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Visitor tip
Complete the scavenger hunt while touring the museum to enhance your visit and engage with exhibits more deeply. Staff will provide it upon request.
Visitor tip
If you're a ham enthusiast, check out the live HAM CAM feed available 24/7 before or after your visit, and follow the museum's ham Twitter account for updates on the world's oldest ham.
Visitor tip
Arrive ready for a warm, friendly welcome from knowledgeable staff who can provide recommendations and help you navigate exhibits about local history and Smithfield's unique heritage.
About Isle of Wight County Museum
History exhibits & world's oldest ham. Home to the world's oldest ham, this local museum offers interactive history exhibits & a gift shop.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Natural History Museum
- Founded
- 1976
- Highlights
- World's Oldest Smithfield Ham (since 1902), interactive country store, colonial and Civil War exhibits
- Notable Feature
- HAM CAM live feed and ham with Twitter account
What visitors say
This is a great museum, especially for onky $4. Starts off with a warm welcome from the admissions/gift shop cashier. She was knowledgeable and helped me get a couple of smushed pennies from the smashed penny machine located in the…
It’s a beautiful town, and you can really feel the enthusiasm of the locals in welcoming visitors. It has everything you need for a lovely morning or afternoon: a few bars, a few restaurants, a delicious bakery, a picturesque main…
Awesome local county museum showcasing the world's oldest ham and peanut! Very well put together high quality displays and great layout with tons of fun information. Well worth a visit. Kids can dig for shark teeth and keep it! Ask for…
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Did You Know?
- The museum houses the world's oldest cured ham, preserved since 1902—over 120 years old
- The world's oldest ham has its own live 24/7 HAM CAM feed and Twitter account for public monitoring
- The museum features an interactive turn-of-the-century country store exhibit where visitors can experience early 1900s retail
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