Sint Maarten National Heritage Foundation & Museum

Beautiful area. Excellent overlook. 360 views

Lovely little museum with historical and cultural artifacts spanning centuries. Entry is free, donations are welcome. Definitely worth stopping to learn about the expansive and multicultural history of the island starting with the settlement of the Arawak, to the Dutch colonialism in response to the war with Spain, the slave trade, salt mining and sugar plantations, resilience in the face of hurricanes, entrepreneurship, artisan ship, and the current ecology. Take your time, talk with the docents, and enjoy!

Go in with the right expectations and it's a great experience! Small, but chock full of artifacts and SXM history, and a nice step into the air conditioning off the hot boardwalk.

Well worth seeking out in an otherwise shopping obsessed town. If you are of British origin it is interesting to see another colonising country's (Dutch) view on colonisation/ slavery issues. Lots of interesting stuff here but the information about the Arawaks was particularly good.

The musuem had so much to see and the patron was so kind to share so much info about st maarten with us. Definitely recommend

Love history and since we'd never been here before, liked the presentation and historical pieces. No charge to enter but a donation bin. We gladly did a nice donation. Ladies we're very courteous and gave us directions to a local eatery.

Small little museum not much to see

Stopped in this little gem this morning. It was truly our favorite stop in Philipsburg! We took the free (by donation) guided tour and had a wonderful time with our guide Jean Marc! We learned so much about this wonderful island and it's interesting history.