MUSEUMS OF PIERCE COUNTY
Our Links to the Past!!
Ezra Meeker Mansion
Ezra Meeker Mansion (253)848-1770
312 Spring St., Puyallup
Hours: 1-4 PM Wed.-Sun., April-mid-Dec. (special Victorian Christmas festivities)
Admission-$4 for adults, $3 for students and senior citizens, and $2 for children under the age of 12.
Historic 17-room Victorian mansion built in 1890 by Puyallup's founder, Ezra Meeker.
Beautiful woodwork, stained glass, ceiling artwork, and six impressive coal-burning fireplaces
Washington State Historical Museum (253)593-2830
Hours: Call for current hours.
Admission charged--call for current prices
Home of the largest collection of pioneer, Indian, and Alaskan artifacts on the Pacific Coast
Located in a brand new $40,800,000, 106,000-sq.ft. facility adjacent to Union Station
Fort Nisqually Historic Site (253)591-5339
Point Defiance Park, Tacoma
Hours: 11 AM-6 PM daily
Admission charged during the summer months only--call for current prices
Restored Hudson's Bay Company fur trading post circa 1855; staffed by voulunteers in period costume who provide guided tours during the summer months
Camp 6 Logging Exhibit & Museum (253)752-0047
Point Defiance Park, Tacoma
Hours: 10 AM-5 PM Wed.-Sun. mid-Jan. through Oct.31
Admission free; small charge for vintage steam train rides during the summer months
Washington's history of steam logging (1880-1950) illustrated with all the old equipment including donkey engines and the only Lidgerwood Skidder left in existance
Steilacoom Historical Museums
(Washington's oldest incorporated town-1854)
(253)584-4133
1.1857 Nathaniel Orr Pioneer Home
118 Rainier Street, Steilacoom
Hours: 1-4 PM Sun. only, April-Oct.
Admission: $1 donation requested
Contains original artifacts, utensils, and furniture, many pieces hanmade by Nathaniel Orr
On the National Register of Historic Sites
2.Steilacoom Town Hall and Museum
112 Main Street (below the Town Hall)
Hours: 1-4 PM Tues.-Sun. March-Oct.;Sun. only in Nov., Dec., & Feb.; closed Jan.
Admission charged--call for current prices
Artifacts of pioneer life from 1860-1900, including a blacksmith's shop, Victorian parlor, and barbershop with unique collection of shaving mugs
3.1895 Bair Drug & Hardware Museum with 1906 soda fountain (253)588-9668
1617 Lafayette Street, Steilacoom
Hours: 9 AM-4 PM daily, year-round
Displays of original patent medicines and pharmacy bottles, hardware, and turn of the century post-office
Operating restaurant serving breakfast and lunch plus old-fashioned ice cream sodas, sasparilla and homemade pies
Steilacoom Tribal Cultural Center and Museum (253)584-6308
1515 Lafayette Street, Steilacoom
Hours: 10 AM-4 PM Tues.-Sun.
Admission charged--call for current prices
Three galleries feature a permanent exhibit on the history of the Steilacoom Indian Tribe, a permanent exhibit on the history of their traditional homeland, the Tacoma Basin, and a new exhibit on a Native American theme every two to six months
Fort Lewis Military Museum (253)967-7206
Building 4320, Main Gate, Fort Lewis
Hours: 12-4 PM Wed.-Sun. (closed Federal holidays)
Admission: free
U.S. Army history in the Pacific Northwest from the 1803 Lewis & Clark Expedition to present
Four major galleries including large collection of World War I uniforms, weapons, and equipment from Camp Lewis' beginnings in 1917
Outdoor military vehicle display of tanks and trucks
McChord Air Museum (253)984-2485
Building 192, McChord Air Force Base
Hours: 12-4 PM Tues.-Sun.(closed Federal holidays)
Admission: free
Vintage aircraft and memorabilia from 1930's through 1980's; flight simulator open to public
Anderson Island Historical Society Museum (253)884-2135
Anderson Island--accessible only by ferry from Steilacoom
Hours: 12-4 PM Sat.& Sun. summer months only
Admission: donations accepted
1912 Johnston Farm including farm house, barn, poultry outbuildings, and antique farm machinery
DuPont Historical Museum(253)964-2399
207 Barksdale, DuPont
Hours: 1-4 PM Sun. year-round, plus 7-9 PM Wed. June-Aug.
Admission: donations accepted
History of Fort Nisqually's original site and the DuPont Powder Works (1906-1976)
Peninsula Historical Society Museum (253)858-6722
On Rosedale St. between Harborview & Stinson, Gig Harbor
Hours: 1-4 PM Wed.-Sat.
Admission: donations accepted
Basement of 1913 St. Nicholas Church, artifacts from immigrant fishing industry, local history
Fox Island Historical Museum (253)549-2239
1017-9th Ave., Fox Island
Hours: 1-4 PM Mon.& Sat., 1-3 PM Wed.
Admission: $1 donation requested
Local history from 1850's to present, including period rooms and exhibits, farm equipment
Sumner Ryan House Museum (253)863-8936
1228 Main Street, Sumner
Hours: 1-4 PM Wed., Sat., & Sun., April-Oct. & Dec.(Christmas festivities)
Admission: donations requested
1875 pioneer farmhouse with historical photos, artifacts, and period furnishings
Old Book Room contains historical documents and 19th century books
Prairie House Museum - Spanaway Historical Society (253)536-6655
824 East 176th Street, Spanaway
Hours: 10 AM-3 PM Wed.; 1-4 PM every third Sunday or by appointment
Admission: donations accepted
Exhibits of prairie farm lifestyle and collections related to the history of the Spanaway area
Pioneer Farm Museum & Ohop Indian Village (360)832-6300
7716 Ohop Valley Road, Eatonville
Hours: seasonal--call for current times
Admission charged--call for current prices
1-1/2 hour "hands on" living history guided tour of an 1880's homestead and trading post
1-hour Native American Seasons Tour (summer weekends only)
Buckley Foothills Historical Society Museum
175 Cottage St., Buckley
Hours: 12-4 PM Thurs. year-round; 1-4 PM Sun., April-Nov.
Admission: donations requested
Turn-of-the-century local history of logging, mining, forestry, and farming
Art / Special Interest Museums:
Tacoma Art Museum (253)272-4258
12th & Pacific Ave., Tacoma
Hours: 10 AM-5 PM Tues.-Sat. (till 7 PM on Thurs.); 12-5 PM Sun.
Admission charged--call for current prices
Sculptured glass exhibition by internationally-known Tacoma artist Dale Chihuly
Northwest artists, impressionists, classics by Renoir, Chagall, and Dali, special quarterly exhibits.
Children's Museum of Tacoma (253)627-2436
925 Court C, Tacoma
Hours: 10 AM-5 PM Tues.-Fri.; 10 AM-4 PM Sat.; 12-4 PM Sun.
Admission charged--call for current prices
Hands-on science and arts exhibits that blend learning and fun in unique, interactive ways
Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum (253)383-2575
407 South G Street, Tacoma
Hours: 10 AM-4 PM Tues.-Sun.
Free admission
Original handwritten drafts, letters, and documents of historical significance, many written by some of the world's most famous individual's
One of six Karpeles Manuscript Library Museums in the U.S.
Tacoma Philatelic Center and Postal Museum (253)471-6122
1102 A Street, Tacoma
Hours: 10:30 AM-2:30 PM Mon.-Fri.
Free admission
Postal history and memorabilia of Tacoma-Pierce County
Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society (253)591-5622
Northwest Room, Tacoma Public Library, 1102 Tacoma Ave.S., Tacoma
Hours: 9 AM-9 PM Mon.-Thurs.; 9 AM-6 PM Fri. & Sat.
Free admission
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