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“The Amber Coast” Lovetripper Magazine
“Dominican delights: heightened and forever amber” Boston.com / Boston Globe
“The Dominican Republic: Tropical Terrain and Pristine Beaches” GoNomad.com
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #17 of 27 attractions in Puerto Plata
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Traveller Description: This two-story Victorian museum holds the largest collection of amber in the world.
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Attraction type: Speciality museum, Museum
Activities: Shopping
Address: 61 Duarte St
Playa Dorada Puerto Plata
Dominican Republic
Tel: 809-586-2848
Fax: 809-586-8518

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“Interesting”
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3 of 5 stars
wtbwordly
Canada
29 Dec 2007
4/4 found this review helpful

We stopped into the Amber Museum as part of a tour, it's worth a look but not someplace I'd return to again. It was slightly crowded when we went, there seemed to be several tours there at once. Probably due to this fact, our group was rushed through the museum quite quickly. It's not very large and only takes a... more

“Good shopping experience”
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3 of 5 stars
IowaHawkeye
Chicago, IL
14 Jan 2004
108/109 found this review helpful

We went to the Amber museum on part of a half day tour of Puerto Plata. The museum itself is basically one floor of different specimens of amber and blue amber with fossils in them. It was interesting to look at it but didn't take very long to get through. The downstairs area has a few rooms with various items... more

“Magasin ou Musé ?”
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3 of 5 stars
Eric_Desjardins
Chambly
25 Dec 2007

C'est plus ressemblant a un grand magasin avec un petit cachet de musé que l'inverse, malgré son nom on trouve... more

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Amber Museum Address

61 Duarte St | Playa Dorada, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Tel: 809-586-2848 Fax: 809-586-8518