Extend your art-filled experience beyond BIMA. Whether you’re looking to explore galleries, more museums, historic landmarks, scenic nature, family-friendly fun, or catch a performance, Bainbridge Island and Kitsap County has all this and more to offer. It’s all just one short ferry ride from Seattle–but with so much to do, you’ll want to make a whole day trip out of it!
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Bainbridge Arts & Crafts (Bainbridge Island) | 151 Winslow Way E, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
Bainbridge Arts & Crafts is a non-profit gallery that brings free art education and outreach to communities across Kitsap County. One of the region’s largest nonprofit galleries, Bainbridge Arts & Crafts supports the livelihood of more than 200 Northwest artists.
Bainbridge Island History Museum (Bainbridge Island) | 215 Ericksen Avenue NE, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
Celebrating the unique history of Bainbridge Island, BIHM features exhibits examining the WWII Japanese internment and Port Blakely lumber mill, among other stories and fascinating facts.
Bug Museum (Bremerton) | 1118 Charleston Beach Rd W, Bremerton, WA 98312
Explore bizarre bugs under the microscope and watch busy ants in a giant eight-foot-long Ant Farm! Over 15 kid-friendly exhibits to explore.
Kitsap History Museum (Bremerton) | 280 Fourth Street, Bremerton, WA 98337
Explore the stories of those who shaped the region, from the native peoples who lived here for thousands of years to the loggers, farmers, shipbuilders, and military personnel.
SEA Discovery Center (Poulsbo) | 18743 Front St. NE., Poulsbo, WA 98370
This aquarium’s exhibit features marine life from the Puget Sound and the Salish Sea, including a replica tide pool where visitors can interact with sea stars, sea anemones, and other marine creatures.
Sidney Museum & Arts Association (Port Orchard) | 202 Sidney AVE, Port Orchard, WA 98366
The museum features vignettes of life in early South Kitsap County. The Gallery is a terrific place to find artistic treasures by renowned and emerging artists.
Suquamish Museum (Suquamish) | 6861 NE South St, Suquamish, WA 98392
Located on the Port Madison Indian Reservation, the museum preserves and displays relics related to the Suquamish Tribe.
USS Turner Joy (Bremerton) | 300 Washington Beach Ave., Bremerton, WA 98337
Now a museum, the Naval Destroyer was one of the principal ships involved in the Gulf of Tonkin Incident.
Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial (Bainbridge Island) | 4195 Eagle Harbor Drive NE, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
The Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial is located on the site where on March 30, 1942, two hundred twenty-seven women, men and children were the first in the United States to be forcibly removed from their homes and put on a ferry headed for the internment camps.
Chief Sealth’s Grave (Suquamish) | 7076 NE South St, Suquamish, WA 98392
Seattle was named for Suquamish Chief siʔał (Sealth), who came to be known as Chief Seattle. The grave site is located in Suquamish on the Port Madison Indian Reservation, and overlooks Puget Sound.
Bloedel Reserve (Bainbridge Island) | 7571 NE Dolphin Drive, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
Bloedel Reserve is an inspiring public garden located on the north end of Bainbridge Island. This 150-acre reserve provides refreshing experiences in nature.
Illahee State Park (Bremerton) | 3540 Bahia Vista, Bremerton, WA 98310
This 75-acre marine camping park with 1,785 feet of saltwater frontage on Port Orchard Bay. The park has fresh air, facilities for outdoor activities, and access to a variety of water sports.
Vista Gardens (Bremerton) | 124 NE 31st Street, Bremerton, WA 98310
Vista Gardens is a 4.25-acre sustainable demonstration garden. Offering tours, workshops, and community events, Vista Gardens focuses on environmental stewardship, sustainable gardening practices, and the conservation of green spaces.
IslandWood (Open on Select Dates; Bainbridge Island) | 4450 Blakely Ave NE, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
An outdoor learning center located on Bainbridge Island to provide environmental education for young people living in the region.
Kids Discovery Museum – KiDiMu (Bainbridge Island) | 301 Ravine Ln NE, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
Located in the same complex as BIMA, KiDiMu welcomes every child and family to explore and learn through interactive play.
Admiral Theatre (Bremerton) | 515 Pacific Avenue, Bremerton, WA 98337
Built in 1942 as a movie house, Bremerton’s historic Admiral Theatre has become one of Kitsap County’s premier live entertainment and events venues.
Bainbridge Performing Arts (Bainbridge) | 200 Madison AVE N, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
BPA presents year-round live entertainment. Spectacular sights and sounds fill the stage each month with theater, music performances, comedy, productions for 1st-12th graders, theatrical training, and community-inspired co-productions.
Jewel Box Theatre (Poulsbo) | 225 NE Iverson St, Poulsbo, WA 98370
Since 2001, Jewel Box Theater has been an intimate local theater and it hosts about six mainstage shows per year, along with regular poetry readings, storytelling, lectures, concerts, children’s theatre, improv, old-time radio, art gallery, and talent shows.
Side Quest Stage at Rolling Bay Hall (Bainbridge Island) | 10598 NE Valley Rd suite b, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
Side Quest Stage at Rolling Bay Hall is a hub for bold, adventurous theater on Bainbridge Island. Side Quest showcases live theater, improv, comedy, and interactive storytelling experiences that ignite creativity and connection.
BIMA is proud to be a part of the active and thriving art museum community in the Puget Sound region. Consider visiting these nearby organizations:
Bellevue Arts Museum (Bellevue)
Cascadia Art Museum (Edmonds)
Frye Art Museum (Seattle) (Free!)
Museum of Northwest Art (La Conner)
Northwest African American Museum (Seattle)
Seattle Art Museum (Seattle)
Tacoma Art Museum (Tacoma)
Bainbridge Island Farmer’s Market | 280 Madison Ave N, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
Featuring farm-fresh produce, local arts & crafts, flowers, seafood, pastry, bread, plants, fine art and live music. Saturday’s 10 am – 2 pm, April through mid-November.
Clearwater Casino & Resort (Suquamish) | 15347 Suquamish Way NE, Suquamish, WA 98392
Clearwater Casino Resort offers non-stop casino entertainment, a lovely waterfront location, and delicious dining. It’s located right across the bridge that connects Bainbridge Island to the Kitsap Peninsula.
A valuable resource for planning a visit to the Kitsap Peninsula.
A great way to discover what awaits you in the downtown hamlet. There may not be skyscrapers, but there are show-stoppers.
Find the perfect place to stay—whether a hotel or private vacation rental—on this site hosted by the Bainbridge Island Lodging Association.
The Winery Alliance of Bainbridge Island’s site features seven of the top vintners on the island.
The “go-to” for Islanders and visitors alike to make Bainbridge Island a great place to live, work and visit.