CITY NAME |
COUNTY |
MUSEUM NAME |
ADDRESS |
Aberdeen |
Grays Harbor |
Aberdeen Museum of History |
|
Albion |
Whitman |
Dee Harrison Museum |
Albion Community Center
509-339-7065
|
Amboy |
Clark |
North County Historical Museum |
21416 N.E. 399th St.
360-247-5800
Local and natural history
|
Anacortes |
Skagit |
Anacortes Museum |
1305 8th St.
360-293-1915
Maritime and local history exhibits of Fidalgo and Guemes Islands
|
Ariel |
Cowlitz |
Speelyai State Hatchery |
11001 Lewis River Rd.
360-231-4210
Fish hatchery
|
Arlington |
Snohomish |
Stillaguamish Valley Pioneer Museum |
20722 67th Ave NE
360-435-7289
|
Ashford |
Pierce |
Longmire Museum (Mt. Rainier National Park) |
30510 State Route 706E
360-569-2211 ext 3314
NW artists, local history, local interned Japanese American collection
|
Asotin |
Asotin |
Asotin County Historical Soc. Museum |
215 Filmore St.
509-243-4659
Native American and pioneer artifacts, buildings
|
Auburn |
King |
Soos Creek Botanical Garden and Heritage Ctr. |
29308 132nd Ave S. E.
253-639-0949
Local history of Soos Creek Plateau, photographs, antiques, maps, gardens
|
Auburn |
King |
White River Valley Museum |
918 H St. S. E.
253-288-7433
Puget Sound history, Native American, Japanese culture, research resources
|
Bainbridge Island |
Kitsap |
Bainbridge Island Historical Museum |
215 Ericksen Ave. N. E.
206-842-2773
Showcases Bainbridge Island history; documents, photos, exhibits from 1854
|
Bainbridge Island |
Kitsap |
Bainbridge Island Museum of Art |
550 Winslow Way E.
206-842-4451
Local and regional artists
|
Bainbridge Island |
Kitsap |
Bloedel Reserve |
7571 N. E. Dolphin Dr.
206-842-7631
Historical 150 acre estate of Seattle's 6th mayor, John Collins
|
Bainbridge Island |
Kitsap |
Japanese American Exclusion Memorial |
4192 Eagle Harbor Dr.
206-842-4772
Memorial to Japanese Americans interned during WWII
|
Bellevue |
King |
Eastside Heritage Ctr. |
2102 Belevue Way S. E.
425-452-2752
Archival materials including photographs, visual records, oral histories
|
Bellingham |
Whatcom |
Spark Museum of Electrical Invention |
1312 Bay St.
360-738-3886
Full scale replica of Titanic's radio room, antique radio/TV
|
Bellingham |
Whatcom |
Bellingham Railway Museum |
1320 Commercial St.
360-393-7540
Railroad, mining and logging history of Whatcom & Skagit counties
|
Bellingham |
Whatcom |
Whatcom Museum |
250 Flora St.
360-778-8930
Region's cultural and artistic legacy
|
Beverly |
Grant |
Grant County P.U.D. Visitors Center |
14352 Hiway 243 S.
509-793-1501
Columbia River history, Wanapum Dam, interactive exhibits
|
Bickleton |
Klickitat |
Whoop N Holler Ranch and Museum |
11 mi. S. of Bickelton
509-896-2344
Old car museum and area history
|
Bingen |
Klickitat |
Gorge Heritage Museum |
202 E. Humboldt
509-493-3228
Olden day relics in a 1912 church
|
Black Diamond |
King |
Black Diamond Museum of History |
32527 Railroad Ave.
360-886-2142
Restored railroad depot/museum
|
Blaine |
Whatcom |
Historic Plover Ferry |
235 Marine Dr.
Restored passenger ferry rides
|
Bothell |
King |
Bothel History Museum |
9919 N. E. 180th. St.
425-486-1889
Includes restored 1893 William Hannan House
|
Bremerton |
Kitsap |
Puget Sound Naval Museum |
251 1st St.
360-479-7447
One of ten official Navy Museums operated by Naval History & Heritage Command
|
Bremerton |
Kitsap |
Kitsap County Historical Museum |
280 4th St.
360-479-6226
Large collection of negatives, prints, documents, archival material
|
Bremerton |
Kitsap |
Aurora Valentinetti Puppet Museum |
280 4th St.
360-479-6226
Museum showcases craftsmanship of generations of puppet artists
|
Brewster |
Okanogan |
Fort Okanogan Interpretive Center |
14379 State Rte. 17
509-689-6665
History of 12 tribes of the Colville Confederation, collection of 1,860 artifacts
|
Bridgeport |
Douglas |
Bridgeport City Hall |
1206 Columbia Ave
509-686-4041
City of Bridgeport website--click on "things to do and see"
|
Brier |
Snohomish |
Brier City Hall |
2901 228th St. S.W.
425-775-5440
City of Brier Washington website
|
Browns Point |
Pierce |
Browns Point Lighthouse Park |
201 Tulalip St. N. E.
Historic lighthouse and park
|
Buckley |
Pierce |
Foothills Historical Museum |
130 N. River Ave
360-829-1291
Depictions of early life in the State of Washington
|
Burien |
King |
Burien City Official Web Site |
400 SW 152nd St., Ste. 300
206-241-4647
Burien City website
|
Burlington |
Skagit |
Heritage Flight Museum |
15053 Crosswind Dr.
360-424-5151
Vintage aircraft
|
Cashmere |
Chelan |
Cashmere Museum and Pioneer Village |
600 Cotlets Way
509-782-3230
Native American and pioneer artifacts, natural history collection
|
Cathlamet |
Wahkiakum |
Wahkiakum County Museum |
65 River St.
360-846-1604
Historic artifacts and donated private collections
|
Centralia |
Lewis |
King Agricultural Museum |
213 E. Maple St.
360-736-2717
Agricultural machines & tractors
|
Chehalis |
Lewis |
Chehalis-Centralia Railroad and Museum |
1101 SW Sylvenus St.
360-748-9593
Railroad History, steam train rides, antique locomotives, museum
|
Chehalis |
Lewis |
Lewis County Historical Museum |
599 NW Front Way
360-748-0831
History of Lewis County
|
Chehalis |
Lewis |
Veterans Memorial Museum |
100 SW Veterans Way
360-740-8875
22000 feet of Veterans history
|
Chelan |
Chelan |
Lake Chelan Historical Society Museum |
204 E. Woodin Ave
509-682-5644
Historical and cultural history of Chelan area located in 1907 bank building
|
Cheney |
Spokane |
Cheney Depot Society |
1st and I St
Historic railroad depot and memorabilia
|
Cheney |
Spokane |
Cheney Historical Museum |
420 1st St.
509-235-2202
History of Cheney, Four Lakes, Amber, Tyler and surronding area
|
Cle Elum |
Kittitas |
Carpenter Museum |
3rd St. and Billings Ave.
509-674-5702
1914 Mansion belonging to Cle Elum's first successful banker
|
Cle Elum |
Kittitas |
Cle Elum Historical Telephone Museum |
221 E. 1st St.
509-674-5702
Pacific NW Bell donated building to Cle Elum Historical Society
|
Cle Elum |
Kittitas |
South Cle Elum Depot |
801 Milwaukee Road
509-674-1708
Restored railroad depot and power substation
|
Cle Elum |
Kittitas |
Douglas Munro Memorial |
119 W. First St.
Cle Elum Cemetery. Tribute to the Coast Guard's only Medal of Honor recipient
|
Colfax |
Whitman |
Whitman County Library |
102 S. Main St.
509-397-4366
Historic photographs of Whitman County, genealogy resources
|
Colville |
Stevens |
Stevens County Historical Society |
700 N. Wynne St.
509-684-5968
Historic artifacts
|
Conconully |
Okanogan |
Conconully Museum |
113 Lottie Ave., Riverside, Wa.
509-826-4308
Historic photos of Frank Matsura, preserved buildings depicting life of 1900s
|
Concrete |
Skagit |
Concrete Heritage Museum |
7380 Thompson Ave.
360-853-8347
Local heritage
|
Connell |
Franklin |
Connell Heritage Museum |
350 W. Adams St.
509-234-0482
History and culture of Connell and the surronding area
|
Coulee City |
Grant |
Dry Falls Visitor Center |
34875 Park Lake Road NE
509-632-5214
Natural wonder of North America-remnant of Glacial Lake Missoula Floods
|
Coulee Dam |
Douglas |
Colville Tribal Museum and Gift Shop |
512 Mead Way
509-633-0751
Rotating exhibits, historical photos, murals, dioramas and artifacts
|
Coulee Dam |
Douglas |
Grand Coulee Dam Visitors Center |
509-633-9265
Movies related to the dam, hands on exhibits, guided tours
|
Coulee Dam |
Douglas |
Coulee Pioneer Museum |
3 Coulee Blvd, Electric City
509-631-0303
History of Grand Coulee Dam area
|
Curlew |
Ferry |
The Ansorge Hotel |
River Street
509-779-4951
Life in the Early 1900's, hours May 27-Aug 26, noon to 4pm
|
Curlew |
Ferry |
Husky Car and Truck Museum |
17812 Hwy 21 N
509-779-4648
Antique & classic cars, trucks, tractors and memorabilia
|
Davenport |
Lincoln |
The Davenport Historical Society |
600 7th St.
509-725-6711
Native American, farming, railroad, heritage of Lincoln County
|
Davenport |
Lincoln |
Fort Spokane Visitor Ctr. and Museum |
44150 Dist. Ofc. Ln. N.
509-754-7893
Natural history, Missoula Floods, life of military and Native American boarding schools
|
Davenport |
Lincoln |
Lincoln County Historical Museum |
600 7th St.
509-725-6711
Heritage of Lincoln County
|
Dayton |
Columbia |
Palus Artifact Museum |
426 E. Main St
509-240-5835
Extensive collection of Palus (Palouse) Native American artifacts
|
Eastsound |
San Juan |
Orcas Island Historical Museum |
181 N Beach Rd
360-376-4849
|
Eatonville |
Pierce |
Pioneer Farm Museum/Ohop Indian Village |
7716 Ohop Valley Rd. E.
360-832-6300
1880s homesteading in Washington, seasonal Ohop Indian Village
|
Edmonds |
Snohomish |
Edmonds Historical Museum |
118 5th Ave N, Edmonds
425-774-0900
|
Elbe |
Pierce |
Mount Rainier Railroad and Logging Museum |
54124 Mountain Hwy. E.
360-569-7959
World's largest collection of steam logging locomotives
|
Electric City |
Grant |
Coulee Pioneer Museum |
3 Coulee Blvd.
509-631-0303
221 acre day-use park on a 1875 original pioneer homestead
|
Elk |
Spokane |
Museum of Robots; Robot Hut |
U.S. Highway 2, Elk, WA
Large collection of toy robots
|
Ellensburg |
Kittitas |
Clymer Museum of Art and Gallery |
416 N. Pearl St
509-962-6416
Works of Western artist John Ford Clymer, Native American art and rodeo history
|
Ellensburg |
Kittitas |
Kittitas County Historical Museum |
114 E. 3rd Ave
509-925-3778
Native American, pioneer artifacts, antique autos, stone tools
|
Ellensburg |
Kittitas |
Olmstead Place State Park |
921 N. Ferguson Rd.
509-925-1943
Historic farm buildings, artifacts
|
Ellensburg |
Kittitas |
Museum of Culture and Environment |
400 E. University Way
509-963-2313
An eclectic collection of exhibits available free of charge
|
Ellensburg |
Kittitas |
Kittitas County Genealogical Society |
413 N. Main St.
509-925-5951
Offers research help along with collections of documents and photos
|
Entiat |
Chelan |
Entiat Historical Museum |
Located at the new city park on the river |
Ephrata |
Grant |
Grant County Historical Museum |
742 Basin St. N.W.
509-754-3334
Complex of 38 buildings preserving pioneer days in Grant County
|
Everett |
Snohomish |
Warbirds |
3407 109th SW (Paine Field)
877-FHC-3404
Flying Heritage Collection-WWII
|
Everett |
Snohomish |
Imagine Childrens Museum |
1502 Wall Street
425-258-1006
Children's museum, hands on exhibits, family friendly fun
|
Federal Way |
King |
Pacific Bonsai Museum |
2515 S. 336th St.
253-353-7345
Living art in an outdoor setting, native trees
|
Ferndale |
Whatcom |
Ferndale Historical Society |
2004 Cherry St.
360-384-6461
Pioneer Park est. 1901, log cabins
|
Friday Harbor |
San Juan |
Whale Museum |
62 1st St. N.
360-378-4710
Stewardship of whales through education and research
|
Friday Harbor |
San Juan |
San Juan Historical Museum |
323 & 405 Price St.
360-378-3949
|
Gig Harbor |
Pierce |
Harbor History Museum |
4121 Harborview Dr.
253-858-6722
Regional history, artifacts, library and research facility
|
Goldendale |
Klickitat |
Presby Museum and Klickitat County Hist. Soc. |
127 W. Broadway
509-773-4303
Restored mansion, research
|
Granger |
Yakima |
Granger Historical Society |
223 2nd Avenue
509-854-1131
Local museum and archives
|
Grayland |
Grays Harbor |
Furford Cranberry Museum |
2395 State Rt. 105
360-267-3303
1932 cranberry processing plant now a museum of cranberry history
|
Ilwaco |
Pacific |
Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum |
115 Lake St. S. E.
360-642-3446
History museum
|
Kennewick |
Benton |
East Benton County Museum |
205 Keewaydin Dr.
509-582-7704
Won award as "the best small museum in the state", historic artifacts
|
Kent |
King |
Greater Kent Historical Society and Museum |
855 E Smith St.
Kent, WA 98030
(253) 854-4330
|
Kettle Falls |
Stevens |
Kettle Falls Public Library |
605 Meyers St.
509-738-6817
Photos, family histories and maps
|
Kettle Falls |
Stevens |
Saint Paul's Mission |
W. of Kettle Falls on Hwy 395
509-754-7800
1939 reconstruction of Jesuit church originally built in 1847
|
Keyport |
Kitsap |
U.S. Naval Undersea Museum |
1 Garnett Way
360-396-4148
|
La Conner |
Skagit |
Museum of Northwest Art |
121 S 1st St.
360-466-4446
Northwest art and artists
|
La Conner |
Skagit |
Quilt and Textile Museum |
703 S. 2nd st.
360-466-4288
Three floors of quilts and fiber art
|
La Conner |
Skagit |
Skagit County Historical Museum |
501 S. 4th St.
360-466-3365
Skagit County history
|
Lake Stevens |
Snohomish |
Lake Stevens Historical Museum |
1802 124th St.
425-334-3944
Historical information and artifacts of Lake Stevens area, historical documents
|
Langley |
Island |
Langley Whale Center |
115 Anthes St.
360-221-7505
Whales/Orcas
|
Langley |
Island |
South Whidbey Historical Society Museum |
314 Second St
360-221-2101
|
Leavenworth |
Chelan |
Upper Valley Museum |
735 Front St.
509-548-0728
Century old museum covers culture of the region
|
Leavenworth |
Chelan |
Nutcracker Museum |
735 Front St.
509-548-4573
History of the Nutcracker
|
Lind |
Adams |
Adams County Historical Society |
P. O. Box 526,
Artifacts, Adams County history, research assistance for genealogists/historians
|
Long Beach |
Pacific |
Marsh's Free Museum |
Downtown LongBeach
360-642-2188
Since 1935, a treasure trove of a curiosity shop
|
Lopez Island |
San Juan |
Lopez Island Historical Museum |
Center of Lopez Island
360-468-2049
Native artifacts, history of fishing industry, natural history
|
Lynden |
Whatcom |
Lynden Pioneer Museum |
217 Front St.
360-354-3675
|
Malo |
Ferry |
Antique Car and Truck Museum |
17812 Hwy 21
509-779-4648
Antique cars and trucks, includes rare 1925 Howard Cooper and 1926 Yellow Knight
|
Mansfield |
Douglas |
Mansfield Museum |
28 N. Main
Local history and family archives
|
Maryhill |
Klickitat |
Maryhill Museum of Art |
35 Maryhill Museum Dr.
509-773-3733
See website for directions
|
Mattawa |
Grant |
Wanapum Heritage Center |
29086 Hw 243, 5 mi. S. of Mattawa
509-766-3461
Culture, traditions and beliefs of the Wanapum, library & research areas
|
McCleary |
Grays Harbor |
McCleary Museum and Heritage Center |
426 S. Third Street
Historical information on city of McCleary and nearby communities
|
Mineral |
Pierce |
Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad Museum |
349 Mineral Creek Rd.
360-492-5588
World's largest collection of steam logging locomotives
|
Moclips |
Grays Harbor |
Museum of The North Beach |
4658 State Rte 109, Moclips
360-276-4441
History of North Beach area
|
Molson |
Okanogan |
Molson School House Museum |
539 Molson Rd.
509-485-3292
Early day school and household artifacts, old Molson ghost town
|
Monroe |
Snohomish |
Western Heritage Museum |
611 US Hwy 2
(at Evergreen State Fairgrounds)
|
Monroe |
Snohomish |
Monroe Historical Society and Museum |
207 East Main Street
Monroe, WA 98272
Voice Messages: (360) 217-7223
|
Montesano |
Grays Harbor |
Chehalis Valley Historical Society |
703 W. Pioneer Ave.
370-470-6181
Extensive local family histories, school almanacs, logging history
|
Moses Lake |
Grant |
Moses Lake Museum and Art Center |
401 S Balsam St.
509-764-3830
Human and natural history of the Columbia Basin
|
Mukilteo |
Snohomish |
Future of Flight Aviation Center |
8415 Paine Field Blvd
1-800-464-1476
Working factory producing 777's and 787's, flight innovation exhibits
|
Mukilteo |
Snohomish |
FLYCOM |
3407 109th.St. S. W.
206-342-4242
Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum
|
Neah Bay |
Clallam |
Makah Cultural And Research Center |
1880 Bayview Ave.
360-645-2711
300-500 year old artifacts of Ozette Archaeological site, archives and photos
|
Newport |
Pend Oreille |
Pend Oreille County Museum |
402 S. Washington Ave.
509-447-5388
See website
|
Oaksdale |
Whitman |
McCoy Valley Museum |
Oaksdale Historical Society |
Odessa |
Lincoln |
Odessa Historisches Museum |
W. 4th. Ave & Elm St.
509-982-2859
Linotype press, early general store replica, records of Germans from Russia
|
Odessa |
Lincoln |
Odessa Public Library |
21 E. 1st. Ave
509-982-2903
May have information on Germans from Russia immigration
|
Okanogan |
Okanogan |
Okanogan County Historical Museum |
1410 N 2nd Ave.
509-422-4272
County history, farm implements
|
Okanogan |
Okanogan |
Okanogan Fire Hall Museum |
1410 N 2nd Ave.
509-422-4272
Historic Okanogan Fire Hall
|
Oroville |
Okanogan |
Okanogan Borderlands Historical Society |
1210 Ironwood St.
509-476-2739
Oroville Depot Museum, Borderland Bootlegging 1910-1933
|
Packwood |
Lewis |
White Pass Country Museum |
12990 US Highway 12
360-494-4007
Local history documents and artifacts, walking tours of historic Packwood
|
Palouse |
Whitman |
Chatters Newspaper Museum |
117 East Main St
509-878-1742
|
Pasco |
Franklin |
Franklin County Historical Soc. & Museum |
305 N. 4th Ave
509-547-3714
Native artifacts and history, agriculture, river, air and railroad history
|
Pasco |
Franklin |
Wa. State Railroads Hist. Soc. Museum |
122 N. Tacoma Ave.
509-543-4159
Preserving the history of railroads that built the State of Washington
|
Pataha |
Garfield |
Pataha Flour Mills |
50 Hutchens Hill Rd.
509-843-3799
Historic flour mill and restaurant
|
Pateros |
Okanogan |
Pateros Museum |
PO Box 8
509-923-2571
|
Pomeroy |
Garfield |
Eastern Washington Agricultural Museum |
Garfield County Fairgrounds
509-843-1149
Buggies, branding Irons, horse powered era of agriculture
|
Pomeroy |
Garfield |
Garfield County Museum |
708 Columbia St.
509-843-3925
History of Garfield County, rotating exhibits
|
Port Angeles |
Clallam |
Clallam County Historical Society |
PO Box 1327
360-452-2662 |
Port Orchard |
Kitsap |
Log Cabin Museum |
416 Sidney Ave.
360-876-3693
Restored 1914 log cabin, preserved artifacts
|
Port Townsend |
Jefferson |
Rothschild House Historical Museum |
Taylor and Franklin St.
360-385-1003
Built in 1868 and occupied only by the Rothschild family until its donation in 1982
|
Port Townsend |
Jefferson |
Jefferson County Historical Museum |
540 Water St.
360-385-1003
Jefferson County Historical Society Research Center w/staff assistance
|
Port Townsend |
Jefferson |
Commanding Officer's Quarters |
200 Battery Way
360-385-1003
|
Prosser |
Benton |
Benton County Historical Museum |
1000 Patterson R.
509-786-3842
5 rooms with over 20,000 items on display, military, space and Mt. St. Helens
|
Pullman |
Whitman |
W. S. U. Museum of Art |
N. E. Statium Way
509-335-1910
Collection of 20th and 21st century art, Andy Warhol Collection
|
Quincy |
Grant |
Quincy Valley Historical Society & Museum |
415 F. St. S. W.
509-787-4685
Restored 1904 Reiman-Simmons House and 1904 Pioneer Church, archives
|
Raymond |
Pacific |
Northwest Carriage Museum |
314 Alder St.
360-942-4150
Fine collection of carriages, buggies, wagons, historic artifacts
|
Reardan |
Lincoln |
Inland N. W. Rail Museum |
27300 Sprinkle Road
509-796-3377
Dedicated to preserving railroad history of Eastern Washington and the Inland Northwest
|
Republic |
Ferry |
Ferry County Historical Society |
15-2 N. Kean St.
509-775-2605
Mining, geology, Native American displays
|
Republic |
Ferry |
Stonerose Interpretive Center |
15-1 N. Kean St.
509-775-2295
Visitors can search for fossils and keep 3 per day
|
Richland |
Benton |
The Reach Museum |
1943 Columbia Park Trail
509-943-4100
Culture, science, heritage, Ice Age Floods
|
Richland |
Benton |
Manhatten Project Hanford Site |
509-376-5803
Tours of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation
|
Richland |
Benton |
LIGO Hanford Observatory |
127124 N. Rt. 10
509-372-8106
Public tours and star gazing events
|
Richland |
Benton |
CREHST |
95 Lee Blvd.
509-943-9000
Central archival library for the region’s historical, scientific and technological records
|
Ritzville |
Adams |
Frank R. Burroughs Home Museum |
408 W. Main
509-659-1656
1889 restored home furnished with period artifacts
|
Ritzville |
Adams |
NP Railroad Depot Museum |
105 W. 10th. Ave
509-659-1656
1910 restored railway depot
|
Rockford |
Spokane |
Rockford Area Museum |
140 W Emma St
50-291-3193
|
Rosalia |
Whitman |
Battle Days Museum |
110 5th Ave
50-523-4390
|
Roslyn |
Kittitas |
Roslyn Historical Museum |
203 W. Pennsylvania Ave.
509-649-2355
Extensive collection of photos and mining memorabilia
|
Seattle |
King |
Museum of Flight |
Boeing Field-I-5 Exit 158
206-764-5720
More than 175 air and space craft including gliders, choppers, war planes
|
Seattle |
King |
Pioneer Association of the State of Washington |
Pioneer Hall
1642 43rd Avenue E.
Seattle, WA 98112
(206) 325-0888
Pioneer Hall is a depository and museum for historical memorabilia, photographs, books and other records primarily from the Washington Territory and early statehood period.
|
Seattle |
King |
Museum of Pop Culture |
325 5th Ave.
206-770-2700
Museum of Pop Culture with its roots in rock and roll
|
Seattle |
King |
Seattle Pinball Museum |
508 Maynard Ave. S.
206-623-0759
50 + pin ball machines from the 1960s to the present
|
Seattle |
King |
Burke Museum |
1413 N. E. 45th St
206-616-3962
Washington State Museum of Natural History and Culture
|
Seattle |
King |
Pacific Science Center |
200 2nd Ave N.
206-443-2001
Everything including tropical butterfly house
|
Seattle |
King |
Museum of History and Industry |
2700 24th. Ave E.
206-324-1126
Maritime heritage of the Puget Sound Region, Seattle history
|
Seattle |
King |
Wing Luke Museum |
719 S. King St.
206-623-5124
History museum of the culture, art and history of Seattle's Asian Americans
|
Seattle |
King |
National Nordic Museum |
2455 NW Market Street
Seattle, WA 98107
The only national museum designated by Act of U.S. Congress in the state, the museum is the only museum in the U.S. to represent the history and culture of all five Nordic nations: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. The museum offers genealogy programs and resources.
|
Seattle |
King |
Northwest African American Museum |
2300 S. Massachusetts St.
206-518-6000
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Seattle |
King |
Museum of Communications |
7000 E. Marginal Wy
206-767-3012
History of the telephone and displays of the equipment that makes it work
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Seattle |
King |
Giant Shoe Museum |
1501 Pike's Place #424
206-623-2870
Giant shoe collection of Danny Eskenazi, giant means size of shoes
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Sedro-Woolley |
Skagit |
Sedro-Woolley Museum |
725 Murdock St.
360-855-2390
Historical artifacts and displays
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Sequim |
Clallam |
Sequim Museum & Arts |
544 N. Sequim Ave.
360-683-8110
www.sequimmuseum.com |
Shelton |
Mason |
Mason County Historical Society Museum |
5th Street & Railroad Ave.
360-426-1020
Local history, records detailing families in Mason County
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Snoqualmie |
King |
Northwest Railway Museum |
9320 Stone Quarry Rd.
425-888-3030
Historic depot and railway history exhibits, train excursions
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Spokane |
Spokane |
Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture |
2316 W. First Ave.
509-363-5355
General history/research
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Spokane |
Spokane |
Campbell House |
2316 W. First Ave.
509-363-5355
Restored Kirkland Cutter/Karl Malmgren 1898 mansion
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Spokane |
Spokane |
Hillyard Heritage Museum Society |
50 N. Stone St. #22
509-483-2383
Dedicated to the rich and colorful history of Spokane's Historic Hillyard area
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Spokane |
Spokane |
Jundt Art Museum--Gonzaga Univ. |
502 E. Boone
509-323-6611
Dale Chihuly glass art, rotating exhibits, photo collections
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Spokane |
Spokane |
Spokane Law Enforcement Museum |
1201 W. 1st. Ave.
509-625-3352
Collection of local, area, national and worldwide law enforcement items
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Spokane |
Spokane |
Crosby House |
508 E Sharp Ave.
509-313-3847
Entertainer Bing Crosby memorabilia
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Spokane |
Spokane |
Mobius Science Center |
331 N. Post
509-321-7133
Year round exhibits
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Spokane |
Spokane |
Mobius Childrens Museum |
808 W. Main, Lower Level
509-321-7121
Workshops, year round exhibits
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Spokane |
Spokane |
Fire Look Out Museum |
123 W. Westview
509-466-9171
Home to some 19,000 relics and artifacts from forest fire fighting history
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Spokane Valley |
Spokane |
Spokane Valley Heritage Museum |
12114 E. Sprague
509-922-4570
History and culture of the region, archives, photos, maps, WWI display
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Spokane Valley |
Spokane |
Flag Museum |
1402 S. Pines Rd
509-926-2753
Flag collection of Sons of American Revolution, over 125 replica flags
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Stevenson |
Skamania |
Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center |
990 SW Rock Creek Drive
509-427-8211
Natural history of Columbia Gorge, 15,000 years of history
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Sunnyside |
Yakima |
Sunnyside Historical Museum |
704 S. 4th
509-837-7054
Museum houses and displays artifacts and documents of Sunnyside's early years
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Suquamish |
Kitsap |
Suquamish Museum |
6861 N. E. South St.
360-394-8499
Special events, Suquamish Tribal archives and collections
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Tacoma |
Pierce |
Washington State History Museum |
1911 Pacific Ave.
253-272-3500 or 1-888-238-4373
The museum is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and vividly presenting Washington’s rich and storied history. It offers a variety of services to researchers, historians, scholars, and lifelong learners, as well as operating the State History Research Center and the Washington State History Museum.
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Tacoma |
Pierce |
Museum of Glass |
1801 Dock St.
253-284-4719
Premier contemporary art museum dedicated to glass and glass making
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Tacoma |
Pierce |
Harold E. LeMay Auto Museum |
2702 East D. St
877-902-8490
Recognized as one of the World's 10 best automotive museums
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Tekoa |
Whitman |
Tekoa Museum |
107 1st St
509-285-6752
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Thorp |
Kittitas |
Thorp Grist Mill |
11640 N. Thorp Hwy
509-964-9640
Built between 1880 and 1883, restored and maintained grist mill
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Toppenish |
Yakima |
American Hop Museum |
22 S. B St.
509-865-4677
History of hop production in the Yakima area, 75% of United States' hop production
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Toppenish |
Yakima |
Northern Pacific Railway Museum |
10 S. Asotin Ave.
509-865-1911
Restored Northern Pacific depot and steam engines
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Toppenish |
Yakima |
Yakama National Museum and Cultural Ctr. |
100 Spiel-yi Lp.
509-865-2800
Yakima Nation museum, gift shop, heritage theater and library
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Tulalip |
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Hibulb Cultural Center and Nat. Hist. Preserve |
6410 23rd. N. E.
360-716-2600
History, culture and traditions of Tulalip Tribes
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Twisp |
Okanogan |
Methow Valley Interpretive Ctr. |
210 5th. St.
509-997-4904
Pre-European history, natural history, geology
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Union Gap |
Yakima |
Central Wa. Agricultural Museum |
4508 Main St.
509-457-8735
Over 19 acres of antique farm equipment, tools, blacksmith shop, saw mill
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Vancouver |
Clark |
Clark County Historical Museum |
1511 Main St.
360-993-5679
General history/research
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Vancouver |
Clark |
Ft. Vancouver Visitors Center |
1501 E. Evergreen Blvd.
800-832-3599
Restored Fort Vancouver
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Vancouver |
Clark |
Pearson Air Museum |
1115 E. 5th St.
360-816-6232
Early 20th century Army Air Corps facility
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Vantage |
Kittitas |
Ginko Petrified Forest and Interpretive Ctr. |
4511 Huntzinger Rd.
509-856-2700
One of the most diverse fossil forests in North America
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Waitsburg |
Walla Walla |
Bruce Memorial Museum |
330 Main St.
509-337-6157
Built in 1883, museum is listed on National Register of Historic Places
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Walla Walla |
Walla Walla |
Kirkman House Museum |
214 N. Colville St.
509-529-4373
1880s home on the Historic Register
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Walla Walla |
Walla Walla |
Fort Walla Walla Museum |
755 Myra Rd
509-525-7703
17 buildings, historic pioneer settlement, artifacts
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Walla Walla |
Walla Walla |
Whitman Mission National Historical Site |
328 Whitman Mission Rd.
509-522-6360
Whitman Mission founded in 1836 and its impact on Native Americans
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Washougal |
Clark |
Two Rivers Museum |
1 Durgan St.
360-835-8742
Local heritage through artifacts, pictures and stories
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Waterville |
Douglas |
Douglas County Museum |
124 Walnut St.
509-745-8435
History of Waterville, archived material of Waterville and surrounding area
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Wenatchee |
Chelan |
Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Ctr. |
127 S. Mission St.
509-888-6240
Local and regional history, science and arts
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Wenatchee |
Chelan |
Museum of the Columbia |
7 mi. N. of Wenatchee on Hiw 97A
509-663-7522
Rocky Reach Hydroeclectric Project
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Wilbur |
Lincoln |
Big Bend Historical Society Museum |
Old Lutheran Church in NW Wilbur
509-647-5821
Early photographs, old schoolhouse replica, military, newspapers
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Wilbur |
Lincoln |
Hesseltine Public Library |
14 N.W. Division
509-647-5828
Established in 1901,10,000 books, website lists 100s of best free reference sites
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Winlock |
Lewis |
Winlock Historical Museum |
400 NE 1st St.
360-785-4433
1700 sq. ft. building full of vintage Americana of the Winlock/Lewis County area
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Winthrop |
Okanogan |
Shafer Museum |
285 Castle Ave.
509-996-2712
Pioneer museum
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Yakima |
Yakima |
McAllister Museum of Aviation |
2008 S. 16th Ave
509-457-4933
A leading preservationist and educator of aviation history
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Yakima |
Yakima |
Olde Yakima Letterpress Museum |
4508 Main st., Union Gap
509-248-7636
Preserving the ancient art of printing with moveable type, letterpress
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Yakima |
Yakima |
Yakima Valley Museum |
2105 Tieton Dr.
509-248-0747
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