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The Whale Museum
- Hours:
Mon-Sun. 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
3 reviews for The Whale Museum
This quaint museum sits atop a steep hill overlooking the harbor. Admission costs about $6, (varies with age). Several whale skeletons and bones are displayed throughout the exhibit as well as replicas and neat little facts about similar marine animals.
A family tree showcasing the local whale pods is sprawled out against one wall. A short documentary plays on a large flat screen television, it was interesting and engaging, (although I'm a sucker for a good documentary). All in all this was a lovely little exhibit, I recommend taking children considering there isn't a whole lot of fine-print reading and "do not touch" signs. =]
This is a small museum with a somewhat unclear focus. For every age group there is some good material but not enough to keep you interested for long. On the other hand, it's not very expensive ($3 to $6). I liked the video and some of the exhibits were cool, such as the sampled whale and orca sounds and the room that was a pretty authentic scientist "studio". The kids thought the seal fetuses were gross. We "adopted" an orca (Riptide) and had some material waiting for us when we got home, and I just got a big monthly email with updates on the pods. (If you think you might want to do that, do it on arrival, or online before your trip, as at least the family version gives you free entry to the museum.) The kids liked the adoption part a lot. Good bathrooms.
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This museum didn't really hold our attention. We had a much better time walking up and down the pier and seeing what the fisherman hauled in that day -- for FREE.
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