Northwest Seaport Maritime Heritage Center
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  • Maritime Heritage Hero Award
  • Home
  • About
  • Historic Fleet
  • Events
    • NW Seaport Calendar of Events
    • Classic Workboat Show
    • Stories of the Sea
    • 60th Anniversary Events
    • Tugboat Tuesdays
    • Event Rental
  • Programs
    • Tugboat Storytime
    • Vocational Training
    • Volunteer Days
  • Chantey Sings
    • Maritime Concerts
    • Other Maritime Music
    • Music Email Sign-up Form
  • Contact
    • Volunteer
  • SUPPORT
    • Join NW Seaport
    • Donate
    • Wish List
  • Maritime Heritage Hero Award
Preservation    Heritage    Education    Skills
IF YOU EVER WANTED TO RESTORE A WOODEN BOAT,
​SING TRADITIONAL SONGS OF THE SEA, OR JOIN THE CREW OF
​ A 100 YEAR-OLD SHIP THAT HAS DONE IT ALL,
​NORTHWEST SEAPORT HAS BEEN THE PLACE TO GO SINCE 1964. ​

Summer season is coming up!
2026 Events and activities
  • May 13, 2026: Stories of the Sea Contest
  • May 16 & 17, 2026: Classic Workboat Show
  • July & August: Tugboat Tuesdays!
  • Weekend Open Boats and Tours
  • Volunteer training
  • Volunteer Work parties

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Chantey Sings​
​Join us for our monthly maritime sing-along!
Fun for all ages!

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Wish List
Make a difference! 
​​Donate items
​​on our Wish List
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 Give Lively – secure donation!

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Mission: Northwest Seaport is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the maritime heritage of Puget Sound and the Northwest coast and to the development of maritime-based educational programs and opportunities for the broad community.​


Tour Northwest Seaport's floating heritage collection through these short films by Vaun Raymond and his students!
Step aboard the world's oldest wooden tugboat afloat!
Explore this 1904 floating lighthouse, ​Lightship 83 Swiftsure
​Meet the living legend, Tordenskjold, a fishing boat that spent 100 years working in the Bering Sea and North Pacific. 
NWSeaport
HOURS
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Open by appointment or when volunteers are available (usually Sunday).  Call or email us to schedule a tour!


ADDRESS
Historic Ships Wharf at Lake Union Park
860 Terry Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98109

MAILING ADDRESS 
PO Box 9744
Seattle, WA 98109

Telephone (206) 447-9800​ ​             
EMAIL  
[email protected]