Indoor, for children · Isla Naos, Amador
Punta Culebra Nature Center (Smithsonian)
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The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute's small marine nature center near the end of the causeway, with aquariums, turtle pools and exhibits on local sea life. A compact stop that suits younger kids.
Good to know
We could not load the official STRI page (HTTP 403), and third-party sources disagree on hours (some say closed Mondays), so confirm hours before going. Walk-ins are accepted subject to capacity per secondary sources. Coordinates are for the aquarium building in OSM.
Details
- Duration
- 1-2 hours
- Seasonality
- Year-round
- Best for ages
- Young children through tweens
- Shabbat
- On the Amador Causeway, not walkable from Paitilla. Plan a weekday or Sunday.
- Booking
- No
- Kosher food
- No kosher food confirmed on site. Kosher restaurants in Panama City are concentrated in Paitilla, Punta Pacífica, Bella Vista, Marbella and Costa del Este; eat there before/after or bring packed food.
- Ticket price
- Non-resident $10.00; resident $6.00; retiree $3.00 (STRI official page, seen via search-result excerpt 2026-11-05; the page itself blocked our fetch)
- Distance from Panama City
- ~7 km straight-line from Punta Paitilla (computed from coordinates; road distance is longer)
Sources
- stri.si.edu (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- tourismpanama.com (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- nominatim.openstreetmap.org (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
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