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Museums in Tacoma, WA you can visit free or discounted with a membership

Always call ahead. Rules change and each museum sets its own.

10 places in Tacoma, WA are on at least one program list. Program lists checked Oct 13, 2026; sources are at the bottom of this page. The benefit shown is what each program's list says; your card must show the program's logo.

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• Children’s Museum of Tacoma

  1501 Pacific AvenueWebsiteCall ahead: 253-627-6031
  • NARM Free entry
  • EBT card $5 or less entry

• Fort Nisqually Living History Museum

  5400 N. Pearl Suite 11Website
  • Time Travelers Discounted entry Discounted Admission, Gift Shop Discount No uniform benefit: each site sets its own (free admission, discounted admission, gift shop discount, etc.). The network paused list updates; the current list is dated January 2026, so confirm with the site before you go.

• Foss Waterway Seaport

  705 Dock StreetWebsiteCall ahead: 253-272-2750
  • NARM Free entry
  • EBT card $5 or less entry

• LeMay – America's Car Museum

  2702 East D StreetWebsiteCall ahead: 253-779-8490
  • NARM Free entry
  • ROAM Free entry May be restricted for concerts, lectures, special exhibitions and ticketed events.
  • EBT card $5 or less entry

• Museum of Glass

  1801 Dock StreetWebsiteCall ahead: 253-284-4750
  • NARM Free entry
  • ROAM Free entry May be restricted for concerts, lectures, special exhibitions and ticketed events.
  • EBT card $5 or less entry

• Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium

  Call ahead: 253-404-3635
  • AZA 50% off entry AZA code 50%: members of participating zoos get 50% off.

• Tacoma Art Museum

  1701 Pacific AvenueWebsiteCall ahead: 253-272-4258
  • NARM Free entry
  • ROAM Free entry
  • Bank of America card Free on the 1st full weekend

• Tacoma Historical Society

  406 Tacoma Ave SWebsiteCall ahead: (253) 472-3738
  • EBT card $5 or less entry

• W.W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory

  316 South G StreetWebsiteCall ahead: (253) 404-3975
  • AHS Free or discounted entry Free or Discounted Educational Programs; Free or Discounted Entry to Select Special Events; Gift Shop Discounts

• Washington State History Museum

  1911 Pacific AvenueWebsiteCall ahead: (888) 238-4373
  • ROAM Free entry
  • Time Travelers Discounted entry Discounted Admission No uniform benefit: each site sets its own (free admission, discounted admission, gift shop discount, etc.). The network paused list updates; the current list is dated January 2026, so confirm with the site before you go.
  • EBT card $5 or less entry

Sources

• NARM: official list, checked Oct 13, 2026
• ROAM: official list, checked Oct 13, 2026
• AHS: official list, checked Oct 13, 2026
• AZA: official list, checked Oct 13, 2026
• Time Travelers: official list, checked Oct 13, 2026
• EBT card: official list, checked Oct 13, 2026
• Bank of America card: official list, checked Oct 13, 2026

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