Museum · Municipality of Heraklion · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Heraklion Archaeological Museum is a museum in Municipality of Heraklion, Heraklion Regional Unit. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 5 of the 19 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 270 m you'll find a bench and a water point.
Audio tour · Heraklion Archaeological Museum
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You're standing at the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, right in the centre of town. If you want to get to know the Minoan civilization, there's no better place on Earth. Most of what was dug up at the palace of Knossos ended up here.
Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).
Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies.
19 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 5 of the 19 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.
Hear the story of Knossos Palace on the spot with the app
Apr-Oct: 08:00-20:00; Nov-Mar: 08:00-15:00 (according to OpenStreetMap). Check the official website for public holidays.
Yes, according to OpenStreetMap it is wheelchair accessible.
Yes: a water point at 270 m.
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