Learn About the Park

Sunday is the 125th anniversary of Seattle’s role in the Klondike Gold Rush – a transformational event commemorated by a unique national park.

Executive Director of Discover Your Northwest Earns National Park Service James V. Murfin Award

During the 20-day summer celebration, Japantown invites local tourists to delve more deeply in exploring its contemporary offerings as well as the rich history of the area. The stores, galleries, restaurants and other creative spaces will be showing their spirit with shopping, food and fun, along with self-guided tours and online events.

This exhibit of Gerard Tsutakawa's public work explores the inspiration, process, and final artwork, his father George's influence on his practice, and the effect these works have on Seattle physically, socially, and culturally, demonstrating how art imbues joy and strengthens the community.

The Japanese American Remembrance Trail earned a 2021 AKCHO award for the Wing Luke Museum, National Park Service, and its partners

The Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial, a unit of Minidoka National Historic Site, introduces a Junior Ranger program designed to engage and inspire learners of all ages.

It is with profound respect and gratitude that the Board of Trustees of the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience announces the retirement of its longtime executive director, Beth Takekawa.

The exhibit takes visitors back to the early days of the pandemic and examines how uncertainty, fear, anti-Asian racism, and historical inequalities shaped the way COVID-19 has affected different Asian Pacific American (APA) communities.

The Wing Luke Museum is open Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

The Klondike Gold Rush Museum is open Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.