Best Museums and Zoos in Quito

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Ecuador has a large number of museums. Cultural, archeological, site, and art museums are found throughout the country.

The largest and most important are in the large cities, Quito, Cuenca, and Guayaquil. Site museums, though, are extremely interesting and unique at telling about the hisory and culture of Ecuador.

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Museo Casa del Alabado

A pre-Columbian art museum located half a block from San Francisco Square in the colonial downtown, exhibiting 5,000 beautiful pieces from the different cultures that in

La Compañía de Jesús Church

The most renowned church of Quito's colonial downtown due to its astounding gilded walls and art.............

Parque y Centro Cultural Itchimbía

A recreational park located on Itchimbía hill, with a magnificent view over Quito's downtown. It is also home to the Itchimbía Cultural Center and to a restaurant with

Yaku - Museo del Agua

In Quechua, 'yaku' means 'water'. This so names the Water Park-Museum of the City of Quito, a place created to provide meaningful experiences to the community............

Museo de la Ciudad

This beautiful colonial building once served as the Hospital of Saint John of God. Today, it houses the City Museum, a fascinating place dedicated to the social history o

Museo Alberto Mena Caamaño

Popularly known as the Wax Museum because its main attraction is a scene made with lifelike wax figures representing the August 2, 1810 massacre, a tragic chapter in Ecu

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Centro Cultural Guayasamín

The whole legacy of the famous Ecuadorian painter Oswaldo Guayasamín, including the Capilla del Hombre museum, the maestro's house-museum, and his workshop.............

Museo Interactivo de Ciencias

This highly interactive museum has three permanent exhibitions, plus temporary exhibitions and large outdoor spaces, and is really popular with families.............

Mindalae Museum

The Mindalae museum gets its name from an emblematic figure of the North Andean region: the Mindala, or merchant of the ancient indigenous American continent.............

Museo Nacional del Ministerio de Cultura

A museum that tells about the history and culture of Ecuador through its archaeological and artistic heritage.............

Posada de las Artes Kingman

The house and museum of one of the most important figures of Latinamerican art and internationally renown Ecuadorian painter Eduardo Kingman exhibits his and other artist

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