Established | 1988 |
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Location | 1519 Alaskan Way South Seattle, Washington |
Coordinates | 47°35′26″N 122°20′16″W / 47.5906°N 122.3377°W |
Type | Coast guard |
Website | Coast Guard Museum Northwest |
The Coast Guard Museum Northwest (sometimes written as "Coast Guard Museum/Northwest") is dedicated to preserving the heritage of the United States Coast Guard in the Pacific Northwest. The museum is located on the property of Coast Guard Station Seattle on the Elliott Bay waterfront south of Downtown, Seattle, Washington. It covers the full range of Coast Guard roles, ranging from protecting shores, lives and property to lighthouses and lightships, from life-saving stations to rescue boats, from buoy tenders to icebreakers and weather ships and from modern aircraft to patrol boats and cutters. The museum admittance is free of charge.