Visiting museums is a great way to spend time with friends and family in a positive way.  Create special memories with such a unique cultural adventure. And also, where better to do so than in the Cabo region on the Baja Peninsula?  If you want to do something good for yourself and the people you love, go and visit a few museums in Cabo! In this post, we’ll list some of the best museums you can visit when in Cabo.  Learn more about the culture and history of this beautiful region in these Cabo San Lucas museums listed below.

The best museums in Cabo

Here we’re listing some of the most interesting museums in Cabo that you’ll find when you visit the region.  Uncover and take in some new knowledge related to this beautiful land.  Learn and share the history and culture of Los Cabos in the magnificent museums in Cabo listed here!

Natural History Museum

This museum is located in the Autonomous University of Baja California Sur. The museum has great scientific collections which include geology, paleontology, paleoanthropology, and paleo-biology.

It displays the remains of birds, aquatic mammals, and reptiles of the region.  Interesting enough, this place also used to be a household for representatives of the United Nations in Cabo!  But the really important thing there is to see the paleontological findings of the area throughout history.  This is a huge museum that offers seven halls with different subjects such as nature and local history. Also, there, you’ll get to see the tools that had been used by local sailors in the past and a lot of the story of Baja California.

One of the most recommended rooms is the biodiversity room.  It has great examples of sea life, information about the migration of dolphins and whales as well as the preservation of the sea turtle.  If you don’t feel satisfied with knowledge by then, they also have the astronomy area, the geology room, paleontology room, and a temporary exhibition hall.  This is a very unique and complete place to have fun and learn a lot!

Find this place in Carretera al Sur Km 5.5, 23080 La Paz, BCS, Mexico

Museo de Cabo San Lucas

This museum was opened in 2006 and is located in the Downtown area of Cabo San Lucas.  It mostly accounts for biological and historical exhibitions. The room of the archeology area has the remains of a pericu woman, an ethnic group from the south region of Baja.  The biodiversity hall shows a complete seabed in scale with the endemic flora and fauna. Learn there more about the dolphin and whale migration as well as the preservation of the sea turtle.  Another of the rooms that this museum has is astronomy, geology, and paleontology.

At present, it has scientific displays that comprise paleo-botany, skeletons of the sea mammals, and anthropology.  And, furthermore, a significant part of the museum covers the history of Cabo. The Cabo San Lucas museum is in plaza Amelia Wilkes, Cabo San Lucas Centro, 23450 Cabo San Lucas, B.C.S., Mexico

Regional Anthropology and History Museum

If you have the intention to experience the local culture and learning about Los Cabos history this is the perfect place for you!  In this museum, you will be able to learn about the history of pre-Columbian times to the early 20th century. The museum has four areas that show the different stages which comprise the prehistoric remains and objects from the modern era and colonial times.  Also, find there an ethnobotanical garden and rooms offering learning workshops for all ages.

The exhibitions there include stones with inscriptions, books of the missions, local crafts, details of pearl diving and copper and gold mining, as well as weapons and objects from the time when Baja Californians defended their land against foreign invasions.  It also has an important collection of fossils that allows us to understand the natural diversity that has existed in the Baja California peninsula since 60 million years ago.

Find this interesting place in Avenida Paseo de Montejo 43, Merida 97000, Mexico

The Whale Museum

The Whale Museum is the host of a whale skeleton which is 12-meters long!  Expect to be amazed by the view of it. The building stands out from the rest since it has modern architecture.  Furthermore, this building also includes the city theatre. And, it also has a big play area in case you are traveling to Cabo with kids.  At the Whale Museum, you will come across various illustrations and photos related to Whales. As a matter of fact, you will learn the history related to the migration of seasonal whales to the Southern Baja California’s shores.

The Whale Museum is in Paseo Álvaro Obregón 1, Central, 23000 La Paz, B.C.S., Mexico

Regional Museum of Telecommunications

Cabo San Lucas also has a Regional Telecommunication Museum that has over 50 antique television, communication, and radio instruments. You will find portraits and biographies of popular scientists too.  The main reason for this museum to exist is that of knowledge in technological development. There you’ll see the process of telecommunications growth throughout the years. In this special and unique place find gathered and preserved valuable pieces that marked a cornerstone for better communications in the region.  See the action first-hand as these were also the facilities that were used for educational purposes such as study and research for professionals in the area.

This place is located in Guillermo Prieto 220, La Paz, BCS, MX

Museo De Las Californias

The museum features three exhibition spaces where you can view old artifacts, important documents, and regional photos related to the history of the Baja Peninsula. It is situated on one side of the town square and is considered to be a new addition to the public museum scene of the city.

The address for this place is Paseo de los Héroes 9350, Zona Urbana Rio Tijuana, 22010 Tijuana, B.C., Mexico

Museo del Pasado Marino

This is basically a fishing museum.  But don’t let yourself go with the name, as this is an incredible place fulfilled in history.  It has exhibits related to the fishing industry in the Cabo region. There, you’ll be able to face several specimens of large tuna fish, sharks, and marlin.  All of them preserved by the museum for people to see and enjoy in amazement. Not only really impressive specimens but also you can get to see some endemic and less known species from the region.  Truly a hidden gem in Cabo San Lucas when it comes to museums.

Find this interesting museum in Lazaro Cardenas, Cabo San Lucas, 23410, Mexico, MX

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Thank you for reading Museums in Cabo: Discorver the culture and history of this beautiful region, written by Greg Hixon of RE/MEX Image.  Be sure to read other posts about Los Cabos on the Los Cabos Agent blog. There, learn about the many wonderful aspects of Los Cabos, Mexico, from blog posts like this.