The Panama Canal Museum is a non-profit and public museum located in Panama City, Panama. Established in 1997, the museum is devoted to the …
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Jan 18, 2025
Superb museum that covers not just the canal but the country history as well. Gives an accurate account of many events from the early attempts to find a route in the 16th century to the French attemp…Full review by Wayne H
Jan 17, 2025
Brilliant museum, absolutely riveting with the history of building the canal. Who knew 90 countries provided labor? Well curated, bilingual Spanish and English, two floors and three hours and we were…Full review by LucyM672
Dec 17, 2024
I like this museum it was very informative and interactive. I recommend anyone visiting to go there. It tells you about the history behind Panama and the US.Full review by Sach C
Can you enter the museum more than once and return with the same ticket? If we don't finish seeing everything before we have to go to an arranged lunch, can we return to finish the exhibits?
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Hello, YES! You can use the same ticket for the same day, leave the museum and come back later.
Is there an exhibit about JR Bingaman's swim of the canal in 1914?. He is a relative of mine
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My grandfather, John Ralston Bingaman Sr., and a friend Wendel Green spend their Sundays swimming the canal. They would put a stake where they stopped and start up the …
My grandfather, John Ralston Bingaman Sr., and a friend Wendel Green spend their Sundays swimming the canal. They would put a stake where they stopped and start up the next Sunday. My father, John Ralston Bingaman jr, was born in Panama on Dec 31, 1917. John Sr. swam against Duke Kahanamoku in Hawaii when he was the top swimmer for the 7th Fleet. Grandpa threw me in the ocean in Florida when I was 2 weeks old. I have been surfing for over 70 years, By the way I am John Ralston Bingaman III. I love in Hawaii. In 2017 I asked if Panama would let me swim the Canal on the anniversary but I got turned down.
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