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The Center for Wooden Boats
Waterway 4 South end of Lake Union, 1010 Valley Street
Seattle, WA 98109
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Top-Rated Nearby Hotels
Hotel GBP* Distance Rating
Residence Inn Seattle Downtown/Lake Union £122 0.2 mi 0.3 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Silver Cloud Inn - Lake Union £106 0.5 mi 0.8 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Pan Pacific Seattle £107 0.5 mi 0.9 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Hotel Andra £125 0.9 mi 1.4 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Hyatt At Olive 8 £142 0.9 mi 1.5 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Zeitoon Bar & Bistro 0.9 mi 1.4 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Tutta Bella Neapolitan Pizzeria 0.9 mi 1.5 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Tilikum Place Cafe 0.9 mi 1.5 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Pacific Place 0.7 mi 1.2 km 4 of 5 stars
Ride the Ducks of Seattle 0.8 mi 1.2 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Seattle Food Tours 0.9 mi 1.5 km 5 of 5 stars
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“The Center For Wooden Boats” Wcities.com
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #34 of 330 attractions in Seattle
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Traveller Description: The Center for Wooden Boats offers free public boat rides, in electric boats or sail boats, every Sunday afternoon at 2pm and at 3pm. They also have... more »
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Attraction type: Speciality museum
Address: Waterway 4
South end of Lake Union, 1010 Valley Street Seattle, WA 98109
Tel: 206 382 2628
Fax: 206 382 2699

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“Row, row, row your boat”
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4 of 5 stars
thelostbackpack
Los Angeles
16 Jun 2009

1010 Valley Street A wonderful way to spend the afternoon is out on the water. Located on Union Lake, the Center restores small vintage watercraft of every variety and time period. The friendly staff will help suit you up and send you off for an hour (rates vary by boat type) of relaxed paddling. Afterwards, walk the docks filled with... more

“Love boats? Love this place!”
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5 of 5 stars
luvplayacar
Houston, Texas
20 Nov 2008

Anyone mention Chris Craft and they have my attention! So I knew we should visit the Center for Wooden Boats. There were not any Chris Crafts there that day, but plenty to see. We especially enjoyed speaking to one of the teachers there. He gave us a tour of the boats that school children are learning to carve - an... more

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Waterway 4, South end of Lake Union, 1010 Valley Street, Seattle, WA 98109
Tel: 206 382 2628 Fax: 206 382 2699