Manuel Chávez Ballón Site Museum

nice museum about the history of the area. free entry if you have a same day machu picchu ticket.

This is the museum of the Machu Picchu excavation. Its free if you have the MP entrance tickets, but only after 12pm! We were too early so had to pay 20 soles. Interesting enough museum showing how they found Machu Picchu and how the think it was made.

Cool museum providing details on the history and (whatever was involved in the) construction and discovery of Machu Picchu. There are various archaeological artefacts on display relating to such things as the afterlife, quarries, etc. Documentaries are shown on a TV somewhere halfway. The guy at the counter was very friendly.

Must visit if you go to machu picchu and want to learn more about it! It's free if you have a machu picchu ticket.

Quick and interesting time at the site museum. Need to present your passport at the reception before you can start your self guided museum tour. Complimentary with Machu Picchu tickets. We were instructed to not take any photographs. This museum has cool information on Machu Picchu’s discovery and introduction to the world in the early 1900s as well as plentiful information on historical context during its peak in the times of the Inca civilization.

Very informative. A must see before entering Machu Picchu so that you know the architecture, lifestyle and construction background etc. Clear English explanation. I read everything and it took me almost one hour? Highly recommend

Great history of Incas, its a must too ser, IF go after 12:00 PM with macchu Picchu tickets its free tô visit, there is a botanic Garden by The side free too

Nice museum to walk down to if you have time to kill in Aguas Calientes and want to learn a little about the Incan history. It's free with your Machu Picchu ticket. Right next to a little free botanical garden.