The Seattle Veterans Museum is now open every Friday and Saturday from 10am 5pm, and is also open Memorial Day. It is located on 2nd Av. downtown. Also, the B-17 "Aluminum Overcast" offers tours and flights at Boeing Field through Sunday.
While the “Aluminum Overcast,” the Experimental Aircraft Association’s (EEA) restored B-17 bomber, offers tours and rides at Boeing Field by the Seattle Museum of Flight through Sunday, the Seattle Veterans Museum will be open Friday, Saturday and Monday May 25, 26 & 28, 10 AM to 5 PM for Memorial Day Weekend.
SVM is located on 2nd Ave between Union and University Sts (west side of Benaroya Hall) in downtown Seattle, behind the Remembrance Garden, a granite wall memorial completed in 1998 that lists all Washington State service members killed during wartime since 1940.
The museum consists of displays from the Revolutionary War to today’s War on Terrorism with over 1,000 pieces of military history, including 10 mannequins, fully equipped from boots to helmet, and many other displays of authentic military gear, uniforms, and weapons.
They are currently recruiting for volunteers, especially those that can work at the museum on weekdays, to run the front desk and act as docents to help answer questions.
