The architecture is beautiful. We went for the Southeast Asian voices exhibit, which was really…read morewell done. I love all the artifacts and the displays were varied and interesting. The model train set provided a unique view of Tacoma. This is a great place for kids too

What a wholesome experience for the entire family! 5 floors of different type of Model trains while…read moreyou go through the states history as well. If you are here for the train displays with your kids, you need to cover floor 1 as the last stop. Floor 1 has play area with Legos and Toy train tracks and the toddlers don't want to go anywhere else! Super friendly staff at each display who are eager to interact with the kids and the adults. I missed it last year, now, we might end up coming here every year!

This mansion museum was a great way to spend a slow afternoon in Puyallup…read more It is currently a $15 fee for adults to do a self tour of the home. You are welcome to take photos, and please, take your time! There is plenty to read either on the pamphlet given to you at the entrance, or on the walls beside all the beautiful furniture, paintings, and artifacts. It's hard not to imagine yourself at the turn of the century, living in wealth in this fancy home, like the Meekers did. Ezra and Eliza Meeker were a fascinating couple who did so much with their lives, even into their last years. Traveling the Oregon Trail, hitting success with a hop business, Ezra being the mayor twice, Eliza founding the town's public library and strongly supporting the suffrage movement. I also can't help but to respect Eliza even more for her strength in character even though she was of small stature (4'8")! Especially for those who live in the area, I highly recommend you learn about this historic Puyallup family with a visit to the Meeker Mansion Museum!

I happened to be in the area and saw a sign for the Meeker Mansion, so I decided to check it out…read more Diane was very sweet and gracious and gave me a brief history of Ezra & Eliza Meeker. "Ezra was an American pioneer who traveled the Oregon Trail migrated from Iowa to the Pacific Coast. Once known as the Hop King of the World." A lot of good history of Puyallup. I didn't have time for the tour, but I appreciated seeing the mansion and getting a glimpse of this city's history. Next time, I'll have to do the tour. Thank you again, Diane, for being so nice and friendly!

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.

perfect pitstop if you are on your way to Leavenworth or in that direction…read more friendly staff and it's a free ride! they also stop and explain few details during the ride. we bought some toys for my kid to support the volunteers! this is slightly slower and smaller as compared to the Kitsap riders near gig harbor but this has a tunnel and a bridge. it's a fun ride lasting about 15 mins. their is only restroom but that's train themed restroom. loved our time here, next time will come while traveling towards the east side. we traveled a long 2 hr ride for a 30 min stay and felt we should have planned it well.

This was more fun than I've had in a while! After lunching at the lovely North Fork Kitchen in…read moreIndex, a friend & I drove to Skykomish to ride the "Mini Railroad" in Skykomish! It was a giggle-fest for these two adults! Run and maintained by volunteers (an interesting group of folks who know lots about trains - mini and non-mini!) the mini train circles the historic train depot, and even goes through a mini tunnel! There is a donation box in the boarding area- donations are important to keep this attraction running - show them some love!

I love art and I love the Seattle Art Museum! I love most of its permanent exhibits---especially…read moreits African arts collection, PNW tribal art and the Porcelain Room. But I enjoy the temporary exhibitions they install. I've been going to the SAM for more than 20 years. I can't afford to be a member or pay the regular admission, so I'm excited to go on Free First Thursdays. It's such a wonderful opportunity and program to those who can't afford to view art, but appreciate it.

First Thursday means free entrance to this lovely Seattle Art Museum…read more Amazing display of art, Pacific Northwest art and culture. Lots to see. Love seeing this place. Today we witnessed a traveling art by Calder and Tara Donovan.

The short of it - this place is unreal. Unless you've been to another Chihuly exhibit...you've…read morenever seen anything like this. And you get to walk right up to all these different glass exhibits. I'll let the pictures do the talking. Absolutely a must see place in Seattle.

I never knew glass and the art of creating glass was so fascinating. I did not know how much I…read morewould appreciate this whole experience until I visited Chilhuly Garden and Glass. How beautiful it all was! How much I learned here was quite extraordinary. Chilhuly Garden and Glass is both educational and a wonder to behold. I highly recommend paying the price of admission to learn the mystery and the art of glass blowing. I will return here in the future.

A for effort! Many good artifacts. Small space . Challenging parking. Hours are inconsistent at…read moretimes. I love the old outdoor jail cell! Old Issaquah was full of Finnish immigrants that did coal mining and farming. Good decent hardworking people. My grandfather was a dairy farmer in Issaquah. Very proud of our heritage in this little city! Check out the museum!

I was asked (by the court system) to help these folks out when I was young. Ya, community…read moreservice.... but I am all grown up now. The fact that I did this service, made me realize how COOL it is! They have old trains and coal cars, neet artifacts and it's very cool. The hours are funky, but if you want something different to do on the cheap, check this place out!

Easy five stars here because of the many flight exhibits (inside and outside) including a 1903…read moreWright Brothers reproduction, WWI planes, WWII planes, various Boeing aircraft, a supersonic Concorde, a Mercury capsule, Apollo command and lunar ascent modules and a space shuttle trainer. The Red Barn area features Boeing's original manufacturing facility, which dates back to 1909. I also enjoyed the reasonable ticket price, the great mass transit access, the nice Wings Café and the first-rate gift shop. Excellent!!!

The museum itself is gem and worth a visit. However we…read moreencountered an unpleasant and likely racist woman at the ticket counter on April 1st. There were only 2 people at the counter. She was on our right and refused to make eye contact and even turned her head away when I looked at her. Another white couple cut in front of us and was helped by the other woman After staring at the other woman on the right for a good 30 sec she turned here head. She reluctantly helped us. Later we discovered she didn't give us some handouts others were given for the Artemis 2 Launch party. This woman shouldn't be working there.