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Burke Museum of History and Culture
Category: Science & History Museums - Seattle Attractions & Activities
Address: 17th Ave NE and 45th St NE, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195
On display in this museum you'll find informative hands-on and voice-activated exhibits concerning the history and culture of the region. One of the permanent displays, "The Life and Times of Washington State," includes unique dinosaur exhibits, including casts of the 40-foot long Elasmosaur and the actual skeleton of a 140 million year old...
Category: Science & History Museums - Seattle Attractions & Activities
Address: 325 5th Ave N, Seattle Center, Seattle, WA 98109
This intriguing museum celebrates the history of rock and roll. Over 80,000 American music mementos are showcased in the ultra-modern Frank Gehry-designed building, which resembles a smashed guitar. Among the displays are Janis Joplin's floral bell-bottoms and a leather jacket once worn by Elvis Presley. Sky Church, a performance arena erected to...
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
Category: Science & History Museums - Seattle Attractions & Activities
Address: 117 S Main St, Seattle Unit, Seattle, WA 98104
When gold was discovered in the Yukon Territory in 1897, thousands of people flocked to Seattle to outfit their expeditions to the north. The exhibits here detail this phenomenon, as well as the conditions, hardships, and successes in the quest for gold. Uniformed rangers guide visitors through informative displays and recount stories full of both...
Category: Science & History Museums - Seattle Attractions & Activities
Address: 9404 E Marginal Way S, Seattle, WA 98108
Hands-on informational and historical exhibits distinguish this museum, which appeals to aspiring pilots and to those whose feet have never left the ground. Displays in the Red Barn, where Boeing's first planes where constructed, chronicle the history of flight up to the late 1930s. In the six-story Great Gallery, more than 20 planes hang from the...
Category: Science & History Museums - Seattle Attractions & Activities
Address: 200 2nd Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109
The Pacific Science Center is a great place for the entire family to learn about the natural world in an entertaining way. Children love games and demonstrations about physical science – exhibits displaying dinosaurs, insects, computers and robots, and the human body will bring science and natural history to life right before your eyes. Animal...
Washington State History Museum
Category: Science & History Museums - Seattle Attractions & Activities
Address: 1911 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98402
Hit the info desk to turn potentially boring browsing intro a third-floor scavenger hunt; clues take kids from current technology to prehistoric geology.
