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Discover 31 unusual museums in Washington.
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Seattle, Washington
Rubber Chicken Museum
The flock of plastic poultry is an ode to the classic comedy staple.
Bellingham, Washington
SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention
An electrifying collection of gadgets and literature from the 16th through 20th centuries.
Seattle, Washington
Burke Museum Ichthyology Collection
This remarkable collection devoted to the study of fish includes 1 million preserved specimens from all around the world.
Vancouver, Washington
DEVIL-ish Little Things Museum
A whimsical menagerie of devils, krampuses, satyrs, and other horned creatures.
Forks, Washington
John's Beachcombing Museum
One man's eclectic collection of treasures found at sea.
Vancouver, Washington
The Brautigan Library
A library of only unpublished manuscripts.
Permanently Closed
Seattle, Washington
Seattle Metropolitan Police Museum
The largest police museum in the western United States displays the evolution of crime-fighting Seattle.
Goldendale, Washington
Maryhill Museum and Stonehenge
A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.
Seattle, Washington
East Kong Yick Building at the Wing Luke Museum
A piece of Seattle’s historic Chinatown preserved inside a modern museum.
Forks, Washington
Forks Timber Museum
A glimpse into the "Logging Capital of the World" at a time when there was far more forest and far less machinery.
Seattle, Washington
Connections Museum
This Seattle museum displays the history of the telephone through an impressive collection of telecom equipment.
Seattle, Washington
Seattle Pinball Museum
Couple's personal collection of pinball machines turned public pinball museum.
Long Beach, Washington
Marsh's Free Museum
Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.
Permanently Closed
Seattle, Washington
Seattle's Official Bad Art Museum of Art
Seattle's own bad art museum located inside Cafe Racer.
Friday Harbor, Washington
Whale Museum
Orcas on display and in the water.
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