This diverting two-level museum allows you to wander through Chamonix history, from butter moulds and farming tools of yore to the dawn of the 18th-century tourism boom. There's mountain history galore, including the early days of the high mountain guides and fascinating stories of the first female alpinists, as well as 19th-century oil paintings of the valley's timeless landscape. Hang on to your entrance ticket, it shaves a euro off the price of the Musée des Cristaux .
Indirizzo89 av Michel Croz
Telefono04 50 53 25 93
Orari2-6pm Wed-Mon Sep, late Dec–May, 10am-noon & 2-7pm Wed-Mon Jul, Aug & school holidays
Prezzoadult/child €5.90/free