The Hammer Museum, located in Haines, Alaska, U.S., is the first museum in the world dedicated to hammers. The museum was founded in 2002 and became a non-profit organization in 2004. It features over 1,400 hammers and related tools, ranging from ancient times through the colonial days to the industrial era. It has 8,000 artifacts still in storage.PutHammer Museum into our Haines trip tool and find out what's close by, where to stay, and where to head next.
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Let's face it. Haines isn't exactly the Big Apple, and there aren't scads of things to do here. Therefore the Hammer Museum is one of the most interesting and amusing things to do in town. There...
Let's face it. Haines isn't exactly the Big Apple, and there aren't scads of things to do here. Therefore the Hammer Museum is one of the most interesting and amusing things to do in town. There... more »
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This is apparently the largest collection of hammers in the world. As I wandered in the collection, I came across an item by a relative of my late wife. He had invented an improved version of the...
This is apparently the largest collection of hammers in the world. As I wandered in the collection, I came across an item by a relative of my late wife. He had invented an improved version of the... more »
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While on our Cruise, Haines was a stop. While the girls in our group wandered a few of the shops, the guys went to the Hammer Museum. Honestly, they could not stop talking about it. There are hammers.... more
While on our Cruise, Haines was a stop. While the girls in our group wandered a few of the shops, the guys went to the Hammer Museum. Honestly, they could not stop talking about it. There are hammers.... more »
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I had no idea of the history of the hammer and so many variations on a hammer. Great displays and information, never knew so much about a hammer until visiting this place. I highly recommend visiting this place if you have any appreciation of tools.
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Over 2000 items on display! Fascinating history of the hammer. Also features in the Zillionaires Board Game
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Definitely one of the coolest museums i’ve been to and it’s definitely one of the highlights of my alaskan cruise! who knew there was that many hammers
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Well what can I say, with my last name, of course it gets 5 stars!!
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Quirky place that has great exhibits.
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