Learning

Bellevue Botanical Gardens

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Urban Communities

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Gardens, Learning

12001 Main Street, Bellevue, WA

The Bellevue Botanical garden comprises 53-acres of cultivated gardens, restored woodlands, and natural wetlands. It showcases plants that thrive in the Pacific Northwest. A visitor center hosts many events throughout

Belltown P-patch

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Gardens, Learning

Elliot Avenue & Vine Street, Seattle, WA

In 1995, the Belltown P-Patch was born. We celebrate 20 years of growth that includes the growth of vegetables, flowers, individually tended plots, and a giving garden, as well as

Burke Museum

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Urban Communities

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Greenway Favorites, Learning, Museums and Education Centers

UW Campus, 17th Ave NE and NE 45th St, Seattle, WA

The Burke features the natural and cultural history of the Pacific Northwest – birds, fossils, logging tools – you name it, and one of the Burke’s education programs or exhibits

Camlann Medieval Village

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Snoqualmie River Valley

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Learning, Museums and Education Centers

10320 Kelly Road NE, Carnation WA 98014, , WA

This living history museum project portrays rural England in the year 1376. It is dedicated to offering the public powerful personal experiences of history, including multiple learning and performing arts

Carl S. English Jr. Botanical Gardens

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Urban Communities

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Gardens, Learning

Seattle, WA

Carnation Farms

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Snoqualmie River Valley

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Agricultural Centers, Learning

28901 NE Carnation Farm Rd, Carnation, WA

This historic certified-organic farm offers farm-based education and experiential learning including summer camps, family retreats and field trips.

Carpenter House Museum

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Upper Yakima Basin

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Learning, Museums and Education Centers

302 W 3rd St, Cle Elum, WA

This museum, housed in a 1914 mansion, tells the colorful story of the mining communities of Upper Kittitas County and of Cle Elum’s first successful banker and former mayor of

Cedar River Watershed Education Center

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Snoqualmie River Valley

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Learning, Museums and Education Centers, Recreation, Water Access

19901 Cedar Falls Rd SE, , WA

The Cedar River Watershed provides the majority of Seattle’s and King County’s drinking water, with 90,050 acres of forest land preserved for the municipal water supply. School children participate in

Cle Elum Supplementation & Research Facility

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Upper Yakima Basin

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Learning, Museums and Education Centers

Spring Chinook Rd, , WA

This facility combines traditional hatchery operations with reaserch into rearing techniques that better mimic the natural enviornment. The facility has a viewing area, information kiosk, and voluteer host who can

Clymer Museum

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Learning, Museums and Education Centers

416 N Pearl St, Ellensburg, WA

The Clymer Museum & Gallery was established to honor our native son, John Ford Clymer. Clymer, a famous western artist, was born and raised in Ellensburg. The museum hosts the

Daybreak Star

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Urban Communities

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Interpretive Site, Learning

5011 Bernie Whitebear Way, Seattle, WA

Daybreak Star, an event and conference space and a major nucleus of Native American cultural activity in its region, functions as a conference center, a location for pow wows, and

Discovery Park Enviornmental Learning Center

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Learning, Museums and Education Centers

3801 Discovery Park Blvd, Seattle, WA

Discovery Park Environmental Learning Center is set in 524 acres of parkland and offers a variety of programming. The general public is welcome to drop in at the visitor center.

Dougherty Farmstead

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Snoqualmie River Valley

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Interpretive Site, Learning

26524 NE Cherry Valley Road, Duvall, WA 98019, Duvall, WA

The Duvall Historical Society maintains the interior of this historic house, built in 188 by James O’Learey and home to the Dougherty Family from 1889-1983.

Fraser Pioneer Cabin

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Urban Communities

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Interpretive Site, Learning

410 130th Pl SE, Bellevue, WA

Stroll back through time at the Fraser Pioneer Cabin at Kelsey Creek Farm.  While you visit also enjoy miles of beautiful hiking trails and the many events offered at the

Frontier Village

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Upper Yakima Basin

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Interpretive Site, Learning

Kittitas County Fairgrounds 5th & Poplar St, Ellensburg, WA

Located at the Kittitas County Fairgrounds, this village is a showcase for original cabins and buildings from the valley’s past. It is open during the Kittitas County Fair and by

Gilman Town Hall Museum

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Urban Communities

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Learning, Museums and Education Centers

165 SE Andrews Street, Issaquah, WA

This museum has an exhibit of photographs, artifacts, and interactive elements exploring aspects of Issaquah’s past. It also has a hands-on kitchen exhibit with cooking implements, and a two-celled concrete

Hillman P-Patch

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Gardens, Learning

4613 S Lucile St, Seattle, WA

Hillman City P-Patch is a gem of a neighborhood gathering place nestled in the heart of the Hillman residential neighborhood. Our P-Patch’s beauty is due to its productive, efficient, resourceful

Hiram M. Chittenden Locks

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Urban Communities

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Greenway Favorites, Interpretive Site, Learning

33rd Avenue Northwest / Northwest 54th Street, Seattle, WA

Many lake and river systems of King County flow to the sea through the locks in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood. Fish ladder viewing platforms allow visitors to catch glimpses of migrating

Historic Thorp Mill

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Upper Yakima Basin

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Camping, Greenway Favorites, Learning, Museums and Education Centers, Recreation

11640 N Thorp Hwy, , WA

Built in 1883 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977, the Thorp Grist Mill is the oldest industrial artifact in Kittitas County. See a remarkable collection of handmade wooden

Issaquah Depot Museum

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Urban Communities

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Learning, Museums and Education Centers

78 First Avenue NE, Issaquah, WA

The city’s train depot, built in 1889, holds a museum with exhibits that explore the industrial revolution, travel, communication, and the early economic development of Issaquah. It also hosts the

Issaquah Salmon Hatchery

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Urban Communities

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Learning, Museums and Education Centers

214 East Sunset Way, Issaquah, WA

The Issaquah Salmon Hatchery is the most visited of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s hatcheries.  The grounds of the hatchery contain numerous informational displays about salmon.  In addition,

Japanese Garden

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Urban Communities

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Gardens, Learning

1075 Lake Washington Blvd E, Seattle, WA

Tucked within a vast arboretum in a fast-growing city, the garden attracts over 85,000 visitors annually and is beloved both locally and by garden-lovers from over 30 countries around the

Japanese Garden

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Upper Yakima Basin

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Gardens, Learning

Ellensburg, WA

This special place has become a favorite refuge for students to relax and grab a moment away from hectic college life.

Japanese Teahouse

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Urban Communities

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Learning, Other

Lake Washington Blvd E & E Madison St, Seattle, WA

Kittitas County Historical Museum

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Upper Yakima Basin

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Greenway Favorites, Learning, Museums and Education Centers

114 E 3rd Ave, Ellensburg, WA

A variety of displays and interesting heritage about local farming, Native Americans, local pioneers, technology and agricultural all within the historic Cadwell building.

Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park

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Urban Communities

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Greenway Favorites, Learning, Museums and Education Centers

319 Second Ave S., Seattle, WA

Gold! read the headlines in July of 1897. After years of struggling through a depression, the people of the nation were intrigued by the possibility of riches. Klondike Gold Rush

Kruckeberg Botanic Garden

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Gardens, Learning

Shoreline, WA

The Kruckeberg Botanic Garden is a public garden containing a unique blend of Pacific Northwest native plants and unusual exotics in a naturalistic, wooded setting.

Kubota Gardens

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Urban Communities

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Gardens, Learning

9817 55th Ave. S, Seattle, WA

The Kubota Garden Foundation, founded in 1988, is a non-profit corporation that was established to support, enhance, and perpetuate the Kubota Garden within the spirit of Fujitaro Kubota.

Leah Polacke Butterfly Garden

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Upper Yakima Basin

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Gardens, Learning

Ellensburg, WA

Small butterfly garden on the CWU campus.

Meadowbrook Farms Interpretive Center

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Snoqualmie River Valley

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Interpretive Site, Learning

Meadowbrook Farm, North Bend, WA

This building, that combines elements of the cedar-sided Native American longhouses and sturdy pioneer barns, houses an exhibit of historic photos from the farm’s past and provides a versatile all-weather

Milwaukee Road Depot (Sth Cle Elum Depot)

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Upper Yakima Basin

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Interpretive Site, Learning

801 Milwaukee Road, South Cle Elum, WA

The center consists of a .5 mile interpretive trail that is open during Iron Horse State Park Hours (6:30 am to 9:00 pm) and a museum in the old depot

Museum of Culture & the Environment

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Upper Yakima Basin

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Learning, Museums and Education Centers

1200 N. D St., Ellensburg, WA

Located in Dean Hall on the CWU campus, the Museum of Culture & the Environment approaches our diverse & changing world with an interdisciplinary perspective, examining human life, culture &

Museum of History and Industry

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Urban Communities

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Learning, Museums and Education Centers

South Lake Union Park, Seattle, WA

The Seattle story is told through thousands of rare objects and historic images, and cutting edge hands-on interactive experiences for all ages that make history come alive with the unforgettable

Nordic Heritage Museum

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Urban Communities

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Learning, Museums and Education Centers

30th Ave NW & NW 67th St, Seattle, WA

Northwest African American Museum

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Urban Communities

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Learning, Museums and Education Centers

2300 S Massachusetts St, Seattle, WA

Northwest Railway Museum

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Snoqualmie River Valley

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Greenway Favorites, Learning, Museums and Education Centers

38625 SE King Street, Snoqualmie, WA

Historic train cars in downtown Snoqualmie, exhibits in the classic Victorian railroad station and train rides show the history of railroads and logging in the Snoqualmie Valley.

Northwest Railway Museum Railway History Center Campus

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Snoqualmie River Valley

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Learning, Museums and Education Centers

9320 Stone Quarry Rd, Snoqualmie, WA

Olympic Sculpture Park

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Learning, Museums and Education Centers

2901 Western Avenue, Seattle, WA

This new waterfront park gives Seattle residents and visitors the opportunity to experience a variety of sculpture in an outdoor setting, while enjoying the incredible views and beauty of the

Oxbow Farm and Conservation Center

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Snoqualmie River Valley

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Agricultural Centers, Learning

10819 Carnation-Duvall Rd NE, Carnation, WA

We have been growing, fruit, and berries on the banks of an oxbow lake in the lower Snoqualmie Valley for over 16 years. Our produce is available throughout the greater

Pacific Science Center

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Urban Communities

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Learning, Museums and Education Centers

200 2nd Ave N, Seattle, WA

Renton History Museum

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Urban Communities

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Greenway Favorites, Learning, Museums and Education Centers

235 Mill Ave S, Renton, WA

Exhibits and photos document the history of greater Renton, including collections of coal mining and fire-fighting artifacts. The Museum is housed in an Art Deco-style former fire station.

Roslyn Museum

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Upper Yakima Basin

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Learning, Museums and Education Centers

203 W Pennsylvania Ave, Roslyn, WA

The museum is a reflection of Roslyn, it’s tenacity, love of life and the richly seasoned ethnic mix that once represented more than 20 nationalities, and still does in the

Shoreline Historical Museum

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Urban Communities

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Learning, Museums and Education Centers

749 N 175th St, Shoreline, WA

Snoqualmie Falls hydroelectric Museum

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Snoqualmie River Valley

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Interpretive Site, Learning

SE 69th Pl, Snoqualmie, WA

The hydroelectric museum’s exhibits are housed in PSE’s historic Carpenter Shop and Train Depot, which chronicle Charles H. Baker’s 1898-1899 development of the world’s first underground power station.

Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum

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Snoqualmie River Valley

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Greenway Favorites, Learning, Museums and Education Centers

320 Bendigo Blvd, North Bend, WA

Located in a small city park, this museum tells the story of Native American civilization and European explorers and settlers.

Telephone Museum

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Upper Yakima Basin

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Learning, Museums and Education Centers

221 E 1st St, Cle Elum, WA

Put down your smart phone for a moment and get smart about phones!  The oldest complete telephone museum west of the Mississippi covers the history of telephone technology from 1876

Tolt Historical Society Museum

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Snoqualmie River Valley

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Learning, Museums and Education Centers

28901 NE Carnation Farm Road, Carnation, WA

The Tolt Historical Society has, since its formation in 1982, built a museum collection of vintage photographs, artifacts and memorabilia representing the 100 year history of the town of Tolt/Carnation.

Underground Tour & Museum

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Urban Communities

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Learning, Museums and Education Centers

1st Ave & Yesler Way, Seattle, WA

Washington Park and Arboretum

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Gardens, Learning

2300 Arboretum Drive E, Seattle, WA

The Arboretum is a hidden gem on the shores of Lake Washington. Jointly managed by the University of Washington Botanic Gardens and the City of Seattle, its 230 acres are

Washington Park Arboretum

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Urban Communities

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Boat Launch, Gardens, Learning, Public Fishing Access, Recreation, Water Access

Seattle, WA

The Arboretum is a hidden gem on the shores of Lake Washington. Jointly managed by UW and the City of Seattle, its 230 acres are a dynamic assortment of plants