Tour worth taking! - Mr. Pinto was an outstanding tour guide, and he made sure I was able to see the IMAX film after the entrance initially closed. The film was a highlight and not to be missed.

Awesome. Worth it! - Canal museum is very interesting. Worth it to see how the locks work and how the cargo ships squeeeeeeze through! Admission is 15 or 20 bucks for non-residents.

Wonderfully historic Place - I went here with family and was thoroughly thrilled with what we saw. The history of the place was rich. There is even a place to check to see if your ancestors were apart of the construction of this massive phenomenon. A good way to spend about 2-3 hours. Museum, canal tour, food, theatre. Enjoyed

Very interesting information and well groomed grounds - Great place to learn information and history of panama and the people who built the locks. Nicely kept grounds and easy to access from hotels.

Miraflores Locks from Panamazing Tours - We booked the tour as the second half of the Combo Pack tour through Panamazing so we had already done the Aerial Tram, Sloth Wildlife Sanctuary, Butterfly and Frog sanctuaries and then the Boats out to Monkey Island. So it was 2:30pm and VERY hot when we did this tour. Our tour guide Guillermo picked us up from the Gamboa Resort and as we drove to the Canal he gave us tidbits of facts in regards to the country and we had chances to ask him questions. We arrived at the Miraflores Locks and right away he looked to see where the next ship that was coming through was and gauged our time through the 4 floors of the museum. We went through each floor which had interesting displays on the development of the locks and Guillermo added interesting facts as we went as well. We could have spent a little more time going through the museum but then we would have missed the actual event of ship going through. We were lucky enough to see a "Panamax" ship go through which is the largest ship that can go through. It was awesome to see the locks in motion and to witness something I will probably only need or want to see once but definitely well worth the visit.

You can buy entrance ticket for $20 USD kids under six are free - Center itself is good. Do not spend crazy money on overpriced “tours” the Miraflores entrance fee is $20 for non resident adults and free for kids under six. You get most of not all offered here included in that price. Taxis are safe and cheap. Uber even cheaper. So easy to do this yourself do not waste your money.

Take a pass, the visitor center in Colon is better. - It is nice to watch ships passing through the historic locks although you will be sitting directly in afternoon sun if you come at that time. The movie seems to be geared to making Panamanian 2nd graders feel good about themselves and is not worth seeing if you are not part of that demographic. You will learn virtually nothing about the construction of the canal from the movie other than it was first attempted at a high cost of lives by the French. The museum is slightly better, unsure if it is about the canal or Panamanian natural history. The visitor center in Colon is much better.