Landmark· Samaná Peninsula· Other Caribbean
Museo de las Ballenas (Samaná Whale Museum)
19° 12.0′ N · 69° 20.3′ W · approximate
A small whale museum and nature center in Samaná town whose centerpiece is the full 40-ft skeleton of a humpback found in 1993 on the coast between Samaná and Las Galeras.
Practical
Position approx: as mapped on OpenStreetMap on Avenida La Marina. Explains why the DR's northeast coast is one of the world's most important humpback sanctuaries. Worth a visit before a whale-watching trip, or outside the mid-January to March season.
Best for
Context before (or instead of) whale season
Nearby
- Samaná Malecón Mini-Markets0.2 NM away
- Bahía Escondida (Hidden Bay, Samaná)0.3 NM away
- Samaná Market & Supermarket0.4 NM away
- Samaná Clearance & Town Dock0.5 NM away
- Samaná Town Laundry, ATM & Internet0.5 NM away
- Samaná Road Fuel Stations (jerry-can fuel)0.6 NM away
- Cayo Vigía Causeway ('Bridge to Nowhere')0.7 NM away
- Samaná Town Anchorage0.9 NM away