A flood of outdoor and cultural pursuits alike can be found in the area by our hotel near Fort Worden. From the amenities at our hotel including a day spa, a marina where you can rent canoes or kayaks and a gallery where you can take art classes to unbelievable whale watching opportunities and historic walking tours, the Olympic Peninsula area provides the types of destinations and activities to create the memories of a lifetime.

Other points of interest by our hotel near Olympic National Park, WA include:

• Winery Loop
• Waterfall Loop
• Bird Watching
• Air Tours & Seaplane Rides
• Boat Charters & Water Taxi
  

Shopping

Port Townsend
Shopping in this Victorian Seaport and Arts Community is eclectic and entertaining and only a 15 minute ride by car. The Victorian buildings and atmosphere of Port Townsend have been honored by placement on the National Historic Register. Downtown, walk out on the Union Wharf dock, shop in unique galleries, visit artist’s studios, choose from diverse dining offerings, and relax with micro-brewed beers in the local pubs.
Port Townsend Visitor’s Center, 888-365-6978 or www.enjoypt.com .

Port Gamble
A retired saw mill community, Port Gamble wakes with energy on the weekends. The setting is a waters-edge company town with Victorian-style housing neatly trimmed. Sunday offers a crafts market.

Sequim
Sequim is the “Lavender Capital of North America.” Sequim, with a climate similar to the Provence region in France, boasts the highest number of lavender farms in North America and offers everything from lavender sachets to lavender ice cream. There are unique gift stores, antique shops and an added option after shopping is the Olympic Game Farm, originally housing some famous Disney animal “actors”.
Sequim-Dungeness Chamber at 1-800-737-8462 or www.visitsun.com .

Poulsbo
Less than 30 minutes away, this Scandinavian town rests on a quiet bay with an active marina in the middle of town. Downtown is one street wide filled with enticing shops of all descriptions: book stores, a Scandinavian bakery, antiques stores, a quilt shop, and clothing shops.

Victoria, British Columbia
Planning ahead is a necessity for this day-trip to the City of Gardens and Castles. A one-hour drive to Port Angeles, and a 55-minute Victoria Express boat ride (end of May to end of September) takes you to the heart of Colonial Victoria with the world class Empress Hotel where high tea is still served daily, the Royal BC Natural History Museum featuring a world-renowned art and artifact collection, The Royal Wax Museum, and the Undersea Gardens, all right at the water’s edge. Victoria Tourist Bureau at 1-360-452-7084.

Museums: Port Townsend

Museum of the Jefferson County Historical Society
The museum occupies the original City Jail, Police Court and Fire Hall in Port Townsend’s historic City Hall (1892). Exhibits include local native tribal history, early explorers, first settlers, and local maritime history.
540 Water Street, (360)385-1003; or jchsmuseum@olympus.net.

Kelly Art Deco Light Museum
Billed as the world’s only Art Deco Light Museum, the visitor is offered a rare glimpse of the years1928 to 1938 through an amazing variety of slip-shade lights from the Great Depression era.
Located at 2000 Sims Way, call (360) 379-9030.

Rothschild House
The Rothschild House was occupied by the Rothschild family for almost a century from 1868, and still contains all original artifacts from that family. (360) 385-1003 or jchsmuseum@olympus.net. Located at Taylor and Jefferson Streets.

Bell Tower
Built in 1890 to warn firemen as to the location of fires in the community using coded alarms, the Bell Tower stands sentinel on the bluff over Port Townsend. Call (360) 385-1003 or jchsmuseum@olympus.net. Located at Tyler and Jefferson Streets.

US Customs House/Post Office
Built in 1885-1893, this imposing structure has served as the Custom Agent’s home base for Port Townsend’s Port of Entry and as the local Federal Post Office. Located at Harrison and Van Buren Streets.

Jefferson County Courthouse
Operating continuously since 1892, the Courthouse is still the center of justice in the county and the clock tower bell tolls the hours. Located at Jefferson, Walker and Cass Streets.

Point Wilson Lighthouse
Built in 1879, this lighthouse originally topped the light keeper’s house and warned marine traffic of the extremely narrow inlet to Puget Sound. Call (360) 385-1003 or jchsmuseum@olympus.net. Located on the beach at Fort Worden.

Port Townsend Marine Science Center
Located on the dock at Fort Worden beach, the Center features touch pools, aquarium displays, and natural history exhibits. Beach walks, daily interpretive programs and teacher workshops are available. Admission required. Call (800) 566-3932 or go on-line at info@ptmsc.org. Located on the beach at Fort Worden.

Puget Sound Coast Artillery Museum
Exhibits are dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of Coast Artillery history and emphasize the Harbor Defenses of Puget Sound, and all other military activities at Fort Worden from 1898 until 1969, when the Fort was decommissioned. Seasonal, call (360 385-0373 or go on-line at artymus@olypen.com. Located on the Commons at Fort Worden.

Commanding Officer’s Quarters
This museum offers a glimpse into the life of a colonel and his family in the first decade of the 20th century stationed at Fort Worden. Seasonal, call (360) 344-4452 or go on-line at www.commandingofficersquarters.org. Located on the Commons at Fort Worden.

Port Townsend Aero Museum
A “living” museum where approx. 15 volunteer youths are trained to restore antique planes, owned by both the museum and private individuals. There are 29 planes in 11 hangers. Call (360) 379-5244. Located at Jefferson County International Airport.

Museums: Surrounding Areas

Museum & Arts Center
This museum houses a history-shattering exhibit of Mastodon bones excavated on the farmland above Sequim. One of the finds contains an arrow point embedded in the rib in what is called “the most important Mastodon ever found.” This find pushed the proof of human contact back past the Mammoths into the Mastodon era 14,000 years ago. Located at 175 W. Cedar in Sequim, call (360) 683-8110 or go on-line at www.sequimmuseum.org. Driving time is approximate 30 minutes from the Inn.

Quilcene Historical Museum
This museum focuses on logging, mining, and Native American history. Call (360) 765-4848 for information. Driving time is approx. 30 minutes from the Inn

Naval Undersea Museum
Step through a submarine hatch, practice driving a submarine, see a Civil War torpedo, hear the sounds of whales and snapping shrimp, and much more at the official U. S. Navy museum which documents the heritage and science of the undersea. Open daily 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. (closed Tuesdays October-May). Admission and parking are free. Call (360) 396-4148 for information and directions. Located on Bainbridge Island at Keyport, approximately 45 minutes from the Inn.

The Makah Cultural and Research Center
Nationally acclaimed exhibits center on the ancient whaling village that was buried by a mudslide hundreds of years ago at Ozette. Artifacts from this find are considered “one of the most significant archaeological discoveries ever made in North America.” Displays include full scale replicas of cedar long houses as well as whaling, sealing and fishing canoes. For information, call (360) 645-3474. The driving time from the Inn is approximately 2½-3 hours each direction, depending on road conditions and offers rugged coast line views, spectacular fjord-like Lake Crescent, mountains, wildlife, and a chance to visit the northern-most point in the continental US. Plan ahead for this one.

Royal BC Museum
A day-trip to this world-renowned museum requires a full day, both for travel across the Olympic Peninsula and the Straits of Juan de Fuca to Victoria and for time to explore the museum, but the reward is very well worth the effort. Exhibits include reproductions of a captain’s quarters on a sailing ship, a First People’s cedar-plank Big House, a Salish pit dwelling, an 1890’s gold mine, a frontier town, and many more. Gallery tours are available, open daily. For information, call 1(888) 447-7977 (Canada & US).

Movie Theaters: Port Townsend

The Rose Theater
Restored to its original Victorian-period elegance, this small theater offers first-run films, documentaries, and more. For movie information, call (360) 385-1089 or visit their website at www.rosetheatre.com.
Located at 235 Taylor Street.

Uptown Theater
This family-owned theater in the uptown district opened in 1947. For movie information, call (360) 385-3883.
Located at Lawrence and Polk Streets.

Wheel-In-Motor Movie
Rated as the #1 drive-in on the West Coast by Sunset Magazine, this theater opened in 1953, offers state-of-the-art FM radio sound as well as speakers, food concession, and is open during the summer months.
For movie information, call (360) 385-0859. Located at 210 Theater Road.

Aquatic Centers

Port Townsend Swimming Pool
Remember the movie "An Officer and Gentleman"? Here is the place where the pool scene was filmed. Public pool with lap swim hours day and evening. 20 yard indoor heated pool. Lockers available. Dry heat sauna. For information, call 385-7665. Located at 1919 Blaine Street in Port Townsend.

Bainbridge Island Aquatics Center
Public 25 yard pool with hot tub, sauna, lap pool, and water park features with slide and lazy river. For hours and information, call (206) 842-2302. Located at Madison Ave. NE & NE High School Road.

Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center
Public 25 yard, six-lane pool, hot tub, dry sauna, steam sauna and separate small pool for non-swimmers and children. There are also an aerobics room, a circuit training room, a basketball court, two racket ball courts, and a weight room. For information and hours, call (360) 683-3344. Located at 610 N 6th Avenue.

Golf: Port Townsend Area

Discovery Bay Golf Course
This is a public course with 18 holes, par 72; and a driving range. For information, call (360) 385-0704. Located at 7401 Cape George Road south of Port Townsend, or visit their website at www.chevychasegolf.com .

Port Ludlow Golf Course
This is a private course that is open to the public with 27 holes with 4 sets of tees, par 72; driving range; power cart rental; and clubhouse restaurant. For information, call (360) 437-0272. Located at 751 Highland Drive in Port Ludlow, visit their website at www.ludlowbayresort.com/golf.

Port Townsend Golf Club
This is a 9 hole, par 70 public course with a driving range, power cart rental and restaurant. For information, call (360) 385-4547. Located at 1948 Blaine Street in Port Townsend or visit www.porttownsendgolf.com.

Timber Falls Mini-Gold & Driving Range
Clubs are provided at the driving range for visitors who did not bring theirs. There are two water falls on the mini-golf course, and there are batting cages, and a full-service pro shop. For information, call (360) 692-6828. Located at 368 NE Waaga Way, East Bremerton.

Skating

Bremerton Ice Arena
Ice skates are available to rent at this 500 capacity arena. For information, call (360) 479-7465. Located at 1950 Homer R. Jones Drive in East Bremerton.

Skateland
The motto here is “guaranteed fun” with quad & blade rentals, speed skating and hockey. For information call (360) 479-7655 (ROLL). Located at 1740 Fuson Road, East Bremerton (next to Lowe’s Hardware).

Bowling

All Star Lanes
40 lanes with a restaurant, lounge and casino with poker tournaments and card games. For information, call (360) 692-5760. Located at 10710 Silverdale Way NE in Silverdale.

Casinos

7 Cedars Casino
This First Nation’s Casino offers Blackjack, Craps, Roulette, Poker, Keno, lots of Slots, off-track betting and Bingo daily. There is a Limousine and shuttle service to pick up and deliver guests, by reservation. For information, call 1-800-4LUCKY7 or visit the website at www.7cedarscasino.com. Located five miles east of Sequim.

Contact our hotel near Discovery Bay in Port Townsend for further area information or conveniently make your reservations today.