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Museo del Canal Interoceánico

The human history behind the canal, inside Casco Viejo

4.2 CityTrip Score$$1 hour

Housed in a 19th-century building on Plaza de la Independencia, covering four centuries of interoceanic crossing attempts — from the Spanish trail to French failure to American completion.

Highlights

  • French & American canal-era artifacts
  • Colonial building

Good for

HistoryRainy days
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