The town's archaeological museum is the Museo Arqueologico Municipal . It is very close to the Plaza del Charco; only a few hundred meters away. The museum is housed in a 19 th century-style mansion. The museum begun its operations in 1991. The exhibits include collections of aboriginal handicrafts and ceramics, old 17 th century maps, and other interesting arcana.
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La Casa Iriarte was the home of the Iriarte family, a prominent member of which was the renowned writer of fables, Tomas de Iriarte y Nieves-Ravelo (1750-1791). The house is an excellent example of 18 th century Canarian architecture. The house's ground floor shelters a lace museum, while a naval museum can be found upstairs. The naval museum contains interesting naval artifacts, scale-model ships, and much historical information.
In the hills on the outskirts of town, one can find the Jardin Botanico ( Botanical Garden ). Definitely a world-class botanical garden, it was first built in 1788.
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