american bald eagle foundation museum

565Mary1965

Great place to take the family or go by yourself.Feeding times are a good time to go. Owls are also a must see.

665ericg

The museum is fantastic for all ages. Taxidermy animals represent all the various wildlife in the area. But they also have live raptors used for their educational programs. School groups from all around the SE Alaska area come by ferry to visit this museum. If you are in Haines, this is the place to visit. The fee to enter the museum is reasonable. It cost money to run a facility like this, and you are likely to have a personal tour most days. Your admission fee also goes towards the rehab of injured wildlife.

311edc

I visited the American Bald Eagle Foundation as part of the 2014 Alaskan Bald Eagle Festival. The building contains a large room sized diorama of Alaskan Wildlife with other wildlife specimens displayed in the other rooms. Staff was available to explain the diorama examples and in many cases could provide the source of the specimens. The other part of the Foundation is it's resident raptors to include two bald eagles, an Euro-Asian eagle owl, several hawks and a eastern screech owl. Demonstrations included feeding the birds. Having no full time veterinarian on staff, it is a refuge for non-releasable birds rather than a rehabilitation center. I very much enjoyed my time there.

fishermen66

We happen to be walking around town when we happened on a very interesting Museum don't miss it. The animal they have on display almost looked real. Very good over view of Alaska wild life

711lynnw

This place is a little costly for what is mostly a lot of taxidermy animals. We watched the eagle presentation which was very informative. The really good thing about this place is they do their best to rehabilitate injured birds and release them into the wild if they can or use the birds as an educational tool.

H3882RCkarens

A great way to see these magnificent birds up close and learn more about them.All the birds here have been rescued and the staff do a great service caring for them and educating their visitors.Definitely worth a visit

miss_jl

The Bald Eagle Foundation was not my favorite place to visit. I felt the people who worked there were to busy to answer any of our questions.

LeighAnnK171

They have a program where you can watch them feed their resident bald eagle with questions and answer period. Also a view of other birds of prey they are rehabilitating. A good way to get up close or learn of animals you might see in the area .

will1494

This place is raved about but is a little disappointing. The eagle feeding is at 2:30 p.m. and we scheduled our visit around this event since it was reported to be thrilling. We ended up just listening most of the time because the bars are so thick you just cannot focus on the eagle/trainer behind them. The trainer was knowledgeable and the eagle charming, but it made me sick to watch because of the bars.The museum is great for a walk through, but while in AK, why look at stuffed animals when you can go see the real deal? Perhaps the most unique and interesting part was the Junior Raptor Program -- 8-10 yr old kids can train and volunteer there. It was amazing to hear such relevant and in-depth information from a small kiddo!

402kth

Local museum featuring the various animals of the Alaska range, special presentations by local experts. $10.00 admission for adults

Moopoint

We may have been there at the wrong time, but there were no eagles to be seen. At all. Lots of interesting stuffed animals.

86Geri1

Great showroom of local animals. Had a wonderful employee show us around and educate on the wildlife. Saw a bald eagle show which was great

teeville51

If you visit Haines, make sure to take the time to see this museum. We were fortunate enough to be greeted by Natalie, a 10 year old guide at this museum who was very informed and gave us one of the finest tours with full explanations of all the exhibits. We saw live owls (3) and even a live bald eagle. Natalie made sure we knew about all about the eagle and even about all of the different feathers an eagle has. She made our visit educational and enjoyable.

TwoTeenBoys

We had seen many bald eagles already on our trip but it was nice to see one really close and we even learned a few things. I think the education they do with area youth and the public is wonderful and worth the admission price. I could do with out seeing all the dead stuffed animals, but that's just me.

callyr2014

We stopped by to check this out after the cruise ship location guide suggested it. Was not disappointed. The taxidermy us fantastic. Allows a person to get near animals of all shapes and sizes with no fear of hurting them, or them hurting you. Gave great information about the animals and LOVED seeing the live birds.