Ruins of Ujarras (The Orosi River Valley, San José 2004): these are the remains of a Catholic chapel (the oldest church in the country) that was built for the first time in the mid-sixteenth century (expansions made at the end of the 17th century) Floods and subsequent earthquakes damaged this house of worship to its […]
National Theater of Costa Rica (Second Avenue between Street 3 and 5, city center, San Jose): this is one of the most beautiful buildings in San Jose and is considered a reference point there. During the country’s agricultural boom in the 1890s, the wealthiest residents of San Jose (especially the European expatriates who were involved […]
National Museum of Costa Rica (Central and Second avenue, 17th street, on the Cuesta de Moras (Moras Hill), next to the Plaza de la Democracia, San Jose): the old Bellavista barracks, now the National Museum, houses natural history, Pre-Colonial gold, and autochthonous archaeological collections. Its walls contain more than 120 years of history where you […]
Museum of Native Cultures (Dra. María Eugenia Bozzolli, Neotropical Center Sarapiquí, La Virgen, Sarapiquí, Heredia). The Neotropical Center Sarapiquí was born with the idea of creating a place to help spread the conservation of nature and ecological development, together with sustainable development. Tourism, education and scientific research. Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Monday to […]
Costa Rican Art Museum (Paseo Colón, 42nd Street, La Sabana Metropolitan Park, San Jose): this museum was inaugurated in 1978 and is located in the Metropolitan La Sabana Park, in the building of the old control tower of the old San Antonio Airport. Jose . The exhibits have pieces from the 19th century to the […]
Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (Third Avenue, between 15th and 17th Streets, National Culture Center, Former National Liquor Factory): this museum is dedicated to disseminating and promoting the latest trends and dynamics within the world of art and design Central American contemporaries, as well as their links with relatively similar movements in the Latin […]
Juan Santamaría Historical and Cultural Museum (Street 2 Obispo Tristán and avenue 1 Bernardo Soto Alfaro, one block north of Central Park, Alajuela, San Jose) – the collections of this museum are composed of materials related to historical aspects of the Central American War fought against the filibuster invaders between 1856-1857: visitors can see portraits […]
Museum of Natural Sciences La Salle (1 block south of Channel 7, entrance to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Sabana south San Jose), this museum (located in the private Catholic school La Salle) has more than 70,000 samples on display, In areas such as paleontology, geology, malacology (some 14,000 samples), invertebrates, 8,400 samples, fish, […]
ICE’s Museum of the History of Technology (4 blocks north of ICE’s central office – Sabana North, San Jose) Costa Rica state-owned power and telecoms company group Costa Rica Institute of Electricity (Group ICE) runs this museum, which informs the public about the history and evolution of electricity and telecommunications services, highlighting the contributions of […]
Costa Rica Children’s Museum (Costa Rica Science and Culture Center, 4th street, Ninth avenue, the Old Penitentiary Building) . Popularly known as the Children’s Museum, this beautiful structure, dating back to the beginning of the 20th century, was inaugurated in 1994. It is the first interactive museum in Central America with themes related to sciences, […]