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The Whale Museum in Friday Harbor, Washington is a natural history museum founded in 1979 with the goal to interpret whales in the wild. Its mission is the protection of wild whales in the Salish Seaecosystem with education and research programs. The Whale Museum has a range of exhibits that include life-sized models of whale, full articulated skeletons, detailed information on the pods or family groups of the endangered Southern Resident killer whales, as well as current scientific research on local whale species. The museum includes also exhibits on porpoises, pinnipeds and other marine mammals that live in the Salish Sea. There are also wildlife videos, and exhibits on Northwest Native American culture.

Whale Museum, 62 First St N, Friday Harbor, WA 98250, Phone: 360-378-4710

Whale Museum
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Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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