Hank Snow Museum / Water Tower
About
There is a 24-hour free RV parking available at Highway 103, Exit 19. The RV parking is located at the corner of Bristol and Hank Snow Drive. It is conveniently situated right next to the Hank Snow Home Town Museum. The RV parking is also across from the Ultramar (MacPherson's). Additionally, there is rinse water available, although it is non-potable.
Amenities & Services
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Reviews
Based on 77 reviews
So glad we stopped at the Hank Snow Museum. Friendly staff and cool exhibits. Learned a lot about Hank Snow, a country legend.
The staff provided a wonderful tour with great information. Enjoyed the visit. Wonderful history. Loved the car room
Although not a country music fan, the couple we were with was. Even so I enjoyed the museum and the Nova Scotia Country Music Hall of Fame in the same building.
If you love Hank Snow, or if you're into classic country western singers, or if you have Canadian music pride, or if you're into trains and old stations, or if you're interested in local celebrity and history then this is definitely the place for you to check out!! 2019 admission rates are very modest, $5 for adults $4 for seniors. personally, I suggest paying the admission and then giving them a donation as well. It's very difficult for Museum like this to stay open in today's economic climate. the Hank Snow museum is located inside the old Liverpool Nova Scotia train station. The train station was decommissioned in the early 1980s. Because Hank Snow was from this area and because Hank Snow enjoyed the railroad and actually spent a lot of time hanging out in a local Railroad station, it was just super appropriate to have the museum in the station. it's not a huge Museum but it is very thorough and it's not just Hank Snow, it also pays tribute to other Canadian country western singers. Very interesting, I actually didn't realize we had so many talented singers that came from this area of the world. A very thorough depiction of Hank Snow's life and rise to fame and is personal life and a great collection of some of the outfits he wore and then a small room also devoted to the train station and some Railway history. The curator was super friendly and really funny and she was a delight. So sorry not to have caught her name but she said she's been working there for 10 years and she was a lovely person to meet. Great gift shop as well, we were happy to drop some money there and support the museum :-)
Country music lovers or not, this is a great little museum. It is also the Nova Scotia Country music Hall of Fame. Many country music artists were born in NS and there are some interesting pieces of history all contained in an old railway station.