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    Poulsbo Maritime Museum

    5.0 (13 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

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    Lori H.

    What a gem! We stopped in while visiting downtown Poulsbo. Very thorough museum. There's even an informational video playing to help understand the whole process. Many cool displays, including a boat yard out back. They have a childrens room with interactive items. The gift shop has much to offer as well. There are plenty of souvenirs, books, t-shirts, and sweatshirts. They have a small library as well. The staff is very friendly and helpful. Restroom is available as well. Super cool stop, and it's FREE! Highly recommend.

    Kat C.

    Rainy day but that just means less crowds! We decided to check out the Maritime Museum. We were warmly welcomed and offered a map! Very cute place with fabulous information. It was very interesting leaning about the history, the tools and the boats. If you can, listen to the volunteer speak about the different boats. The story about the poetry boat made me smile. Such craftsmanship so lovingly preserved. Definitely family friendly, informative and yet not overwhelming. There is even a kids room So glad we stopped by and thank you

    Jenn S.

    Great little museum about Poulsbo's history with all things water craft and fishing. There's also an outside portion of the museum that shows the various tools used to make these beautiful vessels as well as the different types of boats used in the town piers. The two gentleman who were manning the museum the day we visited are life long Poulsbo residents and had a huge a lot of great knowledge about the town and the people who make it wonderful. One was a retired coast guard and reminisced about this time living in NYC too! Great spot for a family to visit at the start of where the town begins so definitely check it out when you are in Poulsbo!

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    Erin H.

    A quaint museum that is worthy of some of your day! Admission is FREE, and they have plenty of things to look at in addition to a mini gift shop. A great learning experience for a day in Poulsbo!

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    Museum of Pop Culture

    Museum of Pop Culture

    4.0
    (2k reviews)
    16.0 mi

    Museum of Pop Culture took me a decade to finally go. Waited too long…read more Back when Frank Gehry was still around, I lived next to Linda's Tavern, the last place Kurt Cobain was seen. Wild to be here now and the Cobain exhibit is gone after all these years, and so has Frank (RIP); architectural genius. The building still hits. The architecture alone is worth it. Sci-fi, horror, and fantasy exhibits carry the experience. At this point, I'd come back for the rotating shows, Rebels & Icons on the 15th, and the upstairs Lounge Bar. Low key hidden, solid pop art food/drinks, complimentary chips with their own seasoning, and great service. The museum should separate this bar on Yelp, I want to review this separately.(hint) That combo makes the membership make sense.

    This is a great place for pop culture enthusiasts, guitar lovers and people who love to play with…read moremusic instruments and song composing. Because this place has a wonderful collection of legendary guitars and guitarists. One the second floor there a huge sound lab with booths of different instruments and individual rooms to do sound engineering. The game room section had several stations to try out different home made games. Other than these major features, there are few more artifacts from music, sports and movie world are scattered around the place. In the lower floor, there's a nice cafe. There's also a makeshift gift shop with limited pop culture products. We came to the museum around noon. Our tickets were part of CityPass. We spend about half an hour here. Overall it was an underwhelming experience for me.

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    Miniature World

    Miniature World

    4.4
    (108 reviews)
    57.9 mi

    We had scoped out this as a place to stop with our 4 yr old. We walked over and her entry was free…read more She enjoyed all the buttons to push and the displays, the beginning part through "space" and all the castles and trains. We appreciated the stop. In general, I'm not sure if I would go out of my way to come back but with kids who like small things, trains, dioramas, it was worth doing! I think we were in and out in about an hour. I bet some kids could zoom through in less time (then maybe not worth the price?) and some kids might take 1.5-2 hours, so maybe try to gauge if you think its something you/your family would enjoy. Some displays had buttons that didn't work but for the most part if you looked or read the placard you could figure out what was going on.

    Miniature World has some truly impressive displays, and there were several miniatures that were…read moreincredibly detailed and beautifully crafted. It was clear that a lot of time and talent went into many of the exhibits. That said, the experience felt a bit inconsistent. Some areas were much more engaging than others, and a few of the displays didn't have the same level of detail. At times, multiple audio narrations were playing at once, which made it difficult to focus and became a little overwhelming. We also noticed that several of the interactive buttons and TV displays weren't working during our visit. For $19, I don't regret stopping by, but it just wasn't quite what I was expecting. For me, it's more of a one-time attraction than somewhere I'd visit again. If you enjoy miniature art and displays, it may be worth checking out, but it ultimately wasn't the right fit for my interests.

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