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Frye Art Museum

The Frye Art Museum is a modern and contemporary art museum in the First Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Washington.

Photo: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0
Where
In Seattle
201 places to stay
Open since
1952
Wikipedia readers
5.5K
a year · #3,319 of 7,799
In brief

A museum inside Seattle

You can stay in Seattle

Frye Art Museum is inside Seattle, which has 201 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓

Best months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep

May, June, July, August and September are the mild months, with highs of 66–77°. When to go ↓

An airport 6 miles away

King County International Airport - Boeing Field (BFI) has airline service, about 6 miles from Frye Art Museum.

Established in 1952

Frye Art Museum dates from 1952. About ↓

Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.

When to go

Weather, month by month

Typical highs and lows in Seattle. Green months are the mild ones.

Jan48° / 37°
Feb50° / 37°
Mar55° / 39°
Apr60° / 42°
May66° / 48°
Jun71° / 52°
Jul77° / 56°
Aug77° / 56°
Sep71° / 52°
Oct61° / 46°
Nov52° / 40°
Dec46° / 36°
Weather: NOAA 1991–2020 normals for Seattle. Seattle’s full climate →
About

Frye Art Museum

The Frye Art Museum is a modern and contemporary art museum in the First Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It was founded in 1952 to house the collection of Charles and Emma Frye and has since grown to include rotating temporary exhibitions of emerging and contemporary artists.

Type
Museum
Established
1952
Wikipedia readers
5.5K a year
From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Facts: Wikidata.
Where to stay

Where to stay near Frye Art Museum

The closest towns with hotels, motels or campgrounds are Seattle (201) and Bellevue (39).

Frye Art Museum12345678Bellevue39SeaTac49Tukwila24Renton15Kirkland11Vashon21Redmond12Lumen FieldClimate Pledge ArenaT-Mobile ParkSeattle UndergroundHusky StadiumLake WashingtonMuseum of Pop Culture5 mi
Frye Art Museum12Places to stay in town
  1. 1Space Needle
  2. 2Lumen Field
  3. 3Climate Pledge Arena
  4. 4T-Mobile Park
  5. 5Seattle Underground
  6. 6Husky Stadium
  7. 7Lake Washington
  8. 8Museum of Pop Culture
In town

Seattle

201 places to stay · 148 hotels · 8 motels · 32 inns & B&Bs · 7 lodges & cabins · 5 hostels · 1 campground

You’re already here.

784,777 people

10 min drive

Bellevue

39 places to stay · 37 hotels · 1 campground · 1 RV park

154,193 people

8 mi east of Frye Art Museum

15 min drive

SeaTac

49 places to stay · 39 hotels · 7 motels · 2 lodges & cabins · 1 RV park

34,578 people

11 mi south of Frye Art Museum

15 min drive

Tukwila

24 places to stay · 23 hotels · 1 motel

22,003 people

9 mi south of Frye Art Museum

Compare 8 towns
TownFrom Frye Art MuseumDrivePlaces to stayPeopleTypical homeSafety
Seattlein town—201 148 hotels · 8 motels · 32 inns & B&Bs · 7 lodges & cabins · 5 hostels · 1 campground784,777$939KD−
Bellevue8 mi east10 min39 37 hotels · 1 campground · 1 RV park154,193$1,340KC−
SeaTac11 mi south15 min49 39 hotels · 7 motels · 2 lodges & cabins · 1 RV park34,578$520KD
Tukwila9 mi south15 min24 23 hotels · 1 motel22,003$489KD−
Renton11 mi southeast15 min15 13 hotels · 1 motel · 1 inn or B&B104,975$673KD
Kirkland8 mi northeast15 min11 10 hotels · 1 inn or B&B97,410$1,115KB−
Vashon15 mi southwest20 min21 5 hotels · 8 inns & B&Bs · 3 lodges & cabins · 5 campgrounds9,934$791K—
Redmond11 mi northeast15 min12 12 hotels82,506$1,168KC

Day trip from

Straight-line miles.

Getting there

Nearest airports with airline service

BFIKing County International Airport - Boeing Field6 mi
SEASeattle–Tacoma · major hub11 mi
PAESeattle Paine Field21 mi
Places to stay: Overture Maps (hotels, motels, inns, lodges, campgrounds, RV parks; not vacation rentals) · town figures: U.S. Census ACS · Safety: TownRatings Safety grade · airports: OurAirports. Distances are from Frye Art Museum’s main visitor area; drive times are estimates.
Make a day of it

Also near Frye Art Museum

Other well-known places within 4 miles. Numbered ones are on the map above.

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Space Needle: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lumen Field: "Smart Destinations", GoSeattleCard.com, and Go Seattle Card Blog, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Climate Pledge Arena: Sea Cow, CC BY-SA 4.0 · T-Mobile Park: MyName (Cacophony), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Seattle Underground: Mark Hursh, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Husky Stadium: Atomic Taco, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Lake Washington: Maltesen at da.wikipedia, Public domain · Museum of Pop Culture: EMP|SFM, CC BY-SA 3.0

Common questions

Visiting Frye Art Museum

Is Frye Art Museum in Seattle?

Yes. It’s inside Seattle, WA.

When is the best time to visit Frye Art Museum?

May, June, July, August and September, with highs of 66–77°.

What is the closest airport to Frye Art Museum?

King County International Airport - Boeing Field (BFI), about 6 miles away. The nearest big hub is Seattle–Tacoma (SEA), about 11 miles.

Where should I stay near Frye Art Museum?

Seattle (in town, 201 places to stay), Bellevue (8 mi, 39 places to stay) and SeaTac (11 mi, 49 places to stay).

From locals

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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.