Whaler's Cabin Museum, Point Lobos, CA
N 36° 31.143 W 121° 56.978
10S E 594044 N 4042034
This museum is in a former Whaling Station building.
Waymark Code: WMJJ90
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/23/2013
Views: 2
This old building is not only on the National Register of Historic Places, it is also a Maritime Museum. It was built in about 1850, and was occupied until about 1983. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007
The museum contains a variety of maritime artifacts including a collection of whale bones, baleen, harpoons, rendering pots (try pots), whale-oil barrels, a model of a shore whaling boat, equipment and diagrams of whale-oil processing and photos of the whalers and processes. There are also items that a family from the 1850's would use on a daily basis, artifacts from movies that were produced on Point Lobos, and history and artifacts from the military operations in this area.
There are parts of a Fin whale skeleton next to the museum, which are said to be over 100 years old.
Museum Address:
Whaler's Cabin Museum/Point Lobos State Park
Route 1
Carmel, CA United States
93923
Museum Website: [Web Link]
Cost: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
Hours of Operation:
Varies by season.
Please refer to the park website:
http://pointlobos.org/general-info/museums
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