Location: Cusco
Top Things to do in Cusco
What to do and see in Cusco, Cusco Region: The Best Specialty Museums
Incan majesty and Andean baroque exist side-by-side in Cusco's stone streets, epitomized by the Qoriacancha palace and the church of Santo Domingo flanking the Plaza de Armas. In this high-altitude melting pot of Amerindian and mestizo culture, you'll find extraordinary textiles, lively summer festivals and archeological wonders.
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1. Museo de los Pueblos de Paucartambo
2. Hyper Real Walt Wizard Museum - CUSCO
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 15 reviews
Hyper Real museum of lifesizes statues from the world of entertainment , we use SILICONE MEDICAL GRADE more realistic than Wax , our statues are lifelike , every pore on the face is made each by each , our works are in the collection of Sylvester Stallone , Hulk Hogan , Carlos Slim ...
3. Museo de Arte Precolombino
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 819 reviews
The Museum of Pre-Columbian Art - MAP Cusco is an experience that allows you to discover the mystical art of ancient Peru. It houses and exhibits admirable objects for its history and aesthetics, created by women and men of the Andes, more than three thousand years ago until the sixteenth century, in the territory where Peru is located nowadays. The 400 pieces exhibited in the MAP Cusco, located in the historic Casona Cabrera, a few blocks from the Plaza de Armas, are part of the collection of the Larco Museum, considered one of the best 20 museums in the world. The MAP Cusco, managed by the BBVA Foundation, offers the possibility of exploring its ten rooms with audio guides in three languages: Spanish, English and French. The narratives will bring the visitor closer to the worldview that defined the beliefs of the ancient Peruvians. The visitor can also enjoy MAP Café tasting the incomparable flavor of Peruvian cuisine in a magical and peaceful setting.
Reviewed By Cartagena2019 - Cartagena, Colombia
This is a private museum, extremely well organized and exhibits are arranged with great care in rooms. It is recommended to first see a short film in the studio before starting your tour. All exhibits are master pieces, silver, gold, shells, wooden and ceramic sculptures. It is interesting to note that the museum has one of the finest restaurants in Cusco: MAP It is recommended to follow the visit which will last no more than two hours to the Museum of the Incas which is only about three minutes walk down towards Plaza de Armas
4. Planetarium Cusco
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4.5 based on 723 reviews
We are an Cultural interpretation center about how the Andean people understand the skies. The explanation in two rooms give us a great perspective, in dome we learn about southern sky and finally, if weather allows, we enjoy some stargazing!
Reviewed By oshawkat
Fantastic experience! Our guide (Ann Marie I think) was very enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and passionate about the topic. Learned about the southern sky, Incan astronomy, and got to see many stars first hand using the telescope. Fascinating to see how the Incans used the stars to predict agriculture! The blankets and hot tea were much appreciated (it gets chilly up there in the wet season)!
5. 100% Peru museo vivo
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4.5 based on 2 reviews
Learn about the 13 most wonderful products of Peru in a unique and interactive experience.
6. ChocoMuseo
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4.5 based on 3,052 reviews
Are you a chocolate lover? Come and live a truly chocolate experience at ChocoMuseo! In our chocolate museum you will uncover all the cocoa secrets while you taste the best artisanal chocote made with the best organic Peruvian beans! Further more, get ready to make your own chocolate in our Chocolate Workshops or be ready to drink the best of our coffee or chocolate delights in our cafeteria! Please notice we have another 3 locations: - On the same square, opposite corner: the factory, - on plaza de armas on the left of the cathedral, -by the 12 corner stone
Reviewed By 79nancyw
If you love chocolate, want to learn all about chocolate and take a class in chocolate making, then this is the place for you. Located in the heart of Cusco, Peru, Choco Museo is a great find to add a distinctive dimension to your travels in Peru. You can drop in anytime and learn about the fascinating process of plant to product and then sign up for a chocolate cooking class. The class is instructive, fun AND you get to make your own molded chocolates. Instructors are easily understood and have a wealth of information and experience in the process of chocolate making and enjoying.
7. Museo y Catacumbas Del Convento San Francisco de Asis Del Cusco
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 186 reviews
Reviewed By AndyF430 - Devizes, United Kingdom
I only went in here by accident, thinking it was just a small church. In fact it's a museum and catacombs. S15 to get in, which includes an English-speaking guide. It's two stories with cloisters, choir, library, refectotu, chapels and a huge beautiful church. Only 3 brothers left - it once housed 180. Rebuilt/ restored after 1650 & 1950 earthquakes, but there is a LOT of original carvings & religious artwork, chests, manuscripts/ books. It also boasts one of the (allegedly) biggest paintings in South America. The church is decorated (relatively) simply but is huge & very impressive. A real find.
8. Museo Quechua
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4.5 based on 186 reviews
Museo Quechua is a museum next door to the Famous Qorikancha temple that shows 3000 years of history and culture of the Quechua cultura, We are focused geographically on the Cusco Valley and its inhabitants that includes Inkas, pre-Inkas and present inhabitans and their cultural expressions.
Reviewed By dkrandagm - Canmore, Canada
The sign at the entrance on plaza Santa Domingo says "free entrance 3000 anos de historia". What have you got to loose, so we went in. What a surprise!! This private museo is well lit,beautiful displays of agriculture,weaving, textiles, carvings, and more. As you walk through the free exhibits you enter the gift store area, where there are beautiful souvenirs and textiles on display with absolutely zero selling pressure. Continue walking in the building past the gift area and you enter Anka restaurant, a beautifully appointed place where we stopped for a beer. Huge mistake!! Room temperature beer was sent back and they returned it 5 minutes later after putting in fridge-still warm. 3 other customers all complain of warm beer. Response is "sorry". At 10 soles the beer is over priced as it should be 6-8 soles. The museo is great the restaurant deserves a complete pass.
9. Museo Sulca Textiles
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4.5 based on 20 reviews
Sulca Textiles is a place where the traditions of North, South and Central Peru join each other. The Sulca family comes from Ayacucho, where the textile tradition is very old. Many ayacuchanos have been engaged in weaving for several generations. Walter Sulca Leon is the third of Benigno Sulca and Teresa Leon Landa’s five children.
Reviewed By 857krisj - Seattle, United States
This gallery will teach you about traditional textiles of ancient times and then dazzle you with contemporary work. As an intermediate (at best) knitter, I cannot believe the workmanship of the hand knit, baby alpaca sweater I bought today. The tiny stitches and wonderful colors are mind boggling, and it’s clearly hand done. The price was less than what I would need to pay for the baby alpaca yarn alone, and the work might take me the rest of my days. While I was buying a sweater, for a very fair price, my husband bought a retablo depicting a textile shop. We had a great time! The staff was informative and accommodating, never pushy. It’s a wonderful place! Textile lovers will be in heaven and anyone else should like it too.
10. Apukunaq Tianan
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2 reviews
