You have to get out of the sun sometime. When you do, the renovated archeology museum, reopened in downtown Oranjestad in November 2008, proves to be a good choice. Set in a cluster of homes occupied by the Ecury family from 1870 to 1997, the museum’s interactive exhibits showcase one of the largest collections of historic Amerindian artifacts in the Caribbean. By showcasing a maloca (an ancestral long house), a native hut, rock drawings, ceramic pots, tools and other artifacts, the museum offers tourists a glimpse of Amerindian culture. (Tell your kids the place is air-conditioned.)