Panama Canal Museum

Dedicated to the united states role in the history of Panama

New Exhibits

Current Exhibits

Flora and Fauna of Panama

Panama forms a land bridge that gives rise to a magnificent variety of bird, mammal, reptile, fish, and plant life.

Upcoming exhibits

Permanent Exhibits

History and Construction of the Canal, 1898 - 1914

Panama was seen as the crossroads of the world.

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Digging in Hell’s Gorge

The work of cutting through the Continental Divide to dig the Canal was known as "breaking the back of the isthmus."

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Panama Railroad

The railroad became the lifeline in building the canal as it hauled more than 200 car loads of dirt a day.

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Past and Traveling Exhibits