Museum Hours
The Puget Sound Museum does not currently host open or visiting hours. All visits to the museum are by appointment only. If you'd like to tour the collection or schedule a visit for your classroom, group, etc. please call or email us to schedule your visit.
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Puget Sound Museum of Natural History
Thompson Hall, Room 295 (2nd floor)
1500 N. Warner St.
Tacoma, WA 98416
Getting to the Museum
To get to the museum, we recommend setting your map to 1449 N Union Ave Parking which takes you to the parking lot directly south of Thompson Hall. Entrance into the building is best through the southeast doors. From there, you can walk up the stairs to the right to the second floor and follow signs for the museum.
If you’ve parked elsewhere around campus, you may also enter the building through Harned Hall, which is connected to Thompson. The Harned Hall entrance is directly off N Union Ave. To get to the museum through this entrance, continue straight through the atrium under the Grey Whale skeleton and into the courtyard. Once in the courtyard, you will continue straight into Thompson Hall and find yourself directly in front of the museum.