Top Things to do in Cartagena
Top 10 Specialty Museums in Cartagena, Bolivar Department
Cartagena, a gorgeous fishing village on Colombia's Caribbean coast, has excellent beaches, a historic old town (that's entirely walkable) and beautiful colonial architecture. It's also one of the safest places in the country, so it's no wonder it's a popular port of call for cruise ships. Need a break from exploring the cobblestone streets? Stop at an outdoor cafe for excellent pastries and people-watching.
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1. Museum A Moment of Fantasy
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5.0 based on 5 reviews
"Un Momento De Fantasía" - A moment of Fantasy- is a non-profit institution, founded by Socorro Gómez de París, on July 26, 2019 in the city of Cartagena de Indias, which was declared Historical and Cultural Heritage of The humanity by UNESCO in 1984. This museum has more than 1,000 exhibition pieces between dolls and toy cars dating from the middle of the 19th century to the 21st.
2. Caribe Jewelry Museum & Factory
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4.5 based on 1,873 reviews
Reviewed By Orovalley2001 - Tucson, United States
We were given a chance to make our own emerald necklace and purchase some at a great discount. The mockup of an actual mine was very interesting.
3. Casa Museo Rafael Nunez
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4.5 based on 180 reviews
This is the house where Rafael Nunez lived and died, a most illustrious Cartagenero who sat as president of Colombia at four different ocassions. Inside this house, fundamental ideas were born that later would create one of Colombia's biggest political reforms in the 19th Century: The Constitution of 1886. This was colombia's guideline document until 1991, year in which the current Carta Magna was signed.
Reviewed By PaulF460 - St. Petersburg, United States
Interesting airy house just outside the wall. Great furniture. Small park across the street. Small collage exhibit. Free.
4. Choco Museo
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4.5 based on 885 reviews
ChocoMuseo is the cocoa and chocolate museum, we're only in Cartagena. Th entrance is for free and you can learn with us a lot about cocoa and chocolate in Colombia and the world, also you can visit our artisanal chocolate factory where the magic happens and enjoy all our chocolate products that are prepared on site. Also we have chocolate workshops for all ages, for kids, family, old people, everyone!! if you are staying in Cartagena, if you are local or tourist, don't forget to visit us and ask for your custom WorkShops and have a really nice an unique experience.
Reviewed By dandd6
Definitely a great place to visit if you love chocolate...lots of free samples and knowledgeable staff.
5. La Tienda del Museo
6. Galeon Bucanero
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4.0 based on 263 reviews
The "Galeon Bucanero" is a replica of a Spanish galleon of the seventeenth century, is a museum of the history of pirates and privateers in the Caribbean, souvenir shop and a bar-restaurant.
7. El Teatrino Sala Museo de Titeres
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4.0 based on 2 reviews
Experiencia interactiva de identidad cultural atraves de la esteticas y tecnicas del Titere atraves de espectaculos y exposiciones. Somos un espacio ubicado a las afuera de la zona amurallada de Cartagena en el que fomentamos turismo familiar e infantil descentralizados. El Teatrino "Una Puerta a tu Imaginacion"
8. Museo Historico de Cartagena de Indias
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3.5 based on 1,788 reviews
This site is now a museum focusing on Cartagena's role in the Spanish Inquisition.
Reviewed By M4906AHjeffb - Greater Sydney, Australia
If you are expecting gold and treasure, dont bother coming here. Go to the gold museum in Bogota . This fascinating little museum is not for the failt hearted but you may learn more about what the Spanish actually did in South America than you ever will by reading a book. Ondisplay with notes in Spanish and English is the rich history of how the Spanish priests and judiciary subjugated and imposed their "Christian" views onto the locals, mostly slaves from African and ithe local indigenous cultures but really anyone who was not seen as being devout. This involved torture as a means to force ordinary people to renounce their own religions I(or lack of) and to accept Christianity. Trials were a joke because the unfortunate defendant was almost always found guilty no matter what defensive arguments they put up. Crimes included such things as practicing reading forbidden books, witchcraft, enchantment, solicitation (prostitution), bigamy, etc. More than 900 locals were killed over a period of 200 years in the name of Christianity by burning at the stake, torture (many gruesome torture devices are on display), hanging, etc. So called "witches" were typically loaded with weights and thrown into a well. There is also a gallows and a guillotine at the museum. In a nearby bookshop you can buy a little dual language (English/Spanish) book of one writer's description of what happened in Cartagena during this awful time.
9. Palacio de La Inquisicion
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3.0 based on 31 reviews
Reviewed By Rosario_it - Belgium, null
The palace itself is very interesting as it was the place where a lot of prisoners for the inquisition were segregated and tortured. There are several rooms with expositions and a nice garden.
