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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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  • This is a very neautiful small museum showing collection of more than 2000 hammers. We visited here during the stay of our Alaska cruise.  more »
  • We only visited because we were walking through town and the Hammer Museum is across the street from the eagle museum. We were pleasantly surprised. Who ever thought there were so many different hamme...  more »
  • For Haines, you cannot skip this small museum, if only for the enormous wooden hammer placed davani at the entrance. The $5 entrance fee are well-spent to see a huge variety of hammers. Some strange customs such as to cancel out the checks or those for numbering the casks.
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  • We LOVE the HAMMER MUSEUM!! These folks are so hospitable and the hammers on display are so unique! Who would have known that a museum of HAMMERS was so awesome!?!?!? Be sure to stop in each week to find out which one Sofia chooses as HAMMER OF THE WEEK!!! (ALSO: our mascot Salmon Ella got some great smooches from these folks. Truly, this is a site worth your while!!!!!)
  • Jake Novinger had one of the largest collections in the lower 48 (Millersburg PA) this rivaled the size. One sid note the cool kinetics were awesome!!
  • It's more fun than expected. Not much else going on Haines.
  • Cool little museum with interesting information about hammers.
  • Better than i expected.
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Haines supports a few hotels and motels, most of which sit near the waterfront. Bed and breakfasts are more plentiful in the area, and many boast superb views and provide a real taste of Alaska. Renting a more rural cabin or staying at a campsite or RV park is a good way to take advantage of Haines' beautiful natural surroundings.
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