Very interesting spot....learned a lot about Mr. Bell and his wife....they were quite an accomplished couple....great museum staff very friendly and informative....really enjoyed this spot.....beautiful view of the lake....awesome spot...glad we saw it...you will be too....give it a try:-)
A really amazing little spot. Gorgeous view, really engaging exhibits and friendly staff. They had great live music when we were there, too. (part of a festival)
This is mostly about Bells experiments with planes and high speed boats which were carried out locally. Telephones play a lesser role. Interesting as he was on the cutting edge of development so some weird boats were developed. Must see if in Baddeck.
Loads to do and see well worth the stop at the national historic site. Gives you the opportunity to learn so much that I never knew existed and what a genius he was
This is a great museum in the charming town of Baddeck; it is situated on a hill overlooking Baddeck Bay. I was unaware of how instrumental Bell was in experimenting with aviation, and that he and is associates built 4 planes including the Silver Dart, This was an amazing man who wanted his children to have the freedom to be children at a time that society was so restrictive!
Pull on your white gloves and slip behind the scenes to discover the private life of one of the most influential figures in human history. When Alexander Graham Bell landed in Baddeck, Nova Scotia, he fell in love with the landscape. Now you can touch the depths of his inventive genius.In the "The Parlour" hold Bell’s comfort items: his favourite jacket, walking stick, the personal notebook he kept tucked in his pocket. Follow the love story between "Alec" and Mabel Bell, "the girl for whom the telephone was invented." Pull the curtain back in "The Workshop" to see how Bell put everyday items to extraordinary use. Pick up his vacuum jacket (forerunner to the iron lung), model kites and hydrofoils. In "The Aeronautics Laboratory" trace Bell's path to flight, examining propellers, rotors, paper wing-shaped models and items used to build Canada’s first airplane, the Silver Dart. Hold Bell's history in your hands; it might just change your world.
The Alexander Bell Museum is a total experience - exhibits, video, air experiment artifacts and many other pieces and concepts that Bell was instrumental in developing. Who knew??? His reasons for pursing the telephone and other inventions were heart felt and personal. He would be a wonderful person to have a dinner, drinks and long chats with.
good well wort a visit, there is a lot of informative stuff here. nice little town as well baddeck on way to or from cabot trail.
We made sure to make plans to visit the museum after we stayed the night in Baddeck. (We had heard that the museum was worth a visit.) We found the exhibits very informative and interesting. What a mind Alexander Graham Bell possessed, a genius! Most people know about the telephone, but there were so many more projects and inventions he was involved in.Also, lots of information about the man and his family.Lovely setting.
Lots to see and read about in this museum about the life and all of the inventions of A.G. Bell. Good lesson in history.