Balay Hamoy Museum

Balay Hamoy Museum is a heritage house museum on Rizal Avenue in central Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte. Built in the late 19th century as the residence of Don Mariano Hamoy, a friend and host of Jose Rizal during his exile from 1892 to 1896, it now displays period furniture, photographs, Rizal memorabilia and local artifacts. The well-preserved wooden house offers insight into Dapitan's colonial-era domestic architecture and Rizal's life in exile.

Visitors can expect a well-preserved late-19th-century wooden heritage house set along Rizal Avenue in central Dapitan. Inside, rooms are arranged with period furniture, family heirlooms, old photographs, documents and Rizal-related memorabilia. The museum is compact and walkable, with guided explanations about the Hamoy family and Rizal's exile period. The surroundings are urban and easily combined with nearby Rizal heritage sites in the city center.