Museums and monuments in Caracas

Caracas Culture & History

Explore the historical core and artistic landscape of Venezuela’s capital. This selection features the 17th-century birthplace of Simón Bolívar and the National Pantheon, the final resting place of the country's heroes. The city’s architectural evolution is visible in the colonial-era Colonial Art Museum, the neoclassical Basilica of St. Teresa, and the modernist Walkway of the Heroes. Cultural institutions like the National Art Gallery and the Museum of Contemporary Art showcase centuries of creative expression, while the Carlos Cruz Diez Museum focuses on modern printmaking and design.