Stewart Museum - Stewart Historical Society — Attraction in Stewart

This was my favorite museum I visited on my trip to AK. I was pleasantly surprised to learn admission included a guided tour of the museum. The tour was very informative and interesting. I would've loved to tour the whole town with the lady who did our tour. The documentary (linked on their website) was also worth watching. I would recommend stopping here and planning for more time than you expect as there is a lot to learn from this...

This is a fabulous little museum. Take the tour if you can. Our host was excellent and very knowledgeable about the area generally including the history of the mining industry around Stewart. It is one of the best museum tours we have had anywhere, including a tour of the Vatican museum we took about a month ago. It is quite a testament to what this little place can do....

There is a 50 minute film that documents the rise and fall of Stewart, BC through the scandals and tragedies. There are many artifacts throughout the museum showing the logging, mining, and gold rush implements. An interesting corner gives some details on the nearby "Broken Arrow" incident. This is a worthwhile and interesting investment in time if in the are. Payment...