The Center for Wooden Boats

Center For Wooden Boats is located at 1010 Valley St Unit Main in Seattle and has been in the business of Museum since 1982.

Save Money: Free half-hour sails are offered Sundays from 2pm to 3pm on a classic boat from the museum's fleet.

Look Good: The center offers many activities, sailing classes, workshops and volunteer activities.

This lesser-known heritage center offers scheduled events and activities. Youll want to check their calendar on the website before you...

This nonprofit organization has rowboats for rent starting at $25 an hour. Trace the waterfront’s arc from wartime shipyard to boathouse dock by floating along Lake Union, a large freshwater body in the middle of Seattle. If your arms start to tire, look for a mosaic-dotted park halfway up the eastern shore.

Dedicated to the preservation of historic wooden boats, this unusual little museum at...

Dedicated to the preservation of historic wooden boats, this unusual little museum at the south end of Lake Union is unique in that many of the exhibits (wooden boats) can be rented and taken out on the waters of Lake Union. Most of the center's boats are tied up to the docks surrounding the museum's floating boathouse, but some are stored on the dock itself. There are rowboats and sailboats,...

In Short
Walk around the gently swaying wooden docks and enter the charming boathouse of this center to be drawn back to the glory days of sailing. Beautiful boats, and some in need of...

The Center for Wooden Boats at South Lake Union is a hub of hands-on learning year-round. Boat rentals, classes and workshops, field trips, lectures, and opportunities for direct experience on the water and at the docks are just a few of the things you'll find when you visit.