• Mostly mornings: the museum closes at 15:00, except Thursdays when it stays open until 19:00
• Some rooms may be closed, the museum warns, and the permanent display is due for a full redesign
• Free parking on weekends and holidays at the museum's public lot

The national museum of the Americas, with pre-Columbian gold, Inca textiles, and a 2,000-year-old Paracas mummy bundle from Peru, still wearing its gold nose ornament and collar. Rooms move through explorers' maps, daily life, religion, and writing. Look for the Tro-Cortesiano Codex, a painted Maya book, and the Quimbaya Treasure. English audio guides can be played or downloaded on your phone from the museum's website.