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Amber Museum


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #23 of 29 attractions in Puerto Plata
Traveler Description: This two-story Victorian museum holds the largest collection of amber in the world.
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Attraction type: Specialty 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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3 of 5 stars
Tina-r8   3 contributions
England
Dec 9, 2009

We went into puerto plata from our hotel by taxi, not as part of a trip. Came across the museum by chance. {theres not much to see in puerto plata ) The muesum is really just a lot of stalls trying thier best to sell. However did buy a lovely pair of earring and an amber bangle so the trip... more

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1 of 5 stars
granitepeaker   1 contribution
Billings, Montana
Nov 30, 2009

This place really isn't much of a museum at all. It's really just a bunch of stalls with guys selling their stones. Don't expect to be going to a "museum". This place isn't in a good location of town and doesn't feel to safe walking around on the street outside of the place. more

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3 of 5 stars
NYCFanNI   72 contributions
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Aug 2, 2009

We went to the Amber museum as part of a day trip to Puerto Plata town with Thomas Cook. It was a bit disappointing, we got a few words from a 'guide' at the beginning then left to our own devices to walk around and look at the various exhibits of amber. Would have been better if we had been... more

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3 of 5 stars
wtbwordly   3 contributions
Canada
Dec 29, 2007
4
people 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

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3 of 5 stars
IowaHawkeye   21 contributions
Chicago, IL
Jan 14, 2004
108
people 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

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3 of 5 stars
Eric_Desjardins   4 contributions
Chambly
Dec 25, 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