Place · Caudan Waterfront
Blue Penny MuseumBlue Penny Museum
A small museum on the waterfront holding the Mauritius 'Post Office' stamps and the island's colonial history; an hour indoors, good for the heat or rain.
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Map & directions
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Key facts
- Time on site
- 60–75 min
- p95 100 min
- Price
- on site
- Hours
- unknown
- Best time
- unknown
- 28″ bags
- Yes
- Caudan Waterfront: ok
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Time on site (minutes)
40
min
60
worthwhile
75
typical
100
p95
Opening hours are not printed until verified.
Getting in
- Stop
- Caudan Waterfront, waterfront arcade level
- Exit
- —
- Ticket
- on site · official site
- Stairs
- note: none of note
- Shoes
- Shoes on.
Crowds and switching
- Crowd clock
- Quiet on weekday mornings.
- Sensory load
- 2/5
- Exposure
- low
Bailouts
- heat: Waterfront café (AC)
- rain: Waterfront café (AC)
Nearest rescue anchor: C — Museum entrance (AC)
Combine in the same cluster
Red lines
- Flash photography is usually not allowed inside.
Nearby
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.
- Sleep areaCaudan Waterfront (hotel)50 m · 1 min walk
- ClusterCaudan Waterfront160 m · 3 min walk
- ClusterCentral Market & Aapravasi Ghat400 m · 7 min walk
- ClusterChinatown & Jummah Mosque900 m · 15 min walk
- ClusterChamp de Mars & Fort Adelaide1.1 km · 18 min walk
- Sleep areaChamp de Mars (guesthouse or hotel)1.3 km · 21 min walk
Sources2 sources
Sources
- Blue Penny Museum (official) (official)
- Wikivoyage — Port Louis (secondary)