White River Valley Museum is a partnership with the City of Auburn and combines history and culture to create an exciting and educational experience for visitors. Collections focus on Puget Sound history, Northwest Indian culture, Japanese immigration and the...

The Rhododendron Species Foundation & Botanical Garden is a non-profit membership organization dedicated to the conservation, public display, and distribution of Rhododendron species. Home to one of the largest collections of species rhododendrons in the world, the...

The Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum is the nation's only public museum dedicated solely to powerboat racing. Formed in 1983, our mission is to preserve and exhibit important artifacts from the sport of hydroplane racing. The museum features an incredible collection of...

The Paul H. Karshner Memorial Museum is a fun place for children and their families to learn about history, cultures and habitats from across the globe. It's a hands-on adventure through time, full of everything from dinosaur fossils and bird feathers, to a mid-1800s...

This is a 17-room Italianate Victorian Mansion (American Bracketed Villa). Ezra was 56 years when the house was started. These were farm folk who made considerable money from growing and selling hops. It is clear that the idea for the house was hers, rather than...

Browns Point Lighthouse Park lies on the tip of historic Browns Point, and provides the community waterfront access, enticing beachcombers year round and sunbathers and picnickers during the summer. A large green space makes this a nice spot for a picnic as you watch...

The arboretum was first established as a nonprofit organization in 1965, with its initial design completed and implemented in 1970. The Western Azalea Garden was dedicated in June 2000. In addition to a focus on Northwest native plants, the Arboretum has one of the...

Working waterfronts in America are boundaries and intersections as well as destinations. Originally they were places of communion and commerce among settlers and native peoples. They later gave rise to small shops then to mighty industries that extracted natural...

The Museum of Glass is a hot destination. Come experience our exhibitions with work by world-renowned contemporary artists and be enthralled by artists in the Hot Shop making artwork from molten glass right before your eyes.

The Museum was opened on June 6, 1982, in a gala celebration honoring the one-hundredth birthday of Black Diamond. An estimated 3,000 persons attended. Since the opening day the attendance has been rewarding. People from all over the world appear on the guest register.