Things to do in Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico: The Best Specialty Museums

The Route of the Creole Heart is a wonderfull journey through the puertorrican essence. In the twelve stops of the route, beats the heart of Puerto Rico. Following arrows around the Urban Center starting in our Tourism Office you can enjoy eight museums that reveals whats the meaning of be a criollo and be a real puertorrican. You can enjoy gastronomic offer, music, art and crafts and know about our rich culture. The criollo hearth is waiting for you! La Ruta del Corazon Criollo es un viaje maravilloso a traves de la esencia puertorriquena. En los doce paradas de la ruta, late el corazon de Puerto Rico. Siguiendo las flechas alrededor del Centro Urbano de partida en nuestra Oficina de Turismo se puede disfrutar de ocho museos que revelan el significado de ser un criollo y ser un puertorriqueno real. Usted puede disfrutar de la oferta gastronomica, musica, arte y artesanias y conocer nuestra rica cultura. El corazon criollo los esta esperando!

Casa Paoli (English: Paoli House) is a historic house in barrio Cuarto, Ponce. The house is significant as the birthplace of Antonio Paoli (1871-1946), a tenor who was the "first Puerto Rican to reach international recognition in the performing arts" and "one of the most outstanding opera singers of all times". The house was the childhood home of the artist and he was introduced to art and opera at this house. In 1987, the house was turned into a museum to honor the career of Antonio Paoli. The building was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

Located on a antique, neoclassical, colonial style structure, this museum is the only museum dedicated to tobacco on the island. Witness the amazing development of tobacco cultivation which was so imperative to Puerto Rican history. If you're a tobacco lover, don't miss the chance to grab a local Caguas tobacco. Entrance is free and guided tours are available.

This loudly-colored building in black, red, green and yellow, was built for a volunteer fire-fighter's brigade.

The most significant archaeological site in the Caribbean.

Evoking the era of the sugar barons of Puerto Rico, this beautiful Spanish Revival mansion was built in 1930 for the Serrallés family, owners of the Don Q rum distillery.