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Museo Tambo Quirquincho
The intriguing Museo Tambo Quirquincho, off Evaristo Valle at Plaza Alonzo de Mendoza, is a former tambo (wayside market and inn). There are displays of old-fashioned dresses, silverware, photos, artwork and a collection of Carnaval masks.
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Presidential Palace
Beside the Cathedral Murillo is the Presidential Palace and in the center of Plaza Murillo, opposite, stands a statue of President Gualberto Villarroel. In 1946, he was dragged from the palace by vigilantes and hanged from a lamppost in the square. Interestingly enough, Don Pedro Domingo Murillo, for whom the plaza was named, met a similar fate here in 1810.
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San Pedro Prison
San Pedro's fame is that it functions unlike any other prison: there are no guards inside, the inmates don't wear uniforms, there are no curfews and the prisoners have to work to be able to pay for their cells, which they have to rent or buy depending on their financial situation. This infamous prison is now quite a hard place to visit.
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Templete Semisubterráneo (Museo al Aire Libre)
The open-pit Templete Semisubterráneo (Museo al Aire Libre) contains replicas of statues found in Tiahuanaco's Templete Semisubterráneo. The showpiece Megalito Bennetto Pachamama (Bennett monolith) was moved to Tiahuanaco's new site museum to avoid further smog-induced deterioration. This place is only worth seeing if you aren't able to visit the actual site.
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