Heritage Museum of the Bahamas

Nassau


Mostly comprising a substantial private collection of antiques and artifacts relating to the history of the Bahamas, this small museum covers a lot of ground, from fossils and a meteorite to pirate-era relics. The self-guided audio tour helps bring it to life. The museum is upstairs in the restored 19th-century Mountbatten House.


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