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Swakopmund Museum, Swakopmund

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Head to Swakopmund Museum to find an eclectic collection of artifacts that will help you understand the history of the town and the whole of Namibia. Located just beneath a lighthouse, the small museum boasts a wide range of items, from stamps and war medals, to dental instruments from the colonial era. You'll also stumble upon a reconstructed colonial home interior, a reminder of the town's rich German heritage. By using our Swakopmund day trip planning tool , you can arrange your visit to Swakopmund Museum and other attractions in Swakopmund.

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• By A3aanHongKong

  The museum is at the outer side of Swakopmund and is absolutely worth visiting. It contains a lot of historical artifacts from the earlier settlers and how they moved about in Namibia (mainly by ox ca...  more »

• By Christian S

  An diesem Ort kann man sehr viel über die Geschichte und Entstehung von Swarkopmund lernen und ein Verständnis entwickeln für die verschiedenen Kulturen die einst aufeinandertrafen. Für Besucher des O...  more »

  In this place you can learn a lot about the history and origins of Swarkopmund and develop an understanding of the different cultures that once met. For visitors of the place in our opinion highly recommended.
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• By Heiko Emmel

  Cute little Museum. With quite a bit of information about Namibia and its past. Worth a stop

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• By Grant Durr

  Excellent museam, full of interesting exhibits and facts about Swakopmund and Namibia in general. This was great value for money and worth every cent spent. By far this is the very best museum that I've seen in the whole of Namibia. This was well worth the visit.

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