Name: Museo de Ciencias Naturales La Salle
Address: San Jose, Costa Rica
Rating: 4.5

#34 of 103 things to do in San Jose

Speciality MuseumsNatural History MuseumsScience MuseumsChildren's MuseumsHistory Museums

Tuesday

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Wednesday

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Thursday

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Friday

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Saturday

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Sunday

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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The Museum Go out For Her it is a Museum of Natural Sciences considered as one of the Iberoamerica's best, we tell with mas of 70.000 samples in exhibition, podras to find great variety of animals dissected in different rooms. Birds, Archaeology, Fish and Reptiles, Insects, Shells, Corals, Mammalian Fossils, Dinosaurs, Skeletons species preserved in Liquids and much more.. Visit Us Valor de la entrada: Adultos 2500 colones. Niños 1800 de los 2 a los 12 años.

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nzkiwi99

auckland101 contributions

Unlike anywhere else.

Sep. 2021

Probably one of my favourite places on the planet. Please - never change this museum. Don't upgrade it!
It truly is a wonderful treasure, and has bought me immense joy.

Written August 5, 2022

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Jo Ann D

Milpitas, CA4 contributions

Wonderful Natural History Museum : Best Dino selfies; Must visit in San Jose, Costa Rica

Jun. 2021

We went to the San Jose Museum of Natural History in June of 2021. We had been in San Jose and toured for 4 days already. My daughter and 9 year old grandson arrived and wanted to sleep in and have a quiet day. We chose this Museum to visit as my grandson loves dinosaurs. We were not disappointed! On entering the large main area we encountered a huge T. Rex!! My grandson was impressed (not easily accomplished), and this was a great spot for photos. There were impressive collections representing all the flora and fauna of Costa Rica and more. They had the most impressive Butterfly collection that I have ever seen. There were large exhibits of Birds, Monkeys, Sloths, Sea Life, Corals and much more. This is a wonderful museum that does not seem to make it to the top of most visited lists. We were able to get in easily and bought tickets at the door. Go, and you will love it!!!

Written July 15, 2021

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Crystal C

15 contributions

Repeat visitors

Aug. 2019 • Family

We visit this museum every time we are in San Jose. The taxidermy is not not good but my children love this museum. My kids are now 15 & 12 We have been visiting for many years sometimes making 2 visits during our time in CR.

Written September 12, 2019

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laplantes

redmond, WA102 contributions

Large number of specimines

Nov. 2017 • Business

this is a great place to bring kids and see a lot. If you donñt speak spanish, it might be a little tougher as they don´t haven a lot of their display in other languages, but if you just want to wander and see the animals, this is a great stop.

There are huge numbers of specimines lining the back halls. While the preservation techniques are not top notch, you can at least get to see a wide variety of birds and animals from all around the world.

Written March 18, 2018

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wendykl2015

Cairns, Australia14 contributions

Creepiest museum ever!

Jan. 2018 • Family

Not sure where they got the animal exhibits from- the rejects from people practicing taxidermy perhaps. The animals in the main looked like they had all had really bad plastic surgery. The kangaroo was not like anything we had ever seen, it was that bad. Don't waste your time going there.

Written January 31, 2018

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Carl0s_Hdz

Brownsville, Texas, United States23 contributions

Tons of different species

Nov. 2017 • Family

You can enjoy and learn about thousands of different species, you must know that non of them are alive, they are dissected

Written January 4, 2018

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Sir_Hendrickcr

Tamarindo, Costa Rica32 contributions

A Latin American treasure

Aug. 2017 • Family

We went there on a holiday and this allowed us to enjoy it on its fullest. This museum has a vast and very well preserved collection of species and replicas (for what I understand one of the most impressive in Latin America). Is so easy to get there and it's really impressive how much you can see. Fully recommended for tourists and locals!

Written August 22, 2017

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TravelinGal147289

Esterillos Oeste, Costa Rica95 contributions

A wonderful little-known museum

Jun. 2017 • Couples

We were surprised to find a museum of this type in San Jose. It is not well advertised and probably not visited by many tourists. That's a shame because it offers a wealth of education with numerous rooms offering exhibits of the mammals, marine life, avian life and even dinosaurs inhabiting the region and other parts of the world. It's a wonderful place to bring children and the few that were there on our visit were really excited at what they saw. The entomology display alone encompasses 8400 items! We spent several hours and marveled at all we saw. If you're visiting San Jose, carve out some time to take in what it offers.

Written June 21, 2017

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777Tahoe

Itasca, IL79 contributions

La Salle Museum is great

Apr. 2017 • Solo

I went there one afternoon and was surprised that there is a museum like this in San Jose. The taxidermy is outstanding and one could spend hours in this place. Nothing is live. There is everything from butterflies to sharks along with rocks dating back to 300 A.D. You will enjoy this place and it is cheap to enter.

Written April 13, 2017

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Louis S

Cape Coral, FL41 contributions

Visiting the museum!

Apr. 2016 • Couples

Just visited the museum, for teh second time. As a fossil collector, I had offered and they accepted, for me to donate some fossils when I visited San Jose again. Ongoing dental work assures me of regular visits, so I offered to bring some fossils on this current trip. The director was out, and we toured the museum and my wife loved it! I recommend this quaint, dated but interesting museum!

Written April 13, 2016

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