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teriorate, then was used as a prison and a warehouse, before it was finally abandoned. By
1775 it was a vandalized shell of its former self and served as the unofficial city dump.
Less than a hundred years later, only two of its walls remained at right angles.
Tickets can be purchased in the stand-alone building in Plaza España a few steps from
the museum's entrance.
Amber World Museum
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( 809-682-3309;
www.amberworldmuseum.com
; cnr Calle Arzibispo Merino & Restauracion; adult/
child RD$50/20; 9am-6pm Mon-Sat, to 1pm Sun)
This museum features an impressive collec-
tion of amber samples from around the world and excellent exhibits explaining in Spanish
and English its prehistoric origins, its use throughout the ages, Dominican mining pro-
cesses, and its present-day value to the science and art worlds. The 1st-floor shop sells
jewelry made from amber, larimar and more ordinary stones.
Larimar Museum
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( 809-689-6605;
www.larimarmuseum.com
; 2nd fl, Isabel la Católica 54; 8am-6pm Mon-Sat, to 2pm
Sun)
Thorough exhibits covering larimar from A to Z have signage in Spanish and
English. Of course, the museum is meant to inspire you to make a purchase from the stra-
tegically located jewelry store on the 1st floor.
Museo de la Familia Dominicana
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(Museum of the Dominican Family; 809-689-5000; cnr Padre Billini & Arzobispo Meriño; adult/under
12yr RD$100/free; 9am-5pm Tue-Sat, to 4pm Sun)
This museum is located in the Casa de
Tostado - the beautifully restored 16th-century home of writer Francisco Tostado. The
museum is interesting as much for its architectural features (it has a double Gothic win-
dow over the front door - the only one of its kind in the Americas) as for its exhibits dis-
playing well-restored 19th-century furnishings and household objects. Ask to go up the
spiral mahogany staircase for a rooftop view of the Zona Colonial. Admission includes
audio guide.
Museo del Ron y la Caña
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