Frye Art Museum
For decades, the Frye, founded in the early 20th century by a Seattle meat-packing family, was a sleepy place full of gilt frames and orthopedic shoes. In rece…
704 Terry Ave
First Hill
206-622-9250
First Hill
206-622-9250
Seattle Art Museum
Seattle's largest art museum was founded in the 1930s by a collector of Asian art. Today most of the Asian collection is housed at the Asian Art Museum in Volu…
1300 First Ave
Downtown Seattle
206-625-8900
Downtown Seattle
206-625-8900
Seattle Selfie Museum
"Seattle Selfie Museum is way different than the other fun things to do in Seattle because it’s simple, fun, and a place built for the 21st century digital nom…
92 Union St
Pike Place Market
206-487-4500
Pike Place Market
206-487-4500
Wing Luke Museum
The Wing Luke Museum was founded to honor the late significant Asian American leader in Seattle by the same name. Wing Luke spent his life serving the city of …
719 S King St
Chinatown-International District
206-623-5124
Chinatown-International District
206-623-5124
Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP)
While the museum's roots and inspirations lie in rock 'n' roll, it has transitioned into a venue for showcasing and documenting contemporary pop culture—and, a…
325 Fifth Ave N
Uptown
206-770-2700
Uptown
206-770-2700
Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI)
The MOHAI is a must see for any Seattleite. The museum houses many stories, artifacts, and activities that help attendees connect with the region and its histo…
860 Terry Ave N
South Lake Union
206-324-1126
South Lake Union
206-324-1126
Chihuly Garden and Glass
Chihuly Garden and Glass is an exhibition hall on the campus of the Seattle Center. It was established in 2012 to display studio glass work created by Dale Chi…
305 Harrison St, Seattle Center
Uptown
206-753-4940
Uptown
206-753-4940
Seattle Asian Art Museum
The Seattle Asian Art Museum, in a gem of an Art Deco building that was erected in 1933 and that's located in bucolic Volunteer Park, reopened in February 2020…
Volunteer Park, 1400 E Prospect St
Capitol Hill
206-654-3100
Capitol Hill
206-654-3100
Henry Art Gallery
Here, though this is the oldest public art museum in the state (founded in 1927), you can expect to see new art, or at least art made since around 1960. There …
15th Ave NE and NE 41st St
University District
206-543-2280
University District
206-543-2280
Burke Museum
The Burke Museum, in its current form, serves as the University of Washington's museum of natural history and anthropology. In its earliest form, the museum se…
University of Washington, 17th Ave NE & NE 45th St
University District
206-616-3962
University District
206-616-3962
National Nordic Museum
Since May 5, 2018, this impressive building has been the new home of the Nordic Heritage Museum, the only museum in America dedicated to the lives and cultures…
2655 NW Market St
Ballard
Ballard
Bellevue Arts Museum
The Eastside's art museum was imagined, in the boom days of the '90s, as a cutting-edge contemporary art center located inside a designer building. Steven Holl…
510 Bellevue Way NE
Bellevue
425-519-0770
Bellevue
425-519-0770
The Museum of Flight
The Museum of Flight was founded in 1964 by a group of individuals that recognized the need for and importance of a museum that protected and displayed histori…
9404 E Marginal Way S
Tukwila
206-764-5700
Tukwila
206-764-5700
Pacific Bonsai Museum
The Pacific Bonsai Museum serves as the home to many bonsai from Pacific Rim nations. Since its 1989 conception, the collection has grown to roughly one hundre…
2515 S 336th St
Federal Way
253-353-7345
Federal Way
253-353-7345
Museum of Glass
The Museum of Glass showcases some of the best art from glass artists around the world. They host a variety of collections that focus on modern glass art, visi…
1801 Dock St
Tacoma
253-284-4750
Tacoma
253-284-4750
Washington State History Museum
The Washington State History Museum approaches history in a dramatic way. Through interactive programs, performances, and storytelling, visitors get a peek int…
1911 Pacific Ave
Tacoma
253-272-3500
Tacoma
253-272-3500
Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
The Bainbridge Island Museum of Art was founded in 2006 when artists and community members joined together to fill a hole that the absence of a central art mus…
550 Winslow Way E
Winslow
206-842-4451
Winslow
206-842-4451
