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Museum of Belize

Belize City, Belize
Ranked #10 of 17 attractions in Belize City
4.0 of 5 stars 15 Reviews
Type: Museums, Castles
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San Diego, California
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5 reviews 5 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2012

A nice way to end your visit to Belize. Gives you a perspective of the Mayan Ruins and artifacts. A little bit of everything here.

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Caye Caulker, Belize
2 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 May 2012
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Very informative, I learnt a lot on my trip. I did not know so much about Belize until I went to the museum.

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Washington DC, District of Columbia
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2012

This was a nice break form the heat of the city. They had a very nice exhibit about Hurricane Hattie and its affect on Belize City.

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Placencia, Belize
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 April 2012

Great Museum! Lots of interesting facts, the building itself is a history! Love it!

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Vancouver, Canada
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Reviews in 28 cities Reviews in 28 cities
28 helpful votes 28 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 April 2012

Housed in a former jail, the museum features Informative displays and photographs showing the devastation caused by hurricane Haiti. There a few Mayan artifacts, an insect and a stamp collection. Worth a visit.

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Leeds, United Kingdom
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 February 2012

I liked being able to take photos in the museum, but flash is not allowed. The museum is quite small which prevented a wide range of exhibits being shown. For those loving stamps or insects, the museum offers surprisingly large collections, a complete history of all Belize's stamps and most of its insects - I'm not keen on creepy, crawlies,... More

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Victoria, TX
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36 reviews 36 reviews
Reviews in 19 cities Reviews in 19 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 February 2012
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This museum is in a building that used to be a jail. Seeing the size of the rooms gives an appreciation for how hard it would have been to be a prisoner here in the past. The museum is small, but has stamps, the Belize flag that hung at the World Trade Center, examples of local butterflies and bugs, and... More

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Herndon, Virginia, United States
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8 reviews 8 reviews
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 February 2012

We went on a Saturday morning. The place was dead (in fact, the gates out front looked locked - our hotel told us it was closed). There were some pretty good exhibits although would only plan to spend a few hours there.

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Columbus, Mississippi
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35 reviews 35 reviews
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9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 January 2012

A visit takes less than an hour. There are lots of stamps, some MAYA jade, past hurricane photos and some propaganda for the current political regime.

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Arlington, Texas
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37 helpful votes 37 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 September 2011
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We had an extra hour to kill before heading back to San Pedro on the ferry so we made the quick walk over to the museum and checked it out. Certainly very interesting stuff and a great way to kill an hour. Entrance fee was $5USD per person.

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