This was a nice attraction that we visited recently, while we were visiting the Westport, WA area…read more There was plenty of street parking when we visited, but unfortunately we visited on a holiday so it was closed. But we were still able to view it upclose from the street. If you visit during their operation hours, visitors can climb Washington's tallest, this 107-ft. lighthouse built in 1898. I highly recommend you parkland follow the trail to the beautiful blk sand beach! The walking paths are clear and paved.

You park on the road then follow a short trail up to the lighthouse. When you get there, you're…read morewelcomed by friendly staff and heading up to the watch house you will get fun facts of the lighthouse and its operations from a staff member. My son was nervous to go up to the watch tower, l stating he was scared of heights. A staff member came down and helped encourage him to keep going. What a special experience. We also got a brochure with a map of northern and southern lighthouses standing in Washington state and this trip inspired us to go find more! I would absolutely recommend this experience

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!"

Had an awesome time on the Hawaiian Chieftain in Westport, WA. The crew members were very…read moreknowledgable and entertained us with sailing songs. We saw gray whales, seals, and lots of birds. Great time!

Stars aren't just found on the Hollywood Boulevard walk of fame. In downtown Aberdeen Washington,…read moreyou'll find 91 Stars embedded in the downtown sidewalks. They are on Heron and Wishkah (parallel one way streets, one block apart) between F and K Steets. The stars embedded in the concrete here aren't as large (physically) as those found down in La-La Land, but they still reveal an interesting roster of individuals from Aberdeen. I was specifically looking for Kurt Cobain's (of Nirvana) star. I found it in front of the former location of Rosevear's Music Center at 210 E Wishkah St. This is where Cobain received his first electric guitar at the age of 14. Like Cobain, the music store is unfortunately long gone...the closest open business is currently a behavioral health center. Sadly coincidental considering Cobain's musical rise to stardom and unfortunate end. Some other notable stars here include NFL Hall of Famers, John Elway and John Madden, Pat Simmons of the Doobie Brothers, William "Bill" Boeing, the founder of Boeing Airplane Company, Congressional Medal of Honor Winners, an astrophysicist, a Nobel Prize winner, the creator of the first cable television system...the list goes on and on. If you are interested, click on the link for this listing to read more. If you find yourself in Aberdeen, grab a cup of coffee from the Nirvana Coffee Co (located right around the corner from Cobain's star) and spend some time finding all the stars!

"Gateway to the Olympic Peninsula"…read more I was passing though Aberdeen and decided to make a stop here after a long drive. I ended up doing a quick Kurt Cobain pilgrimage because I was such a big fan of Nirvana back in my younger days. Aberdeen is the town that Kurt grew up in. It is an old, blue-collar industrial city in Washington that is situated at the mouth of the Chehalis and Wishkah rivers in Grays Harbor County. I made stops at Kurt Cobain Memorial Park, his childhood home and saw the Nirvana mural in downtown. The welcome sign for Aberdeen pays homage to Nirvana with the "Come As You Are" song name at the bottom of the sign. There are some old drawbridges to look at and a river walkway along the Chehalis River where you can check out the Compass Rose public art piece. Other than that, I found this city to be run-down and very congested. Many of the old houses are in need of renovation. Not to mention there is both graffiti and homeless people everywhere. The only happening thing in town was the local Walmart which was jam-packed full of people.

It's quaint and slightly dismal. Lotsa panhandling. The have a Walmart and a few normal non-small…read moretown stores. Lotsa banks for some reason. Speed limit is super low. The houses in this city are in desperate need of a makeover,but maybe no one probably bothers since it's always raining, but the green algaelike moss growing on the houses makes the town look ghetto. They have signs...SIGNS that tell you not to give money to panhandlers since it promotes drugs and alcohol. Seems like a perfect little town to start a meth lab. But the sign says as you're driving in, "Come as you are"

A Diamond in the Rough !! This is a Absolutely Amazing Venue…read more The D&R Theater was built in 1923/24 by Ed Dolan (which is where the "D" came from D&R). It been renovated and restored. A state of the art sound and lighting system make this a great place to see concerts. They seem to be getting great artists to come to Aberdeen also !! It is an intimate venue with up close and personal live shows. A small concession stand with drinks, pizza & popcorn. Every seat is Awesome. I will always try to see shows here, just some of the artists I remember seeing from the pictures in the lobby are Clint Black, Styx, Jonny Lang, Fab Four, Chris Isaak, Foreigner, Wynonna, Robert Cray, Loaded, Bill Cosby, Queensryche.... And many more !!! Well worth the trip, an Awesome night out !!

I am old enough to barely remember the old DnR Theater when it played movies. It sat idle for over…read more20 years as a storage building. It has been remodeled, and it is beautiful. It is great to see some of the older buildings in Grays Harbor being restored and used! First of all, there isn't a bad seat in the house. I sat in the 13th row on the right side, and it was a great view. It's a small theater, how can any seat be bad? The seats themselves are fine, typical of what you would expect in any venue. If you go to a theater, the seats are going to be close--it is what it is. I have visited the coffee shop in the past and bought my tickets there. It is an awesome atmosphere, and the service was always nice and friendly. It is clean, warm and inviting. To be fair, I did not go upstairs, and I did not buy anything from concessions. But when I bought my concert tickets, I was able to go in the theater and check it out. This theater will truly be an asset to the community. In fact, Billy's restaurant didn't have one empty seat before the concert! This will really help the economy in Aberdeen. I went to Queesryche, and it was a great show. The opening group was a band called Gord, and they sounded a bit like an AC/DC cover band. Enjoyable, but the vocals were hard to hear. Not sure if that's the DnR speaker system or not. But Queensryche was great, vocals were very clear! I loved the feel of the small theater with a loud band like that. The biggest complaint I had was that between acts, the doors were open, and people were outside smoking, and the smoke filtered right in to the theater. Maybe they could close the doors next time. It is nice that we don't have to go out of town to get good entertainment, and we have a theater that can handle it. Unlike the prior poster, I felt I saw a show in a manner that I would have seen anywhere else. It started on time with the first band promptly starting. I will admit, it did seem like it took a long time for the main act to begin after the opener, but I didn't mind, and I'm not sure whose fault that is. As for prices, you are going to pay to see a show. I have never compared prices to other places, but if the previous poster is correct, why not pay a little extra to see a show right here at home? You save on gas money and food to eat out, and you help your community. I will go back to the DnR theater next time there is a show worth seeing. The acts they've brought in have been mostly country, so I'm hoping for more variety this year. They have also allowed churches to have Christmas Services, as well as had dance companies have recitals there. Clearly, they are trying to be a friend to our community. We should support them.

Stayed here for a couple of nights in late September. The Blue Willow run was cosy and really nice…read more Chef Billy cooked us a hearty breakfast. The first day it was a cheese quiche with some fresh fruit; the second day was French toast served with some sliced fresh fruit. Plenty of fuel until lunch. The historic "colonial revival" home was built in 1905 and it was a delight to stay here. This inn is the only Bed & Breakfast on Washington's central coast area. Nice to see that the inn survived the pandemic.

We loved this B & B! I have stayed in many B and B's but this one felt so cozy. Maybe the weather…read moreand the decor helped, but the energy of the locale felt so welcoming.Cindy Lonn was very nice from the beginning until we said good-bye. We live in Las Vegas and we were visiting Aberdeen for a funeral. This is the town my husband grew up in and he hadn't been back in over 20 years. We could not find Hotels in the area, only motels. I was pleasantly surprised to have found this B&B and quickly booked the Canterbury room. It was clean, cozy and spacious. The bathroom was large and it had a lot of counter space for makeup and toiletries. The Aberdeen weather in March is pretty cold, but it was nice to return to a nice cozy and warm room in the evenings after spending the day with family. Breakfast was amazing! Billy, Cindy's son, is a great cook and very hospitable just like her. I returned to Las Vegas and missed eating my breakfasts overlooking the harbor and the beautiful Broadway Hill neighborhood. We also enjoyed great conversations a couple of days with a Doctor whom we met there. It was a great visit/vacation to my husband's hometown. Thank you Cindy and Billy for your hospitality! I highly recommend A Harbor View Inn.

SR-109, also known as the "Hidden Coast Scenic Byway," begins at US 101 in Hoquiam, WA and travels…read more40.5 miles north where it terminates at the Quinault River Bridge in Taholah, WA (located in the Quinault Indian Reservation). In 1985, the route was extended (on paper only) by the state legislature to US 101 near Queets. This section has yet to be built...after nearly four decades, it just might never be built. In addition to being known as the "Hidden Coast Scenic Byway," this road is also known as having more documented Bigfoot (Sasquatch) sightings than any other road in the country. C'iatqo (pronounced SEA-at-co) is the name used by several Indian nations with stories of encounters passed down through the generations. Along the way as you leave Hoquiam, you'll travel adjacent to the Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge, and once you cross the Humptulips River, you'll pass several cranberry bogs. Once you are past the junction with SR 115, the road that leads to the city of Ocean Shores, you'll be traveling north along the Pacific Ocean. This is my favorite section of this road. Twists and turns will take you up and down along ocean-facing bluffs, and through small coastal canyons and ravines with peeks of the Pacific. This portion forms a part of the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. You'll eventually enter the little town of Seabrook. This is a great place to spend the day enjoying the beach, unique shops, great restaurants and on Friday evenings in the summer, outdoor concerts at the Sunset Amphitheatre Park. Stay long enough and you'll experience views of Pacific Ocean sunsets while you enjoy the cool evenings and live music. Heading north out of town, you'll continue to travel along the Pacific, through dense forests and eventually end up at Taholah, the administrative center of the Quinault Indian Nation. Be sure to visit the Quinault Tribal Museum before turning around and heading back to wherever the road takes you.

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.