The historic Johnson Farm on Anderson Island was established in 1896. The well preserved buildings…read moreseen now--farm house, barn, chicken coops and water tower date from 1912 to 1920. The farm museum and gift shop (open Saturday and Sunday) are operated by the Anderson Island Historical Society. Tour the authentically preserved farm house, outbuildings and antique farm equipment. It's the perfect site for a lovely picnic or to enjoy events like the summer farmers' market, annual salmon bake and Festival of Christmas Trees. There are also community garden spaces available for members of the Anderson Island Historical Society. See, stroll and touch a great display of South Puget Sound history at the historic Johnson Farm Anderson Island. More information is available at http://andersonisland.org/activities-anderson-island/historic-johnson-farm-anderson-island/

Went to the Seilacoom Historical Museum for the first time today. As far as I can tell, there are…read moreactually three buildings to tour. The main musuem on Rainier Street houses nice displays of the history of the area. Downstairs there are touchable items that illustrate daily life in the olden days--kitchen, school, quilting and barber shop. There is also a small gift shop with nice items. The staff was friendly and knowledgable. Just a few steps away is building nubmer two--Nathaniel Orr's Wagon Shop. There are two wagons on display and a large display of old tools, some of which I'd never seen before. Three wall mounted, hand cranked phones are interconnected and able to be used--again, a first for me. The docent there today was Buzz and he was just the best--personable and a wealth of information. I bought one of his handmade wooden tops that was made from an old plum tree of Mr. Orr's. The last building to see is Bair's Drugstore a short block away. This has some very nice displays of things that would be sold in a drugstore. They also sell refreshments which I wish I had known about beforehand so I could have gone in hungry. I guess I'll just have to plan a second visit. I also enjoyed the general old-timey feel of the town, seeing some beautiful gardens like my great grandmother's on our short walk around, and the wonderful view of Puget Sound from just about everywhere there. Definitely worth a visit.

Steilacoom is such a neat area to visit. For sure try and go on a sunny day to enjoy the beach…read moredown to the right of the old town. The Wagon Shop is always free, and very hands on for kids and adults. Our girls LOVE it! The Wagon Shop has been one of our favorite museum spots because it's so kid friendly. (Our 2nd personal favorite kid friendly museum is up here in Monroe- the Western Washington Heritage Museum- kids can drive a tractor, run large belts, grind corn, etc) At the wagon shop they always offer a wagon bouncy ride for kids :) There are two buildings to their town's historical museum that come with admission 1. the wagon shop's owner's house from the 1800s (everything is original), and then the actual museum next door (not the wagon shop). To visit all 3 museums would take up an afternoon! Check out their website because they do have events and sometimes kids and adult crafting classes. Support their effort! Like the other reviewer mentioned.... Go down the way and look up the Bair Bistro (it has an apothecary sign out front). I never realized it was a cafe, and it is so fun to hang out in. They said the Steilacoom trolley used to go past this place around 100 yrs ago. It's a museum you can eat in! One of our family's favorite Steilacoom traditions has become their apple cider press party. I think it's called Apple Craze? It's like the 1st Sunday of October- check their website. Come early, but wow, so many old apple presses to watch and use!

It's an active air base, so logically, security is tight. However, no one could direct me to the…read moremuseum (2 didn't even know there was one). My time was limited, so after getting 3 bad directions I decided to skip a visit. Too bad; I really wanted to the see the PBY.

This is a small museum on the Air Force base. It is open to the public but check their website for…read morerestrictions to getting on base. A pass is required. The museum building is small. An array of stuff inside. You will have to drive to 2 different areas where the static display aircraft are. One is called Heritage Park. Great views of Mt Rainier. Some nice aircraft. Great area. The other spot has 3 jets on display atop large standing mounts as if they are lifting off or in flight. Docent at the museum told me to be careful taking pictures in this area as the large white building next to is a classified structure. I drove thru a parking lot and decided not to stop and get out. Didnt want to take the chance of someone thinking I was taking pics of anything else. Next time I'll take the wife and we'll both chance it. If you are fond of military history or an aircraft buff. This is a nice museum.

This is a beautiful museum. A lot of care and love has been put into the displays. The building…read moreitself is gorgeous, but the contents are equally impressive. We were greeted by friendly staff who pointed us on our path. The black dedication to 9/11 with its screens in the ceiling were emotionally touching. Lots of context was given in the displays. So why not 5 stars? Though there were numbers with descriptions in the cases, the items were not numbered. We could not figure out which gun was which etc. it really should only be part of a star. I highly recommend this museum.

My Daughter and I went here to look around it was a ok place , I just feel that the could do more…read moreand show off what the Inn room use to look like. Like the new area they opened up.

I haven't visited the museum, yet. However, the customer service is above and beyond thus far…read more Carol at the museum answered my detailed questions about accessibility for my husband, who is in a power wheelchair. Her response was quick, detailed and even included photos. My husband and I look forward to visiting this museum in person.

From the owner: DuPont's rich history is preserved at the DuPont Historical Museum. Our history encompasses the…read moreNisqually Tribe living in the area 10,000 years ago, the arrival of the HBC, and the start of the town by the DuPont Company. Visit us Wednesday-Friday from 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. and Sundays from 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Admission is always free, donations are welcome.

Not too many people are aware of the LeMay Collections at Marymount. The more popular museum is the…read moreLeMay - America's Car Museum off the 5. The special Motorcycle Days exhibit gave me an excuse to make the trek here. The museum did a great job with their variety of programming. I enjoyed seeing not only the vintage and modern motorcycle exhibits, but also the area that guests could park their own bikes for others to see. The property used to be a military academy. Each building has been well preserved and housed a mix of historical artifacts and vehicles. I particularly liked the Union State building because it displayed vehicles in chronological order from the late 1800s to the early 2000s. The signage throughout were very informative. We did not upgrade our passes to the guided tour of the White Building, but you can add that anytime during your visit. Two other things I learned during my visit is that they have car auctions there and host weddings!

This is an incredible find. Well worth the already reasonable ticket price for entry - be sure to…read morepay the extra to see the 2nd building - it is worth the entire ticket by itself. So the first set up is you go through a series of rooms featuring various cars from the collection displayed in an orderly fashion, with explanations that are historical, contextual, and interesting. Then, if you purchase the add-on, you are escorted across the grounds (cool in itself) to a large garage holding a plethora of vehicles lined up in rows according to a timeline and with explanations - plus other memorabilia such as examples of what a kitchen would have looked like from a certain era that a car came from. Really wonderfully entertaining and educational.

It was interesting but the director and volunteers were so rude it was an unpleasant experience…read more Wouldn't go back.

Absolutely enjoyed this place, it's a blast of childhood Mario kart memories but love that it's not…read morestaring at a screen. What a fun activity!! Alan made the racing experience exciting with his commentary and Kindness. This place has so many slot cars to pick from. The track runs so smoothly and has fun twists and turns. Highly recommend for kids and adults. You get to kinda experience racing without the risks, you car might crash if you're not careful with the turns ;)

got up saturday morning looking forward to what I thought was going to be my first time on a 1:32…read moretrack... not unhappy to say that I have rarely been more wronger. turns out that despite what it says on the wall they also race 1:24 scale cars here; 'car' being the operative word. the cars you race actually look like cars, only smaller! about 96% smaller but they are obviously real cars with wheels and tires and electric motors and subject to sudden power loss just like full-size electric cars ;-) wasn't sure if I'd get any track time because it's a race day but I figured that since I was here I'd have a look at how the other half lives. fortunately for me a light turnout left an open space so I was able to borrow a car to get me some laps and enter my first competitive event! yea!! on the down side I still don't know much about the scale racing crowd other than the racers are genial and tracks are a little slower but way drivier; it's kinda like the old VHS -vs- BetaMax discussions. for the casual driver it's not really a question of better or worse, it's a matter of what appeals (more fastly or more drivey?) and what's available. 132 is a great facility featuring scale model racing on a couple of different circuits with a couple tracks currently off-line including a straight line along the wall. Alan is more a host than a front man, ready to share his vast knowledge and stories to entertain as well as educate and introduce people to the world of little cars. and of course parts and accessories and cars are available for purchase. If you never have you really should. if you did you will. if you do you know: race what you like, like what you race, but above all it's supposed to be fun :-) guess I'm gonna buy at least one car when I come back.