Burke Museum

A fun little museum next to the University of Washington's Seattle campus. It's free entry for all students! I would definitely recommend visiting at least once, if not more, especially if you are a student. I know most people think these types of museums are for children but I found it to be quite fun still :)

It has 3 floors full of cool artifacts and historical information. When I went, there was even a live dissection of a ball Python going on (Saturday morning). That is just so cool. Sometimes there's other special events going on as well, so check out their website for the most up to date information. All the staff are very kind and knowledgeable.

There is a large paid parking lot and it's also very close to the university district light rail.

We were able to score a parking spot ($4/hr) in front of this musuem. Enjoyed reading about the Northwest Native art, cultural pieces, and evolution of life depicted in the sample artifacts. What's cooler were the scientists sitting behind large glass windows excavating fossils right in front of our eyes and dissecting an animal (otter) as well.

Free Thursday at the beginning of the month.

There were some large tables & chairs at the entrance for people to sit and rest or eat.

There is a dining space if you wanted to dine there as well. I took a photo of the menu.

The giftshop was alright.

There is also a Starbucks Coffee mobile truck nearby.

Note - All gender bathrooms at this location

A great museum located in the U District and is a short walk from the light rail. The museum is clean and has friendly staff.

The multiple floors of this museum has such a variety of artifacts to see. Each artifact was well explained and there are working labs that you can view.

After seeing the museum, top off the experience with a bite from Off the Rez. It makes the whole trip complete.

I have lived in seattle a long time and had no idea we had a good dinosaur exhibit locally! I expect knowledge of this getting out is due to their recent remodel right around the pandemic.

It's a small museum, but definitely worthwhile. I think their ticket prices are appropriate to the size. We had a few favorite parts:
1. The dinosaurs! My 3yo was thrilled
2. Watching scientists work on site! I love how they have offices set up so that as scientists work on fossils and biological specimens you can watch on. Very cool
3. Acknowledgement of native washington tribes, and true stories behind how their land was stolen. It's a hard history to acknowledge and many historical places skirt around the truth

Exciting and fresh! The specimens on the second floor were thrilling! The variety of species and curation of evolution was remarkable. Seeing the research labs was cool! it made the experience even more interesting. If you like coffee, check out the Off the Rez coffee shop! One of the best cappuccinos I've had in the US.

I would highly recommend going here as a resident or a tourist. It gives you a small snippet about the Indigenous Nations in Washington and Seattle. Provides context for the city. There is also a Cafe that is partially Native owned. I also would recommend taking public transportation because parking is short and expensive.

This museum is located on the scenic campus of the University of Washington. I was really impressed with the layout of the museum. It's narrower than most, but manages to fit a decent amount of information and exhibits inside. Expect to see about two different exhibits on each of the museum's 3 floors.

I learned that the museum was updated in 2019 which was apparent since the whole building seemed not only modern, but sleek. I learned a few things about the natural history of Seattle, but also it's native people. My favorite part of the museum were the windows that showed visitors a glimpse at what research looks like behind glass windows. There's a lot of fossils and specimens of different creatures to view.

I was able to walk around and get about 1.5 hours of entertainment.

I was in the area for my annual Cherry Blossom trip (yay for it being open to the public again!) and was looking for some other things to do in order to make the trip worth it. I love me a good museum and the Life in One Cubic Foot special exhibit sounded like something right up my alley.

I love the fact that there are working research labs all over the building and you can actually see what they're doing! Most of the labs have a sign telling you what they're doing and many of the projects have social media accounts.

Spread out over three floors, there's a lot of science to go around here. You start off with a lot of indigenous people art (a lot of which is local), work your way around to biology where there's a lot of persevered/taxidermied specimens, and end up with archaeology and paleontology. All of the exhibits do a good job of related things back to current times and it made for an entertaining morning. A little overpriced in my opinion, but it was still a nice experience.

Interesting exhibits and great to see scientists, etc working on bones, specimens and research when they are there. The collection is pretty interesting, you can easily spend 1-2 hours looking around. Great local and regional exhibits and specimens. The life in one cubic foot exhibit is very interesting. Some interactive things for kids throughout the museum as well.
It's priced fairly, ages 18+ are adult prices, discounts for veterans, free for UW students.
The museum is over 3 floors but there are elevators around so it is very accessible for all. No food, drink, or backpacks in the museum and lockers are available for free to store things in while you are walking around.

To less to show, ticket price so expensive, hopefully more glass from more artist. Huge building but feeling empty