The Olympic Peninsula is full of nature centers and museums perfect for families to enjoy. Here is a list of the most well-reviewed locations to check out. Do you know of another great location to add to this list? Contact us!
1) Port Angeles Fine Arts Center 🖼️
- The current exhibits to view are "Surf, Skate, & Snow" and a Sculpture Park!
Cost: Free admission and parking.
2) Dungeness River Nature Center 🌱
Adjacent to Olympic National Park, Dungeness River Nature Center is full of wildlife, exhibits, and a beautiful park.
Cost: Free admission and parking.
3) Port Townsend Marine Science Center 🐳
- Gallery
- Currently themed "The Nature Journals of Carolyn Woods." Visitors are invited to sketch illustrations seen throughout the gallery.
- The Whale on the Warf
- Down the block from the gallery, you can get up close and learn about a complete 42′ skeleton of a gray whale named Gunther, on permanent display at Union Wharf in downtown Port Townsend!
- Cost: Free admission and free parking
- View marine life, experience touch tanks, use a microscope, and many sea life displays!
- Cost: $6 Adults, $5 ages 3-17, free ages 2 and under. Free 2 hour parking.
5) Port Townsend Aero Museumᯓ ✈︎
Check out a variety of historical aircrafts right by the Jefferson County International Airport!
- Cost: $12 Adult, $7 ages 7-12, free ages 6 and under. Free parking.
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