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American Museum of Radio and Electricity


American Museum of Radio and Electricity
1316 Bay St
Bellingham, WA
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“American Museum of Radio” Frommer's
“Bellingham pours on the charm” Seattle Post-Intelligencer
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 17 attractions in Bellingham
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Traveller Description: With a collection of more than 1,000 electrical and radio equipment, this funky museum has the largest collection of its kind in the United States... more »
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Attraction type: Speciality museum, Museum
Address: 1316 Bay St Bellingham, WA
Tel: 360 671-4663

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“A memorable experience”
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5 of 5 stars
ralphswa
Tacoma, WA
11 Oct 2008

I found this place quite by accident. Somehow I wandered by it and was surprised to see what it was. I went in and found that this place brought back many memories for me. My dad was a radio repairman in the 1930's, and I grew up in a house with the leftovers of his repairman days. I can remember... more

“Great place to spend a couple of hours!”
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5 of 5 stars
macreate
Columbus, OH
28 Aug 2008

This museum was very interesting for me, as I am an electronics technician, but ANYONE will really enjoy the interactive exhibits, antique electronics, and demos. They ask for a $5.00 donation and it was very much worth it. My wife was also fascinated. You'll learn about the history of Electricity and Electronics in addition to viewing an immense collection of... more

“the best place to visit in bellingham”
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5 of 5 stars
freedomfirefly
bellingham
5 Aug 2007

this is a most amazing museum and the people who work there are fabulous more

“American Museum of Radio”
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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Santa Barbara, Calif
27 Dec 2002
5
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This Museum is one of the most interesting I have come across. The Museum has just moved into a 25,000 sq. ft. building on Bay St. and at present is using half of the space available. The Museum's collection can only be described as amazing. Artifacts from the dawn of the electrical age (the 1600's), to the radios at the... more

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American Museum of Radio and Electricity Address

1316 Bay St, Bellingham, WA
Tel: 360 671-4663