Housed in an ultra-modern complex, which cost a fortune to build, the Museu da Baleia is a museum specially devoted to the history of whaling in the seas of the archipelago of Madeira and to whales in general. Replete with highlights, get up close to real whaling boats of colossal sizes, grisly harpoons and watch an eye-opening film which documents the process of how whales were caught and then slaughtered in Caniçal. Gaze at the specimens of dolphins, seals and even a gigantic whale hanging from the ceiling and do not miss out on the intriguing displays of scimshaw (whale-bone art). Certainly a museum worth checking out – you are sure to have a whale of a time here!