- Christian - who like all the tour guides are police officers and speak amazing english. As of Jan 2020 the english tours were 10 and 3pm. But I had the sense it could change. Great history and exhibits related to Pablo Escobar and a wonderful view from the roof top. Certainly add this to your list!

4. Archivo de Bogota

Calle 6B No. 5 - 75, Bogota 110911 Colombia 381 3000 ext. 4113 http://www.archivobogota.gov.co/
Excellent
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Satisfactory
17%
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4.5 based on 6 reviews

Archivo de Bogota

5. Casa Museo Jorge Eliecer Gaitan

Bogota Colombia
Excellent
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Good
33%
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4.5 based on 3 reviews

Casa Museo Jorge Eliecer Gaitan

6. Museo del Vidrio de Bogota MEVIBO

Carrera 1A, 6C sur, 75, la maria, san cristobal, bogota Camino viejo de San Cristóbal, Bogota Colombia 574646011 [email protected] http://www.museodelvidriodebogota.org
Excellent
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4.5 based on 2 reviews

Museo del Vidrio de Bogota MEVIBO

The Museum of Glass Bogotá , specializing in glass , approached from the New Museology two types : The Virtual Museum and Community Museum . Glass Route is a way of appropriating the tangible and intangible heritage of the city as museum halls outside the museum , turning spaces of cultural interest for glass, on stage for an experience with "Transparency and Body."

7. Museo de Trajes Regionales

Calle 10 6 26 Casa de los Derechos, Bogota 111711 Colombia 2-826531 [email protected] http://museodetrajes.com.co
Excellent
39%
Good
39%
Satisfactory
22%
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4.0 based on 59 reviews

Museo de Trajes Regionales

8. Casa Museo Francisco Jose de Caldas

Carrera 8 No. 6C-73, Bogota Colombia +57 1 2896275 https://www.facebook.com/MuseoCasaCaldas/
Excellent
43%
Good
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Poor
29%
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4.0 based on 7 reviews

Casa Museo Francisco Jose de Caldas

9. Museo del Narcotrafico

Carrera 26 # 40-79 Casa Capital, Bogota 111311 Colombia +57 301 3371059 [email protected] http://www.facebook.com/Museo-del-Narcotrafico-603910066472845/

The museum teaches about the history of drug trafficking and violence in Colombia. Main actors of violence and figures

10. Eslalom

Cra 6 No 15 88, Bogota 110321 Colombia +57 1 2269917 [email protected]

It is a guided visit to the gold museum that include beyond the current anthropological explanations, the latest research on human ecology, paleo economics, evolutive psychology, and how they explain the emerging mindset of an elite, in the ancient prehispanic farmers tribes, with a need to assert publicly their rank with a conspicuous wearing of gold artifacts and offerings, as a symbol of power.

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