Museums in Peru

Discover 9 unusual museums in Peru.

The submarine.

Abtao Submarine Museum

The retired vessel is South America's first floating museum.

Antonini Museum.

Museo Antonini

This archaeological museum in one of Peru’s most intriguing regions exhibits ancient artifacts from the Nazca civilization.

Some unnerving faces in Leymebamba Museum

Leymebamba, Peru

Mummies of Museo Leymebamba

Hundreds of mummies in a silent room, some with eerily pained expressions preserved on their faces.

Permanently Closed

The Diana Room

A small, emotionally charged room inside the Mario Testino Museum dedicated to Princess Diana and one famous photo shoot.

Erotic art.

Larco Museum's Erotic Art

The large collection of pre-Columbian pottery might make you blush.

Museo del Juguete

Peru’s only toy museum houses everything from pre-Inca whistles to lead soldiers and terrifying dolls.

Coca tea

Museo de la Coca (Coca Museum)

A fascinating little museum all about the rich history of Peru’s famous plant.

A wax figure of Dr. Reiche sits at her typewriter at the museum dedicated to her life.

Maria Reiche Museum

A museum dedicated to the German scientist who revealed the significance of the mysterious Peruvian Nazca Lines.

Brain Museum

Tucked behind the Institute of Neurological Science down a decrepit street resides the largest display of human brains in Latin America.

Are we missing something unusual in Peru?