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Hammer Museum, Haines

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The Hammer Museum is the world’s first museum dedicated to hammers. The collection provides a view of the past through the use of man’s first tool with over 2,000 hammers on display.

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Lucia C

The collection of hammers is unbelievable! All kinds and diverse uses of hammers throughout endless time. The staff is friendly. I highly recommend to get the pass for the 3 local museums. One low fee... more »
Jerry H

Found the Hammer Museum while on a cruise in Alaska. It was really quite interesting. However, they have a little shop section selling various items with the Hammer logo and there were two stacks of b... more »
jhrvn1970

Never knew there were so many hammers. Lady said there are 2,000 on exhibit and more than that in storage. Amazing. There are 3 museums in Haines within walking distance of each other. You can by a pa... more »

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Shawn Armstrong

Cool little museum with interesting information about hammers.

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Slalommander Generic

If you've ever held a hammer or been curious about hand tools, this is the place to go. The most amazing collection of hammers and hammer like tools you'll ever see. I had no idea how cool a hammer museum could be. They even have some nobody knows what there're for, maybe you do.

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Erik Miller

More than you ever thought you could want to know about hammers, and way more fun than you thought a hammer museum could be.

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Justin Lew

Once you get in there you want to take a hammer off the wall and make it your final resting place. Pure tourist trap.

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Tanya Widmark

We really enjoyed our visit to Haines and especially the Hammer Museum, it was so interesting that we took about fifty pictures to take home with us. Thank you for the visit. Tanya & John Widmark Granisle, BC Canada

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