Bellingham is one of those places you can enjoy visiting for a weekend or for a month. Whether you’re into the arts, shopping, good food and wine, or wildlife watching, you’ll find plenty of diversions. Bellingham and Whatcom County are particularly rich in opportunities to enjoy the outdoors, whether on a river, a lake, a forest, or on a mountain. And don’t forget scenic Bellingham Bay, where you can take in a whale watching cruise or enjoy a kayak tour.
Here are some of the attractions you’ll enjoy within the city of Bellingham:
Whatcom Museum of History and Art
Spread among four different buildings, the Whatcom Museum offers small but quality exhibitions of regional art, history, and culture.
American Museum of Radio & Electricity
The American Museum of Radio & Electricity is home to an extensive collection that includes early radios, vacuum tubes, telephones, telegraphs, static electricity machines, and scientific apparatus. The collection of experimental setups from the early days of scientific exploration of electricity is particularly fascinating. Special exhibits include an accurate replica of the Titanic radio room, a 1930s living room where you can sit back and experience old-time radio entertainment, and an 18th-century laboratory that interprets basics of electricity. Highly recommended.
