So, you’ve seen Jurassic Park, right? In case you haven’t, it’s a movie about scientists who clone dinosaurs using DNA found inside a mosquito which itself is trapped inside a globe of amber. Of course, since the movie has dinosaurs, the rest of the film is about people trying not to get eaten by the aforementioned dinosaurs. While no one is going to be bringing dinosaurs back from the dead anytime soon, not all of Jurassic Park is science fiction and some parts are even science fact.

One of the biggest science facts in the movie is about how archaeologists find finely preserved organic specimens encased in amber. Some specimens are millions and millions of years old and a lot of such specimens are on display in the Amber Museum in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. Only a short distance from Villas Cofresí and La Vista, the Amber Museum is a great place for a day trip.

What exactly can you see inside the Amber Museum? They’ve got specimens from all over the Dominican Republic and feature exhibits like a near perfectly preserved lizard trapped in amber somewhere between 30 and 40 million years ago! If you or your kids have an interest in fossils dating back to when things like Tyrannosaurus Rex roamed the Earth, make sure you visit the Amber Museum in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.