Kitsap History Museum — Attraction in Bremerton

This is a free local museum that does an excellent job of walking the visitor through the history of Kitsap County and Bremerton. I went here with 30 minutes I had to spare while spending the day in Bremerton, and was pleasantly surprised. My favorite displays were the USS Bremerton (CA-130) silver service and the shipyard office exhibit. I also really appreciated the firefighting exhibit and 1940s switchboard. The storefronts were very well done too. I did not have time to read everything, but I enjoyed what I did read and would recommend this place to anyone visiting Bremerton that's looking for a quick, thorough taste of the area's history - especially if you're not particularly interested in the Navy Museum a few blocks away, this museum has a much broader scope while still encompassing the region's crucial ties with the Navy. Parking can be a little tough, but most of the spots should be for an hour or more and that is enough time to work through this museum,...

a pleasure to go to ! i walked into randomly and was amazed by how wonderfully it was set up & how genuinely entertaining i found it!! me & a friend spent about an hour there just looking at the amazing exhibits of storefronts and spaces. i really liked the interactive areas of the museum where you could use a typewriter, dial on an old phone, open up mailboxes (which had combinations for you to match up) to read letters, and more! the attention to detail was much appreciated & the staff there were so friendly and accommodating, showing us how to work the call machine! overall definitely worth stopping by and visiting as a local and...

I noticed the museum when I drove past it and decided to check it out. The admission is low ($4 general $3 military) and is fair for what the museum offers. There's a Main Street replica with shops and authentic antiques and items on display set up as it would be in the 18-1900's. There's plenty of information to read on the wall decals and the whole museum takes about 30 minutes to walk in a circle. There's a hands on exhibit at the end where you can play with antique Singer sewing machine, a rotary phone, a telegraph, a switch board and other cool things. I learned a few things about Bremerton history and I'm glad...