If you appreciate our great military forces, you will enjoy visiting this beautiful Naval Museum…read more The history of undersea warfare is definitely on full display and proud Americans will be impressed and other visitors will be delighted. The admission is free and the volunteers are very knowledgeable.

My wife and I had the best time exploring this museum. We spent over 3 hours looking over and…read morereading the fascinating displays. There's tons to see and learn and knowledgeable docents to add their personal knowledge and life experience. The parking is plentiful and free and admission is free, but why not sign the visitor book and then donate a few bucks to this great place to help keep things going. Very highly recommended!

What a great asset to this community and fun place to visit! Was able to touch a starfish and a sea…read moreanemone, but brrrr the water was cold. Quite the variety of sea creatures in a small space and we got to see the octopus in her new habitat (she does like to hide out).

One star for terrible rude volunteers. They just were concerned with the rules, repeating the rules…read moreover and over to my child, as she was trying to explore the touch tank. My daughter is a gentle sensitive soul, who is a rule follower. We don't need volunteers hovering over us. We couldn't even stay in the touch tank room because they kept saying hurtful things. The staff/volunteers need training in child development. They kept stating rules to us, assuming that she was going to do wrong and make the wrong choices. We were simply there trying to explore and enjoy our time as a family on spring break. The volunteers ruined our visit. We would never go back!

It's a great little downtown museum full of Poulsbo history and some wonder volunteer docents…read more I don't believe that they charge for admission, donations are excepted.

The volunteer that approached us was professional, friendly, and knowledgeable. The museum has…read morelots of old parts of submarines and torpedo from the past. Lots of educational videos and some hands-on areas where you simulate, not the kind like video games for children and adults, just to feel what is like. Great history, people should visit and it's free entrance, but you can donate if you like.

Nice little museum in a reconstructed cabin (Finnish settler style), jam packed with furniture,…read morehousehold and kitchen implements. Really gives a sense of how early European Poulsbo settlers lived. It''s kept up and staffed by volunteers.

The Poulsbo Heritage Museum moved into the house next door to the Maritime Museum in 2022 - 19020…read moreFront Street. More than Scandinavian - the museum tells the story of Poulsbo's settling and development. Downstairs tells the story of Heart and Home, Tending to Business, Almo Theater, North Kitsap Schools, and its Scandinavian heritage. Upstairs recently opened telling the story of Poulsbo from 1930-1980, the years when WWII changed the demographics of Poulsbo dramatically. The museum also offers research assistance and monthly children's activities. With both museums (Maritime and History) there is always something new and entertaining to keep the family busy.

This has moved into the red building right next to the Maritime Museum…read more It's especially worth a visit if you're of Scandinavian heritage.

Small museum on the lower level of a multi-family house. A volunteer greeted us and was available…read moreto answer questikns during our visit. There are quite a few displays in four rooms. You could easily breeze through or stay a while and get more infor mation. There are some informative signs and the docent offered information when asked. I especially enjoyed the traditional clothing and housewares. A quick, free stop to learn more about Poulsbo.

This museum in the quaint village of Poulsbo captures the culture and heritage of early Poulsbo…read morefamilies. The staff was friendly and welcoming. It doesn't take long to walk through and see the exhibits, it's worth a stop in to see the collections!

Today I was strolling around Poulsbo for the first time and I happened upon this gallery. I was…read moredrawn in by beautiful wire animal sculptures in the front window. I ended up having a fascinating discussion with an artist about some of his stunning artwork depicting photos of nebulas and other beauties of outer space. These works are full of glorious color and I simply couldn't believe they started out as photos taken from here on Earth ... they looked Hubble-worthy! I ended up purchasing a very special wire animal sculpture that called to me, and I believe I will be back to add one of the astral photos to my collection at a future date. Prices were very reasonable and the owners (George and Rebecca) were very friendly. George even carried my purchase to my car, parked a couple of blocks away! If you like art and unusual gifts, don't miss this gallery!

Wow I've never felt like a piece of crap by a business woman in my life. My girlfriend and I were…read moreenjoying the local scenery in Poulsbo as I am from Poulsbo and grew up most of my life here. We walked to see the store and we greeted the lady quietly as she was on the phone and we didn't want to interrupt. I saw that they had cigar box guitars so I was fascinated by them. I checked to see if they had a sign or anything but they did not. So I carefully picked it up gently and strummed some chords. It was all hooked up to an amp and everything so I assumed it would be okay to strum unplugged quietly. She quickly got off of the phone I assumed to help us but instead she accused my girlfriend if taking pictures when she was not. She was merely checking a fb post. She continued to talk us down by saying that there is a sign near the door when you walk in and that it is common knowledge that you don't pictures in art galleries and museums. She also said that it is nice to ask permission to touch items in the store before doing so. She continued to tell me most people have respect for other people's things. We shrugged it off because we didn't want to start anything. It wasn't really until my gf told me she wasn't taking pictures that I lost my patience after we left. Because I was apologizing profusely for her taking pictures when she wasn't. I went back and let her know that her practice of business is garbage that the way she talked to me and my gf was not okay and she needs re visit customer service if she was gonna continue to run a successful business. She was very quick to show me the door and to not tell her what to do with her business. I wished her luck running her business.

Poulsbo is small but packs a big punch in terms of charm. The city planners have made considerable…read moreeffort to make the town walkable and attractive. There is a lot of free public parking. I would say, however, that at peak tourist season in August parking can be tight. There are numerous eating options. There are art galleries, artisan souvenir shops, a bakery, chocolatier, a book store, and several apparel stores. Of course there are bars and wineries. The big surprise is that this is a "Norwegian" town with flags up and down the main streets. Who knew? As you turn into the town there is a large viking statue that says "welcome" in Norwegian. There are lots of Norwegian-themed stores and restaurants. Since I've been to Norway four times, I have watched a lot Viking shows on the History channel. I have never seen any description of Vikings in the Pacific Northwest. No one in town seems to know how or why the Vikings arrived. So that a mystery to me. Overall, Poulsbo is both livable and an attractive place to spend a day as a tourist. People are friendly and happy. I understand why.

Super cute little Norwegian town! Many historic buildings. Highly recommend stopping at the…read moreMaritime Museum and Visitors Center first. The museum is free, and they have restroom facilities available. We walked down the main street. There are various shops and restaurants. Plenty of benches are placed throughout the main street on both sides. Lots of street parking available as well. There is a large parking lot on the marina for visitors. We absolutely loved all the decorative buildings and Scandinavian food offerings. Very clean and people friendly. Highly recommend.

I booked a night in a Tower room since my work holiday party was being held in the Salmon room at…read morethe casino. The tower rooms are very conveniently attached to the casino and easy to get back-and-forth to your room. If you stay in a Resort Room, that building is not attached and you have to walk through the parking lot to get to the casino. I would say that that's the only downfall during the winter time of staying over there. But that is where the pool is so it just depends on what you're looking for at your stay. I have no complaints about the room, very clean and nice decor. My husband wished there was room service for breakfast the next morning but that is not available. I also wish they had valet parking. There is not nearly enough parking in the parking lot so if you don't find parking, you have to park in the parking garage and then walk all the way around back in to the hotel. Hotel staff were very friendly and the checkout process was easy. The second part of this review is going to be on the service from my work holiday party. The room was beautifully set up and the food was delicious. The staff that were coming around refilling water and taking plates were very attentive and friendly. We really liked Richard. The one employee that we encountered was the bartender assigned to our room. My first encounter from her I thought she was just having a bad day and I let it go. Not welcoming or friendly at all. Not even a smile. But as the night went on people started talking and it seemed everyone was having a not so good encounter from Robyn. She did not ID anyone all night, except my coworker that asked for a mocktail. She was rude to some people and unprofessional to others. It just progressively got worse. Yes the management will be reaching out to the contact they have at the casino to let them know. I was just so taken back about how somebody could go out of their way to be so rude at a fun holiday party. Other than that, the experience was great and I would highly recommend renting an event room there. Is it worth the drive?...yes

Celebrated our 28th Anniversary at Clearwater this year! What a fabulous time, fantastic food, fun…read morechoices of slot machines, our room was great, bed was comfortable and were located close to the casino. The service was friendly and prompt. It's worth the beautiful ferry ride across the water, plus ended we getting our ferry costs refunded at the Players Club. A win WIN!