Harbor History Museum
The Harbor History Museum is a regional maritime and history museum in Gig Harbor, Washington. 2010 is when its story starts. Add Space Needle, 23 mi away, to a visit.
A museum inside Gig Harbor
You can stay in Gig Harbor
Harbor History Museum is inside Gig Harbor, which has 6 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 5 miles away
Tacoma Narrows (TIW) has airline service, about 5 miles from Harbor History Museum.
Established in 2010
Harbor History Museum dates from 2010. About ↓
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Highs and lows by month
Here are the months at Harbor History Museum, with their weather.
Harbor History Museum
The Harbor History Museum is a regional maritime and history museum in Gig Harbor, Washington. It hosts exhibits on regional culture and history, and Midway Schoolhouse, a one-room schoolhouse built in 1893 and moved to the museum's grounds in 2009. The museum won the Washington Museum Association annual Award of Project Excellence for an ongoing living history program called Midway Pioneer School Experience that leads grade-school students through a day in an early 20th century classroom.
The museum acquired its current 14,500-square-foot (1,350 m2) location on downtown Gig Harbor's Harborview Drive with a $1.5 million gift from a Gig Harbor family. The museum opened there in 2010.
- Type
- Museum
- Established
- 2010
Where to base yourself for Harbor History Museum
The closest towns with hotels, motels or campgrounds are Gig Harbor (6) and Tacoma (43).
- 1Space Needle
- 2Climate Pledge Arena
- 3Lumen Field
- 4T-Mobile Park
- 5Seattle Underground
- 6Tacoma Dome
- 7Husky Stadium
- 8Wild Waves Theme Park
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Harbor History Museum | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gig Harbor | in town | — | 6 3 hotels · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 RV park | 12,630 | $767K | C− |
| Tacoma | 9 mi southeast | 15 min | 43 30 hotels · 3 motels · 4 inns & B&Bs · 5 lodges & cabins · 1 campground | 229,816 | $480K | D− |
| Seattle | 23 mi northeast | 35 min | 201 148 hotels · 8 motels · 32 inns & B&Bs · 7 lodges & cabins · 5 hostels · 1 campground | 784,777 | $939K | D− |
| Vashon | 8 mi northeast | 10 min | 21 5 hotels · 8 inns & B&Bs · 3 lodges & cabins · 5 campgrounds | 9,934 | $791K | — |
| SeaTac | 16 mi northeast | 25 min | 49 39 hotels · 7 motels · 2 lodges & cabins · 1 RV park | 34,578 | $520K | D |
| Federal Way | 12 mi east | 20 min | 19 14 hotels · 3 motels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 campground | 99,729 | $553K | D |
| Lakewood | 12 mi south | 20 min | 15 10 hotels · 5 motels | 62,755 | $461K | D |
| Fife | 14 mi southeast | 20 min | 15 11 hotels · 3 motels · 1 RV park | 11,061 | $543K | D− |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
More near Harbor History Museum
These well-known sights sit within 26 miles.
Big draw123 mi LookoutSpace Needle
Big draw223 mi Stadium & arenaClimate Pledge Arena
Big draw322 mi Stadium & arenaLumen Field
421 mi Stadium & arenaT-Mobile Park
522 mi Ancient siteSeattle Underground
610 mi Stadium & arenaTacoma Dome
726 mi Stadium & arenaHusky Stadium
814 mi Theme parkWild Waves Theme ParkPhoto credits
Space Needle: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Climate Pledge Arena: Sea Cow, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lumen Field: "Smart Destinations", GoSeattleCard.com, and Go Seattle Card Blog, CC BY-SA 2.0 · T-Mobile Park: MyName (Cacophony), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Seattle Underground: Mark Hursh, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tacoma Dome: Broran28, Public domain · Husky Stadium: Atomic Taco, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wild Waves Theme Park: Jessica Spengler from Hove, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0
Asked about Harbor History Museum
Is Harbor History Museum in Gig Harbor?
Yes. It’s inside Gig Harbor, WA.
When is the best time to visit Harbor History Museum?
May, June, July, August and September, with highs of 66–77°.
What is the closest airport to Harbor History Museum?
Tacoma Narrows (TIW), about 5 miles away. The nearest big hub is Seattle–Tacoma (SEA), about 15 miles.
Where should I stay near Harbor History Museum?
Tacoma (9 mi, 43 places to stay), Seattle (23 mi, 201 places to stay) and Vashon (8 mi, 21 places to stay).
Tips from Gig Harbor
No one has shared advice yet; Gig Harbor’s Town Square takes questions.
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