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Westport WA Attractions

Nestled along Washington’s rugged Pacific Coast, Westport is a vibrant seaside community where maritime tradition and coastal adventure come together. Anchored by the Westport Marina, the largest coastal marina in the Pacific Northwest, the town thrives as both a working waterfront and a welcoming destination for visitors. From historic landmarks and hands-on museums to breathtaking ocean views and family-friendly attractions, Westport offers a unique blend of history, culture, and natural beauty.

Explore the area’s must-see Westport, WA, Attractions below — from lighthouses and viewing towers to aquariums, museums, and local wineries — and experience the authentic charm of Washington’s coast.

Westport Marina

The Westport Marina is the largest coastal marina in the Pacific Northwest and a vibrant hub for both commercial and recreational boating. Located along Westhaven Drive, it features over 550 moorage slips, supporting charter fishing operations, commercial fleets, and private vessels. The marina also offers easy access to restaurants, seafood markets, and the scenic Westport Maritime Museum, making it a central destination for fishing, tourism, and coastal recreation. 

As the primary hub for seafood processing in the Pacific Northwest, the marina supports vessels from Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska, and British Columbia, offering safe moorage, seafood offloading, and a wide range of essential services. More than 2,700 jobs are directly connected to the seafood industry in Westport. The economic, social, and historical significance of commercial fishing and seafood processing in rural Grays Harbor County is tremendous. This working waterfront sustains livelihoods, strengthens the local economy, and represents a vital part of the region’s cultural heritage.

(360) 533-9562
Website: Westport Marina
Westport Viewing Tower
Going to Westport, WA and not climbing the Viewing Tower is like going to Pisa, Italy and not seeing the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Take in Grays Harbor, the bar, the bay, the boat basin, and even the snowy Olympics - the view never disappoints!!!  There's even a webcam on the tower. 

2701 Westhaven Drive
Westport, WA 98595

Directions: 0 miles
Website: Westport Viewing Tower
Westport Aquarium

The Westport Aquarium is a small, family-run facility in the marina district that highlights marine life from the cold Pacific waters with interactive touch tanks, educational exhibits, and craft activities.

(360) 268-7070
Directions: 0.3 miles
Website: Westport Aquarium
Westport Maritime Museum

The Westport Maritime Museum is operated by the Westport South Beach Historical Society. Housed in a former 1930s Coast Guard lifeboat station, the museum displays exhibits about local maritime and commercial fishing history, shipwrecks, marine ecology, and also features a children’s discovery room and a display containing the Destruction Island lighthouse lens. After you go through the entire museum a tour guide takes you out to the Lens Hall where they have the Destruction Island Lighthouse Lens on display. They turn it on and spin it to show the prismatic effect of the lens. It is gorgeous. Worth the time to go see it.

2201 Westhaven Drive
Westport, WA 98595

(360) 268-0078
Directions: 0.4 miles
Website: Westport Maritime Museum
Grays Harbor Lighthouse

The Grays Harbor Lighthouse (also called "Westport Light") is managed by the Westport South Beach Historical Society. The lighthouse is Washington's tallest at 107 feet and features 135 steps up to the lantern room, where visitors enjoy sweeping 360 degree views (a photographer's dream) and interpretive exhibits about maritime history. It still houses the original 3rd order clamshell-shaped Fresnel lens. This lens was built in Paris, France in 1895 and visitors can climb to the lens (or lantern) room level. 

1020 W Ocean Avenue
Westport, WA 98595

(360) 268-6214
Directions: 2.4 miles
Website: Grays Harbor Lighthouse
International Mermaid Museum

The International Mermaid Museum blends mermaid mythology with marine science education, featuring more than forty exhibits, outdoor sculptures, a gift shop, interactive displays (e.g. a mermaid throne, sluice box), and a focus on ocean ecology “from seashore to sea floor."

1 South Arbor Road
Aberdeen, WA 98520

(360) 310-4882
Directions: 12.5 miles
Website: International Mermaid Museum
Westport Winery Garden Resort

The Westport Winery Garden Resort blends a winery, distillery, gardens, and restaurant into a scenic destination. Visitors enjoy wine and spirit tastings, strolling through sculpture-lined gardens, and dining at the Sea Glass Grill. The International Mermaind Museum is located within the resort.

1 South Arbor Road
Aberdeen,  WA 98520

(360) 648-2224
Directions: 12.5 miles
Website: Westport Winery Garden Resort