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Things to See & Do


Area Museums



Area Museums —



Maritime Museum of Puget Sound


Stretch Island, Grapeview
170 Stretch Island Road
253-858-7971


Mason County Historical Museum


Shelton, Downtown
427 Railroad Avenue
360-426-1020

Historic photos, displays, books, diaries, logging tools, pioneer clothing, wood carvings, World War I era memorabilia, military uniforms, official documents



Skokomish Tribal Center & Museum


Potlatch, WA
80 North Tribal Center Road
Skokomish Nation, WA 98584
360-426-4232

Artifacts, woodcarvings, totems, baskets, historical photos and documents



Squaxin Island Tribe Museum Library
                                  & Research Center



Kamilche, WA
150 SE K'Wuh-Deegs-Altxw (Old Olympic Highway)
360-432-3851

Large art displays, hand-woven baskets, wood carvings, totems, original tools, hunting and fishing artifacts, historical photos and written context



USS Turner Joy


Bremerton, WA
Bremerton Boardwalk
360-792-2457 or www.ussturnerjoy.org

Hours: May 1 – Sept. 30 Open 10 to 5 pm daily.
Oct. 1 – April 30 Open Friday-Sunday 10 until 4 pm.

This refurbished Vietnam-era destroyer has been made into a floating museum by the Bremerton Historic Ships Association. Visitors may explore the ship above and below decks, which includes a Vietnam POW memorial. It is popular for group events and overnight adventures.