Tacoma: Museum

Places and attractions in the Museum category

LeMay - America's Car Museum

LeMay - America's Car Museum, a gleaming tribute to automotive culture, is a must-visit destination in Tacoma, Washington. This expansive museum showcases an extraordinary collection of over 350 classic and contemporary vehicles, illustrating the rich tapestry of...

Museum of Glass

The Museum of Glass is a 75,000-square-foot art museum in Tacoma, Washington dedicated to the medium of glass. Since its founding in 2002, the Museum of Glass has been committed to creating a space for the celebration of the studio glass movement through nurturing artists, implementing education, and encouraging creativity.

Children's Museum of Tacoma

Children's Museum of Tacoma is a nonprofit museum for children located in Tacoma, Washington. The museum officially opened in 1986. The museum offers hands on play-to-learn experiences for children. In 2018 the museum secured a 1.6 million dollar commitment from the U.S.

Tacoma Art Museum

The Tacoma Art Museum is an art museum in Tacoma, Washington, United States. It focuses primarily on the art and artists from the Pacific Northwest and broader western region of the U.S. Founded in 1935, the museum has strong roots in the community and anchors the university and museum district in downtown Tacoma.

Washington State History Museum

The Washington State History Museum is a history museum located in downtown Tacoma, Washington, United States. It is operated by the Washington State Historical Society under the official approval of the Washington State Legislature.

LeMay Collections at Marymount

The LeMay Family Collection Foundation was born out of Harold LeMay's dream of keeping his massive car collection together and in a place where others could appreciate it.

Fort Nisqually

Fort Nisqually was an important fur trading and farming post of the Hudson's Bay Company in the Puget Sound area, part of the Hudson's Bay Company's Columbia Department. It was located in what is now DuPont, Washington.

Foss Waterway Seaport

The Working Waterfront Maritime Museum is a Maritime Museum located in Tacoma, Washington, USA. The museum sits on the Thea Foss Waterway.

Slater Museum of Natural History

The Slater Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum in Tacoma, Washington. The collection has 29,987 mammals, 26,340 birds, 8,237 amphibians and reptiles, 12,500 insects and 13,000 plants. It has the second biggest collection of bird wings in the world. The collection grows at a rate of one to two percent every year.

State of Washington Sports Hall of Fame

The State of Washington Sports Hall of Fame is a sports hall of fame honoring athletes associated with the U.S. state of Washington. There have been 228 individuals inducted into the hall since 1960. Members' plaques are displayed in the Shanaman Sports Museum located in the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington.