Aquarium
Port Townsend Marine Science Center
13 locals recommend
Tips from locals
Alexis + Adrian
February 10, 2021
This super fun museum features touch pools, model tide pools, helpful exhibit attendants, and a growing Giant Pacific Octopus named Sylvia! While you’re on the pier, keep an eye out for river otter, seals, sea lions, whales, eagles, blue herons, king fishers, and cormorants! Your pass also includes entry to the Natural History Museum which features interactive exhibits including an orca skeleton.
This super fun museum features touch pools, model tide pools, helpful exhibit attendants, and a growing Giant Pacific Octopus named Sylvia! While you’re on the pier, keep an eye out for river otter, seals, sea lions, whales, eagles, blue herons, king fishers, and cormorants! Your pass also inclu…
Heather
February 28, 2018
The Marine Science Center and Whale Museum are both included in one admission. Both are hands-on with touch tanks and interactive exhibits. Located in Fort Worden which has a beautiful sandy beach and lighthouse. Open only on weekends in the winter months so check the website before you go.
Jessica
April 13, 2022
Great for families! Fun little touch pools. Go for a burger and ice cream at the Cablehouse Beach Canteen afterward (summers only) and then walk down to the lighthouse along the coastal road
Ty
August 14, 2021
Discover the nearshore habitats of the Salish Sea in the Port Townsend Marine Science Center’s aquarium featuring local fish and invertebrate species. View plankton through a microscope, touch an anemone, learn about the orca ‘Hope.’ Science camps are available in the summer and a variety of programs are offered.
Kirsten
January 22, 2016
Great place to take the kids.
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Location
532 Battery Way
Port Townsend, WA