Just a PSA for people like me who are visiting Aberdeen and think the ship will be where it is…read moremarked on the map. The address is just for the home port of the Lady Washington and it travels around many months out of the year on the West Coast. Don't be like me and drive around the port for 10 minutes looking for a ship that isn't there! You can check https://historicalseaport.org/to see it's current sailing schedule. Would love to see in person one day.

The Lady Washington is a 20th century replica of the original 18th century ship. Chances are that…read moreyou've seen this ship in one of her film appearances: - The Interceptor in the film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl - The Enterprise in Star Trek Generations - Captain Hook's ship on Once Upon a Time While the Star Trek Holodeck Arch is long gone, it was still a thrill to board this tall ship and imagine what nautical travel must have been like in the 18th century when the Lady became the first American ship to make landfall on the West coast of North America & the first American ship to travel to Honolulu and Japan. If you ever get a chance to tour or sail aboard this tall ship do it! "Computer, remove the plank!"

Our 5 year old LOVES mermaids. When we found a place called the international mermaid museum we had…read moreto make a trip. The price point for 4 adults and 2 kids was great. We paid $10. Which if it was more person we may have been disappointed for the size of the museum. It was the size of a medium sized room full of information, mannequins in mermaid tails, some mermaid themed films playing and pictures.

Visited the coffee shop and souvenir shop inside. It's cute ambiance. The Carmel macchiato was…read moredecent. Nice ladies in the shop.

This museum is definitely worth your while. Tons (literally) of relics from the area. A fascinating…read moretrip back in time. Well worth the (extremely reasonable) price of admission. Owner is very friendly and knowledgeable.

Stopped by the Polson Museum on our way back to Seattle after a road trip along the coast. Cost was…read more$5/person and in all honesty, I would've paid more for the experience we had. I don't know if we just got lucky the day we went but we had the museum to ourselves and towards the middle of our visit the director asked if we had any questions which led to us being given a tour of the place. He truly made it memorable with all of his knowledge. You can tell when someone does their job for the paycheck vs those who love what they do and to me it seemed like Director was truly passionate about the history of the area and each item in the museum. There are many small details throughout the building that make all the difference, for example the homemade doll furniture in the dollhouse upstairs as well as the old spice/seasoning containers in the kitchen cabinet and my favorite- actual Hoquiam and Aberdeen directories from every year. I couldn't believe there were that many Directories still in amazing shape especially seeing how dated they were. He showed us one from 1911 with the Polson family listed! We will visit again whenever we're back in-town to see all of the new updates that are planned for the future! If you love history and the feeling of being transported to the past I think you'd really enjoy this museum.

I have seen a couple of Nirvana documentaries of Kurt Cobain's earlier life that show his childhood…read morewhen he lived in this house. While passing through Aberdeen, I decided to do a mini Nirvana pilgrimage and check out the town that Kurt Cobain grew up in. After spending time at Kurt Cobain Memorial Park near Young Street Bridge, I walked over to his childhood home. The house is just around the corner. It has been refurbished and it is gated off. Someone else currently lives here, so all that you can do is take photos from the sidewalk. Cool historic place to check out, especially if you grew up a Nirvana fan like me. But there is not much else to see or do.

Kurt Cobain was born and grew up in the Washington coast harbor town of Aberdeen WA. This is where…read morehe lived from 1968 to 1984. It was purchased by Lee and Danielle Bacon in 2018 from the Cobain family. They paid $225,000...a bargain considering that the cardigan Cobain wore in 1993 on the set of "MTV Unplugged" sold at auction for $334,000. The Bacons have restored the home to appear as it would have while Cobain lived there. At the time of this review, you cannot go inside, but plans are in the works to make private tours available in the near future. Tours will begin about 1.5 miles away at a soon to be opened Nirvana tribute lounge and gallery cafe as zoning does not allow the home to operate as a traditional museum. It's great to see Aberdeen finally beginning to embrace Cobain's contribution to music history. Fans travel great distances from all around the world to find Cobain's beginnings and pay tribute in the town that helped to shape him. Just a few days prior to writing this review, the Aberdeen City Council unanimously voted to make February 20th (Cobain's birthday) Kurt Cobain Day.

I am from Belgium but my girlfriend lives near Olympia. Everytime i visit i make her take me to…read moreAberdeen to reminisce at Kurts and Nirvanas birthplace. I was 16 when Nirvana made it big and wil always feel a connection with the band and the place they originated from for several reasons i can't get into now. This was the first year we were able to visit the museum since it opened a year ago. Last time I was there there was just a mural but now it was a full fleshed museum full of decent Kurt related artifacts and a great giftshop for grunge fans.(left with several books and tshirts based on vintage band tshirts Kurt wore). The artifacts were great but the experience wouldn't be half as amazing without the very insightfull tour guide. i have read 15 grunge books, 4 nirvana books, and it was stil full of inside knowledge I had never heard about. On top of that it was so amazing to hear the owners and people work there talk about their common pasion for everything grunge and Kurt Cobain. Talking to them really lifted to whole experience and I couldn't have enjoyed it more. Looking forward to going back next year to see what they added and do the tour of the Cobains resedence. I love their sincerity, pasion and heart they bring to this

Omg where do I begin?? When my wife and I arrived, we were greeted by our tour guide Chuck with a…read morewarm welcome! We soon got to meet Lee who made us feel right at home! Chuck was such a treat and so knowledgeable on everything Kurdt Cobain and Nirvana. When Lee and Chuck drove us over to the Cobain residence, that's when everything got real. The tour was so detailed and so much time was given to take it all in. My wife and I were so pleased! I'll definitely be coming back and bringing my kids so that they can also experience one of the greatest of our generation.

Definitely worth the look around while you're in town. We visited recently on our Maiden Voyage RV…read moretrip and loved it so much, we featured it in our family vlog. Check out the link below if you'd like to see for yourself. https://youtu.be/wH1UPRzh_Ok

We have been here 2 years in a row. The hours say they are open Thursday-Saturday 11 to 3. We…read morearrived around 1 the first time last year. Today, it was 11:20 and again at noon. The website said it was open. It was not. My husband's father was stationed there when it was still a coastgaurd station and he had wanted to show me. Very disappointed. We are from Kansas and only get to Washington once a year.

If you've lived in the Pacific Northwest and ever wondered about the origin of those Jake the…read moreAlligator Man stickers, this is the review for you! Marsh's Free Museum is the legendary home of Jake himself (you can find him in the back). The shop is an absolute treasure trove of curiosities. It features a mix of your classic beach-town souvenirs alongside more "not-so-typical" fare, like unique books, sweatshirts, and even knives. If you have some spare quarters, the old-school mechanical games are a must-play! The service here has always been great, super attentive and friendly. As for value, some things are a little expensive, but they also have affordable stuff if you look hard enough. They are not any more expensive than any other shop in Long Beach. I always make it a point to stop here every single time I'm in Long Beach. Whether you're just starting your trek down the strip or looking for the perfect place to end your journey, this spot is a PNW essential.

What can I say other than this is a huge tourist trap, but in the best way possible? You know it's…read moregood when one of the exhibits has its own Wikipedia page (Jake the Alligator Man). There are lot of curios, from taxidermy animals to old orchestreons. A lot of the amusing displays are in the back and in corners. I would say if you have small kids to be careful bringing them in as it seems like there are a lot of delicate items, from the piles of beautiful seashells in the front, to the porcelain items in the back. It is such a fun and unique place to visit, and the best part is that it's free! Although you will definitely walk away having purchased something.

Tucked in Ocean Shores is the Coastal Interpretive Center - there's parking out front and a couple…read morecute spots for pics and to check out pieces of shipwrecks around the building. Admission is $5 ($10 for a family) which sort of appears steep when you drive up but we were really pleasantly surprised by how informative and entertaining the Center is. Kids (1,6,7) enjoyed the taxidermied animals, the kids area, and some of the educational exhibits. Adults liked the exhibits and just wandering around. We lasted here a little over an hour, and I thought the stop was well worth it on our cloudy and wet morning.

11/10 stars if I could. Very family and young kid friendly. The staff was so welcoming, explained…read moreeach exhibit to us, and shared their revamp story. During the Covid Shutdown, they redid and expanded making their center bigger, fun for all ages, and add lots of historical references. Really amazing to walk through, learn about ocean shores, the indigenous tribes of this area, &and the animals of course. My 1 year old son had a ball and didn't want to leave. Extremely affordable too ($10 for 3 adults). Very clean and kept great.

So much is packed into this museum. Local history about the sea, Long Beach racing history,…read morehistoric model trains and toys and a lovely room dedicated to crafts. Rugs hooked with felted wool, both historic and crafted while I watched were visually stunning. The method has been around for hundreds of years and this is the first time I have seen this type of work. Some beautiful quilts too

We visited the museum on 'free' Thursday and was given a delightful briefing from a very energetic…read moregreeter. She directed us to the amazing story about the man who rowed his 'Sector' boat from Japan to the Illwaco coast. Very impressive story of a mans will to accomplish a true feat of courage. Lots of trains and a walkthru of the areas logging history. Outside we discover a restored railcar that is in pristine condition. The greeter again was delightful as we recount our path. It's worthy of a stop but once is enough and you can continue driving up to the nearby lighthouse at Cape Disapointment.

Staff is helpful and made our experience fun and exciting. Good for all age groups. Nice, easy day…read moreand other amenities.

My boyfriend and I had no right having as much fun as we did at the Westport Aquarium! We walked…read morein, looking to kill time, and we're greeted enthusiastically by Mark, the owner and head of household. We talked for ages, he shared with us his passion for wildlife, gave us background information on nearly everything in the aquarium, and set us up for a fun little exploratory venture. After we got our little cup of shrimp, we were off - we fed the fish and the ducks, read every little piece of information available, and checked in with Mark anytime we wanted to learn a little more. You could be in and out of here in a matter of minutes, but we took our time and enjoyed this quaint, local, and loved aquarium for what it is.