Amber Museum This two-story Victorian museum located in Puerto Plata is thought to contain a collection of the world's most transparent amber. Well-preserved plants, insects and animals that were captured in prehistoric tree sap are on display. Insider's tip - The Amber Museum contains the famous amber mosquito seen in the box-office hit, Jurassic Park. La Isabela Museum A new museum and educational center focusing on Christopher Columbus discovery of Hispaniola in 1492 are in the works and will be housed at La Isabela. The seaside village is the site of adventurer's first settlement in the new world. Jewish Museum Located in Sosua, this museum is a tribute to the 700 Jewish refugees taken in by former president Rafael Trujillo in 1938 during the Nazi occupation of Germany. Exhibits showcase photos and personal memorabilia of the settlers and the dairy manufacturing facilities they developed in town.