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Fort Worden, Port Townsend, WA

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Fort Worden

Fort Worden is a sightseeing stop in Port Townsend, WA, part of the Seattle guide. Cost: under $25.

202 Eisenhower Ave · Port Townsend, WA

Why you should go…

Fort Worden is a 433-acre state park in Port Townsend built as a Coast Artillery post between 1898 and 1920 to guard the entrance to Puget Sound. You can wander through abandoned gun batteries, walk the beach to Point Wilson Lighthouse, and tour the restored Commanding Officer's Quarters. The park also holds the Port Townsend Marine Science Center. The 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman was shot here.

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  • #state park
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