Museum of Natural History (Municipal Museum of Funchal)
3 expert reviews
“Displays land and aquatic animal life of the archipelago. Specimens include moray eels, eagle rays, scorpion fish, sea cucumbers, sea zephyrs, sharp-nosed puffers, and loggerhead turtles. ”
– Frommer's
Lonely Planet
"This old-fashioned museum, housed (in classic Funchal fashion) in a surplus palace, has an ageing aquarium on the ground floor, and stuffed local fauna, including many sea creatures, upstairs" Full review
Fodor's
"Animals found on Madeira and in its seas—including a ferocious-looking collection of stuffed sharks—are on display in the natural history museum." Full review