The best museums Provinces Of Panamá And Colón

The visitor center offers a bird's-eye view of the Miraflores locks, through which ships of all kinds transit, from sailing boats to gigantic container ships. If you go in the middle of the afternoon, you'll be sure to catch a glimpse from the terrace of the large ships that left in the morning from the Atlantic entrance, with the first transits through the locks starting at around 1.40pm. To avoid disappointment, you should know that if you go in the morning, you'll have no chance of seeing a ship, as they only pass through until 6:30! The Miraflores set of locks is the only one to offer a fully-fledged museographic space, with four rooms providing a better understanding of the technological innovations that made the canal possible; the role of the watershed; the operation of the waterway (documentaries, topographical model; dramatizations) and the place of the inter-oceanic shortcut in international maritime trade. Finally, an IMAX film with 3D glasses tells the story of the canal and its recent expansion. Actor Morgan Freeman was on hand to recount the epic story! A visit that complements that of the Interoceanic Canal Museum in Panama City's Casco Viejo.

To get there by public transport, the easiest way is to take a bus from the Albrook terminal along route C810, leaving you opposite the entrance to the visitors' center.