Museo Histórico Aruba

For the price ($15 USD cash) I would not recommend visiting. The museum consists of a neat building structure with small wood fire kitchen exhibit, 2 room exhibit area, stage area, concession area, and clock tower. It took us about 30-60 mins to view the museum. While the artifacts were interesting, more placards would be helpful to understand the historical significance. The area regarding hat weaving had great descriptions. The trek up the clock tower was a fun little adventure up several stairs/ ladders. The 360 deg view from the top was beautiful at sunset. On Tuesday’s they stay open later and have performances, but we didn’t stay for it. For the cost and based on the museum description online, I would try the National Archaeological Museum of Aruba instead.

Small but informative museum. Possess a rich history of early settlers from Venezuela, Spain, Netherlands amongst otgers

Nice, small museum located just steps off the beach. We stopped here to kill a few minutes waiting on dinner reservations and I'm glad we did. The guides were very informative and the presentation of the relics was great. The climb up the tower was worth the price of admission. Good views of Aruba for some good pictures. As a bonus, I was in the tower on the hour and got to see the intricate clock mechanism ring the bell.

Small museum and great view to the city and around from the tower 5$ per person - definitely worth it

Cool and quaint museum. Our highlight was definitely climbing the fort’s tower and seeing the view of the city from the top.

Was very interested to visit this museum. We stopped by twice but it was closed, even though Google said it was open. I called the number but no answer. Not impressed.

The entrance fee is kind of expensive for what you see ($15). Althought the climbing to the top of the fortress is fun and scary, not everyone can fit on those tiny ladders.

Bon Bini festival (only on Tuesdays) was a great way to introduce us to the island. We got a quick history lesson about the cultures that made the island what it is today. The music and dancing was super cool!