See & do
Museums and permanent collections.
A 17th-century Dutch pentagonal fortress on the Suriname River bank in central Paramaribo, now housing the Stichting Surinaams Museum with colonial-period collections and period rooms.
Best for first-time visitors, history interest
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A money museum run by the Centrale Bank van Suriname in the bank's building in central Paramaribo, presenting coins, banknotes and medals used in Suriname past and present.
Best for history interest, rainy-day activity
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An open-air museum inside the walls of Fort Nieuw-Amsterdam in Commewijne, at the confluence of the Suriname and Commewijne rivers opposite Paramaribo, with former prison cells and wartime artillery on the grounds.
Best for day trips, history interest, families
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Commercial art gallery in central Paramaribo representing contemporary Surinamese visual artists, with works for sale across several floors. It also stocks craft items and locally designed goods that visitors buy as souvenirs.
Best for art buyers, souvenir shopping, rainy-day browsing
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Rum house, museum and tasting room on the bank of the Suriname River in Paramaribo, run by Suriname Alcoholic Beverages, offering guided tours of the distillery and museum followed by tastings of Borgoe, Black Cat and Marienburg rums.
Best for rum tasting, drinks, rainy-day activity
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