Sandakan Heritage Museum

Abandoned??

This was the most interesting attraction in Sandakan for me. When i arrived, there was a group of local boys at the entrance. Apparently there was no guard or staff available at the entrance or inside...

Cool place in old building

Thought we would pop in here and see what was on offer. Although it a run down old building it was full of interesting artefacts and photos. Even x4 to scale huts.

Interesting history but limited exhibits in a quiet part of admin building

A museum is a bit of a grand title for what amounts to a few rooms in the town admin offices. We were the only visitors and just walked in and wandered around as there were no staff on duty. The lift ...

Of more interest to locals

We visited the Heritage Museum as part of a town tour and were quite disappointed in the content which was more about the safari's of Martin and Osa Johnson plus some exhibits about local history. Pro...

Nothing much

Old museum building. Information on two expats who photographed and filmed Sandakan were on wall displays. There were also three-four native houses on built on display.