Summer guide: The big list of museums in Snohomish County and nearby

2017 Splash summer guide

Welcome to Splash, The Daily Herald’s annual guide to summer happenings in Snohomish County and beyond.

Special events • Fun in the water • Farmers markets • Concerts • Movies under the stars • Museums • July Fourth • Animals • Dog parks

Blackman House Museum: 118 Ave. B, Snohomish; 360-568-5235; www.snohomishhistoricalsociety.org. Noon to 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays; free but donations accepted.

Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture: NE 45th Street and 17th Avenue NE, University of Washington campus, Seattle; 206-543-5590; www.burkemuseum.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. first Thursdays; closed July 4. $7.50-$10; 4 and younger free; first Thursday admission free for all.

Children’s Museum: 305 Harrison St., Seattle; 206-441-1768; www.thechildrensmuseum.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays; $9.50 to $10.50; infants younger than 12 months free.

Edmonds Historical Museum: 118 Fifth Ave. N., Edmonds; 425-774-0900; www.historicedmonds.org; 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays. Suggested admission $5 for adults, $2 for students.

Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum: 3407 109th St. SW, Everett (Paine Field); 206-342-4242; www.flyingheritage.com. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, Memorial Day through Labor Day; Tuesdays through Sundays, Labor Day through the rest of the year. $10 to $14, ages 5 and younger free.

Future of Flight Aviation Center & Boeing Tour: 8415 Paine Field Blvd., Mukilteo; 425-438-8100, information and reservations at 800-464-1476; www.futureofflight.org. Aviation Center open 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily. Boeing Tour on the hour, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Children must be 4 feet tall for tours.

Granite Falls Historical Society Museum: 109 E. Union St., Granite Falls; 360-691-2603; www.gfhistory.org. Noon to 5 p.m. Sundays; free but donations accepted.

Imagine Children’s Museum: 1502 Wall St., Everett; 425-258-1006; www.imaginecm.org. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission $10.20; $5.10 from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursdays; free for those younger than 1.

Lake Stevens Historical Museum: 1802 124th Ave. NE, Lake Stevens; 1 to 4 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 425-334-3944.

Lynnwood, Heritage Park: 19921 Poplar Way, Lynnwood:

Heritage Resource Center: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Formerly superintendent’s cottage and water tower, only surviving structures from Alderwood Manor Demonstration Farm. Moved to Heritage Park in 2003 and reopened in 2005 as resource center, 425-775-4694; www.alderwood.org.

Humble House: The park site’s original residence was built in 1919. Now houses Sno-Isle Genealogical Society’s research library. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, noon to 4 p.m. Sundays May 26 through Sept. 1; 425-775-6267.

Interurban Car 55: Car 55 is a 1909 Interurban single-ended wooden electric rail car that provided commuter service from Alderwood Manor to Seattle and Everett from 1910 to 1939. Tours 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. second Saturdays June through August; by appointment September through May; 425-670-5502.

Wickers Building: The first general store and post office in Alderwood Manor, was moved to Heritage Park in 2003. Now South Snohomish County Visitor Information Center, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, Saturdays; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays; 425-670-5502.

Monroe Historical Society Museum: Old City Hall, 207 E. Main St., Monroe; 360-217-7223; www.monroehistoricalsociety.org. Noon to 3 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Donations accepted.

Museum of Flight: 9404 E. Marginal Way S., Seattle; 206-764-5700; www.museumofflight.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. first Thursdays (free after 5 p.m. first Thursdays); $13 to $23; ages 4 and younger free.

Museum of Pop Culture (formerly Experience Music Project): 325 Fifth Ave. N., Seattle; 206-770-2700; www.mopop.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through May 25. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily May 26 through Sept. 4. $16 to $25; ages 4 and younger free.

Nordic Heritage Museum: 3014 NW 67th St., Seattle; 206-789-5707; www.nordicmuseum.org. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, noon to 4 p.m. Sundays; $6 to $8; 5 and younger free.

Northwest Railway Museum: Depot at 38625 SE King St., Snoqualmie; 425-888-3030; www.trainmuseum.org. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily; closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day; free admission. Round-trip train to North Bend runs weekends through October; rides are $10 to $24, children younger than 2 free.

Pacific Northwest Quilt and Fiber Arts Museum (formerly La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum): Inside Gaches Mansion, 703 S. Second St., La Conner; 360-466-4288; www.qfamuseum.com. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays; $5 for members, $7 for nonmembers; 12 and younger free.

Pacific Science Center: 200 Second Ave. N., Seattle; 206-443-2001; www.pacsci.org. Weekdays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; weekends and holidays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. $11.75 to $19.75, free for 2 and younger. IMAX film and special exhibit costs are separate from admission.

Skagit County Historical Museum: 501 S. Fourth St., La Conner; 360-466-3365; www.skagitcounty.net/museum. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. $4 to $10; ages 5 and younger free.

Sky Valley Historical Society Museum: Fourth and Main streets, Sultan, above the post office, open first and third Tuesday and third Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m.; free; 360-793-0534; skyvalleyhistory.wordpress.com.

Stanwood Area History Museum: 27112 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood; 360-629-6110; www.sahs-fncc.org. 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays; also by appointment; donations welcome.

Stillaguamish Valley Pioneer Museum: 20722 67th Ave. NE, Arlington; 360-435-7289; www.stillymuseum.org. 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and Wednesdays through October; check website for holiday closures; $2 and $5.