The museum was nice to visit after visiting the ruins at the Valley of Temples nearby. Lots of archeological artifacts on display. They were all so interesting but we only had an hour to enjoy the museum because we were due elsewhere for dinner. The highlight for me was the big Telemon on display. We had gotten the combo ticket of €20 for the Valley of Temple and this museum. The price of the museum by itself is €9. There's a small gift shop at the entrance with a nice lady who also checked our tickets. read more

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The price for admittance to the Museum down the hill and the Valley of the Temple sight package was 31.00 euros for 2 guests. The cool thing is this ticket allows you to go back for 3 consecutive days so you can go revisit. I recommend going to the museum first then walking the valley of the temples site. The museum is in Argigento which took us about 2 hours driving from Augusta. Some of the drive is on small, winding mountain roads so be prepared. Google maps works better than Apple especially for construction detours. Things to know: *Parking lot for the museum is a bit hidden and is an unpaved, dirt lot. You grab a ticket on the way in and then pay at a kiosk to leave. Bring 1 and 2 coin euros with you. The museum's lot is a 5 minute walk to the museum. *You pay for admittance into the museum at the very first building which is a gift shop near a little cafe with refreshments you can purchase, the gift shop also has a gelateria. We bought the combined admittance for both the museum and Valley of the Temples site. They take cash or cards. If you want to purchase anything from the shop, it's a separate transaction so you pay for those items separately. *Do not use the restrooms at the gift shop ! I warn you. They are deadly. You take the ticket to the museum and present it there, but make sure you keep them so you can gain admittance to the actual site. *The museum itself is small, maybe a 45 minute stroll to view the artifacts unless you get stuck behind a tour group. *Tip: there are better restrooms inside the museum. They are on the lower level, the same one with the huge telemons. *We then exited the car park and went up the hill to another car park which you will have to pay separately for. There are lots of "local" folks walking around trying to entice you to take their "taxi" for 3 euros. They just drive you to the top of the hill so that you can walk downhill throughout the Valley. If you do not have any mobility problems and don't mind walking, we just walked. There is also a section with some vendor selling their wares. *The entry to the Valley walk has a metal detector and police that checks inside your bag. Be prepared to show your ticket. *The walk itself was easy to navigate and do at your own pace. There are tours also and security placed throughout so it felt safe. We chose to start from the bottom and walked up the hill but we noticed many started at the top and walked down. I liked starting at the bottom as the walk back was easy downhill. *There are random stray dogs. They seemed gentle and although they approached people looking for handouts, they never harassed any that we saw. Funny thing is that at night, they all congregated back at the car park. *We saw at least 1 bathroom during the walk. It was basic and frequented by many many patrons so keep that in mind. *The Greek influences are very obvious and the ruins are beautiful and make for great photos. *We went around 5pm which was excellent. It wasn't as hot as earlier in the day and at night and you won't have to worry about sunscreen, the lights illuminate all the ruins and it makes for such a pleasant walk. *There are bushes and vegetation at the car park, so there were also mosquitos. We used mosquito spray and we also had bug bands for extra measure. At the actual ruins, we didn't see many mosquitos so they may just be at the car park we happened to park in. *Since we left at night around 8:45pm, the drive back to our place was in the dark on some very small winding mountain roads so just be prepared for that. I highly recommend visiting the Valley of the Temples if you are in Sicily and allow a good half day to take it all in. Take your time walking on the unpaved dirt path,wear comfortable shoes, take lots of photos and bring a bottle of water with you. The ruins and history behind them are worth the visit. read more

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Fantastic archeological museum. For real diehard fans of antiquity, this is one of those magical places that contains seemingly limitless numbers of various artifacts. Ever wanted to see a whole case of hands? They've got that! Around every corner is yet another room full of artifacts, so it appears as though it never ends. If you're not ultra into these sorts of things, it's still interesting as it gives you a good overview of just how many items have been left behind. You can really spend as much or as little time as you want. read more