Place · Outdoors

The Center for Wooden Boats

When

Visit on your scheduleTuesday–Sunday 10 am–5 pm (exhibits and livery)

Where

The Center for Wooden Boats1010 Valley Street, Seattle, WA 98109Open in Google Maps ↗

Ages

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Cost

Admission is always free; free one-hour peapod rowboat rentals (walk-up, limit one per week); other boat rentals paid.

Organizer

The Center for Wooden Boats

Free living-history maritime museum at the south end of Lake Union, next to MOHAI. It is always free to walk the docks, explore the Wagner Education Center and view the exhibits (hours Tuesday–Sunday 10 am–5 pm). The Public Peapod Program offers free one-hour rentals of 4-person peapod rowboats on a walk-up, first-come first-served basis at the floating boatshop (limit one free row per week; not guaranteed; other rowboats are available for a fee). Free toy-boat building and Wooden Boat Storytime run on 2026 Public Sail dates (April–September), and the 3rd Friday Speaker Series is currently suspended.