Twice each year the Museum offers workshops on the creation of traditional-style Ni’ihau shell jewelry, led by master Ni’ihau lei maker Kele Kanahele. A parol-making workshop is offered during the Christmas season. Other workshops teaching local crafts are in development.
Located in Hilo Hawaii
Guest Comments
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A fantastic way to learn about this island and all it beauty!
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from Florida
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Wonderful to learn the history of this place!
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from California
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Filled with lots of exhibits for learning for big and little people. Our home school field trip was so fun. the gift store had a lot of Hawaiian gifts.
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from Waiakea
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Wonderful and beautifully displayed exhibits. Very interesting tour_ very engaging guide.
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from Australia
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When we were looking for things to do this place came up. I have been excited to visit ever since and I am excited to return someday in the near future.
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from Kansas
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So well done for all to understand such a joyous place.
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from British Columbia
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Best $10, 1 1/3 hour history lesson ever. Thank you so much.
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from San Jose, CA
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Wonderful exhibits. thanks for your histories preservation work!
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from Eugene, OR
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So glad we found out about this place was wonderful to take in the history and looking forward to see more on next visit
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from Derby, Kansas
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fascinating history and exhibits
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from San Francisco, CA
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This is a wonderful, small museum! so well organized with perfect explanations- just the right amount of detail.
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from Colorado
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Fantastic docent tour of Lyman House. A most thoughtful curatorship of Earth Heritage, Volcanoes, and Habitats displays. Informative and interactive - appropriate for wide range of audience ages. Nice job!
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from Ontario, CA
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Thank you for teaching us so much about the Hawaiian islands.
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O'ahu, HI
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GREAT DISPLAYS AND HISTORICAL INFO!
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from Harbor, WA
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Wonderful to learn the History of this place.
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from Chico, CA
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Very nice to see all these things. Thank you.
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from Finland, Espoo
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Was glad that we could see the video on the upstairs gallery.
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from Cincinnati, OH
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Beautiful gems and interesting facts and artifacts.
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from Provo, Utah
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Fun & educational! Loved the combination of nature and history.
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from Hebron, CT
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Super fun, you learn a lot, and there are so many amazing gems!
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from Provo, Utah
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Such a wonderful Experience!!!
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from Mililani, HI
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EXCELLENT TOUR! A WEALTH OF HISTORY AND DETAIL.
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from Tallahassee, Fl
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Wonderful museum... interesting displays with lots of information.
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from Canada
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Learned a lot about the history of the Islands.
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from British Columbia
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The highlight of our trip.
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from California
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Mahalo Nui! We appreciated the tour with our Curation Nation Class.
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from Kea'au, HI
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Amazing museum! Beautiful and extensive collection of shells and rocks, very knowledgeable and information, mission house tour! Mahalo...
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from WA
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Absolutely world class! This museum and tour was the highlight of our visit here!
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Canada
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Outstanding exhibits. The gem collection compares very favorably with the Denver Nature & Science Coors Collection_ a world class exhibit. A definite place to stop in Hilo.
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from Boulder, CO
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Outstanding exhibits. The gem collection compares very favorably with the Denver Nature & Science Coors Collection_ a world class exhibit. A definite place to stop in Hilo.
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from Boulder, CO
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What a treasure! A great museum.
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from Canada
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One of the finest display of minerals and their geometric crystalline shapes I've seen in one place. I taught Earth Science for 31 yrs.
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from Oregon
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Excellent educational place for kids. Thank you.
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from China
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Very well organized mineral collection that provides subtle information on mineral shapes, beautiful minerals, and possible uses (carvings).
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from Philadelphia
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We enjoyed the lovely and informative museum visit.
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from Annapolis, MD
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An outstanding experience!
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from Florida
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As a biologist and lover of nature, this museum is outstanding! I am so glad I visited, Great for all!
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from Saint Louis
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Fascinating! Thank you for preserving and sharing this history! Aloha
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from California
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Terrific museum. Especially the mineral collection.
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from Ridgefield, WA
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Beginning of an informational and inspirational tour!
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from Nome Alaska
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Great information on the history of Hawaii and the Lyman Family.
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from Washington
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A very well organized museum.
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from Australia
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We especially loved the extensive shell collection from around the world!
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Seattle, Washington
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This was our favorite museum in Hawaii... The house tour is a must.
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from Minneapolis
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A beautiful museum with excellent exhibits. Thank you so much!
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from Hillsboro, OR
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What a gem of a museum and Mission House... Obviously collected and maintained with loving care!!! Mahalo.
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from Seattle, WA
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We love this space! Especially the geodes, natural history exhibit, and Korean.
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from Portland, OR
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The museum exhibits are much more of a scientific nature than I expected and learned a lot from. Thank you.
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from Fall River, MA
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Very interesting exhibits, enjoyed Korean Grandfathers house, immigration and minerals.
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from New York
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Really interesting visit of the house, good displays and thank you for the welcome!
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from Canada
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So interesting to learn more about Hawaii's past!
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from New Jersey
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Such a gem and wonderful piece of history.
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from Hilo, HI
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Awesome Collection! This building holds so much mana (power).
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from Maui, HI
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Such an interesting and informing museum!
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from Virginia
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Beyond expectations!!!
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from Canada
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A whole education about the islands and it's human history in a few hours.
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from Washington
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First rate - have seen bigger but never better. Contains materials professionally identified yet understandable and accessible.
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from Oahu, Hawaii
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Very interesting, we enjoyed it very much.
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from Nevada
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Have been to world famous museums that were not as clear as to a variety of information you have provided - to learn the basics, volcanoes, shells, rocks, etc. must be wonderful for our children.
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from Texas
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Wonderful Mission House tour! Charming, knowledgeable guide.
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from New Mexico
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Fascinating/Bruce's tour of the Mission House was Fantastic!
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from Kaneohe, Hawaii
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Awesome Exhibit, Wonderful minerals/crystals.
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from Wisconsin
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Well presented, excellent displays and dioramas with clear, concise labels.
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from Canada
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Mahalo for all your research and creativity in displaying such valuable information of Hawai'i history.
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from Illinois
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A wonderful museum!!! We're so happy to have finally visited here!!!
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from Oregon
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Wonderful tour with Pat. Excellent museum experience. Early Hawaiian display was a revelation.
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from California
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Wow, what a fabulous collection & good interpretation. Mahalo!!
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from Alaska
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Great museum...we loved every part especially the minerals.
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from Califorina
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Well-chosen exhibits with thoughtful explanation. An enjoyable afternoon.
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from Missouri
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Love having both a history of the land and a history of the people in one place! Lovely place!!
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from Massachusetts
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As good if not better than the Bishop Museum.
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from Kona
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Remarkable exhibits and interesting history!
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from Australia
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Excellent. Good memory.
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from Hilo
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"Lyman House" wonderful.
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from Pennsylvania
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Beautiful, informative, I'm touched! Great exhibits. Korean house was something.
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from Colorado
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Wonderful Artifacts and so much to see.
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from California
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A wealth of Culture!!! Thank you!
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from California
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We thoroughly enjoyed our visit, and especially the rock and minerals collection.
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from Oregon
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I am so impressed with the Japanese history in Hilo. Thank you.
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from Japan
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The most beautiful museum! So well designed and easy to interpret, wonderful!
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from Australia
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A very well-presented and comprehensive collection of Hawaiian history and geology.
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from New Zealand
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Maika'i nani nō.
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from Moloka'i
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Fascinating - learnt more about lava here than anywhere else! Dioramas and zones in Earth Heritage are wonderful!
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from Canada
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Most impacting. Should leave us better people on walking out. Mahalo nui!
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from Kailua-Kona
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Thank you for preserving such a variety of historic treasures, I loved every exhibit."
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from Missouri
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So cool! Learned a lot about how Hawai'i formed and I thought the wildlife section was fascinating!
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from Michigan
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Best place I've been in Hawai'i, love the history!
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from Iowa
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This is a great museum! I loved the Grandfather's House and naturalist collections, thank you!
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from Czech Republic
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Awesome to experience this place!
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from Honolulu
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Fabulous! Great diversity in a small package.
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from Canada
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Tour Guide was wonderful and energetic!
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from California
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Very, very interesting tour. Thanks for all the details you shared with us. Cheers!
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from Austria
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We loved this museum!
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from Oklahoma