The Jordan Museum

Probably the nicest museum in Jordan I've been to (and I've been to a lot of them). Not included in the Jordan Pass, and is 5JD, plus undisclosed credit card fees, which is quite expensive for Jordan. Goes through the timeline of humanity and ties it into the history of humanity in Jordan. Well written English descriptions (not just short and poor translations). However, definitely lacks in the modern history department (seems to stop around 800 CE/AD). The 1001 inventions exhibits is probably really good for kids, but I wasn't looking for a children's museum... Has some interesting details on Arabian invention ideas, but the format of the exhibit is sort of off-putting for myself as an adult.

Slightly confusing layout. First is security, where they have you enter your details in a visitor log as most Jordan Pass places do. Then, ticket office where they tell you Jordan Pass isn't accepted, and charge you a princely sum. Then, entry where they scan your ticket and you can enter the exhibits. Must go slightly right through the starting science museum-esque exhibits to get to the earliest exhibits in the timeline. If you're drawn to the Dead Sea scroll exhibit (as I was, and with no clear signage to tell you otherwise) you'll end up going back in time, which isn't that appealing...

Walking to the museum there's only 1 entrance, which is the car entrance, on the South side on Ali Ben Abi Taleb St. Just walk between the 2 car barrier arms and there's a friendly security guard to direct you to the museum entrance (I was expecting more to be chastised for walking through the car entrance, but that might be the only entrance...).

Overall, I'd say this museum is a toss up on whether to go. Having visited most of the historical sites in the Jordan Pass, I didn't feel that this museum really added much additional information I hadn't already learned from those sites. Plus, it was fairly expensive and not included in the Jordan Pass.