
Museo del Mar
Museo del Mar
Punta del Este, Uruguay
Natural history museum with extensive marine fauna specimens, maritime artifacts & a pirate exhibit.
Last updated: February 11, 2026
Overview
Natural history museum with extensive marine fauna specimens, maritime artifacts & a pirate exhibit.
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Visitor Reviews
**★★★★★ Urs — 3 weeks ago
Small museum but very interesting. Which several skeletons of different kind of whales and dolphins. Good for a rainy day. It takes about 2 hours to see everything.
**★★★★★ Gavin Perrow — 2 years ago
Slightly morbid and grotesquely charming. What a wonderful place to spend a few hours. Many of the specimens are bleached by years in formaldehyde and some unrecognisable as creatures, let alone fish, but this is part of the joy of this place. Honestly. It’s a rambling shared personal love of the ocean and all things both in it, and to do with it. This museum has displays of bakelite radios, picnic sets, clothing and the music of the day, that day being early to mid twentieth century. There are










