There are a wide selection of Museums of Costa Rica due partly to its high education standards and its long history of peace and prosperity. Most of these museums can be found in the Central Valley (Valle Central), especially in and around the capital city of San José.

Some of these include:

• Museo de los Niños (The Children's Museum), San José, Costa Rica
• Museo de Oro Pre-Colombiano (The Museum of Pre-Columbian Gold), San José, Costa Rica
• Museo de Jade Fidel Tristán (The Fidel Tristán Jade Museum)
• Museo Nacional (The National Museum), San José, Costa Rica
• Museo de Arte Costarricense (The Costa Rican Art Museum), San José, Costa Rica
• Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo (Museum of Contemporary Art and Design)), San José, Costa Rica
• Museo de Ciencias Naturales La Salle (The La Salle Natural Sciences Museum), San José, Costa Rica
• Museo de Zoologia - Escuela de Biologia, University of Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica
• Museo Criminológico (The Criminology Museum)
• Museo de Insectos de la Universidad de Costa Rica (MIUCR) (The Museum of Insects at The University of Costa Rica), San José, Costa Rica
• Museo de Formas Espacios y Sonidos, San José, Costa Rica
• Museos de Numismática, Jaime Solera Bennett / Numismatic Museum, San José, Costa Rica
• Museo de Ciencias Naturales La Salle / Natural History Museum, San José, Costa Rica
• Museo de Cultura Popular, Heredia
• Museo de Culturas Indígenas Doctora María Eugenia Bozzoli, Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí
• Museo del Colegio Superior de Señoritas / Women's Education and History Museum, San José, Costa Rica
• Museo Dr. Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia / Historical Museum, San José, Costa Rica
• Museo Filatélico y Numismático de Costa Rica / Philatelic and Numismatic Museum, San José, Costa Rica
• Museo Homenaje Joaquín Garcia Monge / Historical Museum, San José, Costa Rica
• Museo de Insectos de la Universidad de Costa Rica / Insects- Natural History, San José, Costa Rica
• Museo Nacional de Costa Rica / Archaeological, Historical and Natural History, San José, Costa Rica
• Museo Regional de Arte Costarricense / Regional Costa Rican Art Museum, San José, Costa Rica
• Museo Histórico Tecnológico del Grupo ICE / Historical Technology Museum, San José, Costa Rica
• Museo del Deporte / Sports Museum, San José, Costa Rica
• Museo Regional de Perez Zeledón / Archaeological and Historical Museum, San José, Costa Rica
• Juan Santamaría Museum, Alajuela
• Museo Zoomarino, Heredia
• Orosi Church & Religious Museum, Orosi
• Insect Museum, Poás Volcano National Park / Parque Nacional Volcán Poás
• San Ramón Museum / Museo de San Ramón, San Ramón
• Museum of Popular Culture / Museo de Cultura Popular, Barva
• Jewels of the Humid Tropics Museum / Museo Joyas del Trópico Húmedo, Santo Domingo de Heredia
• El Mundo de la Tortuga, Las Tortugas, Playa Grande
• Karen Mogensen Fischer Museum, Montezuma
• Museo para la Paz, San José, Costa Rica
• Costa Rica Museums at Try Costa Rica