Museums and Education Centers Archives - Page 2 of 4 - Mountains To Sound Greenway Trust

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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 Cle Elum, Frank Carpenter and his family. High Country Artist exhibits rotate monthly.

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Upper Yakima Basin

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The Clymer Museum & Gallery celebrates the work of John Ford Clymer, a famous western artist born and raised in Ellensburg. The museum hosts the largest public collection of Clymer works as well as works of other artists.

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Museums and Education Centers, Parks and Open Spaces, Trails

Situated on Magnolia Bluff, Seattle’s largest park offers breataking views of Puget Sound as well as both the Cascade and Olympic Mountains. With protected tidal beaches, open meadow lands, sea cliffs, and forests, Discovery’s open space provides quiet and tranquility away from the stress of the city. The Discovery Park Environmental Learning Center offers...

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Located in Seattle’s historic Pioneer Square district, this National Park Service museum commemorates the Klondike Gold Rush of the late 1890s. Thousands of so-called “stampeders” passed through Seattle, loading up with provisions before continuing on via steamer to the Yukon. The attendant economic boom coincided with a massive surge in population: the city’s population grew from...

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The park provides access to green space and the water and celebrates the cultural, maritime, and industrial heritage of the city and region.

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Museums and Education Centers, Parks and Open Spaces, Trails, Wildlife Information and Viewing Area

Tucked into the southern end of Bellevue, this park includes 320 acres of wetlands and meadows with five miles of trails for nature walks, canoe trips, and bird watching. A partnership between the Pacific Science Center and City of Bellevue Parks Department, the Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center provides year-round education and hands-on learning...

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This amazing Seattle city park contains miles of trails, beaches, old growth forest, a native plant garden, boat launch options, and more! The lobe of Seward Park is a distinctive peninsula in Lake Washington and home to a rare urban patch of old growth forest. The Coast Salish referred to the peninsula as “skEba’kst”...

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2655 NW Market St, Seattle

The National Nordic Museum focuses on the history, art, culture, and heritage of the Seattle area’s Nordic immigrants. It shares Nordic culture, values, and ideas with people of all ages and backgrounds to create connections, generate dialogue, and inspire new perspectives.

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This museum serves to present and preserve the connections between the Pacific Northwest and people of African descent, and investigate and celebrate Black experiences in America through exhibitions, programs, and events.

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The only pan-Asian Pacffic American community-based museum in the country focusing on the histories, stories, art, and culture of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. Located in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District, a thriving cultural center and vibrant community hub.