bremerton bug museum

Sarah_SQ6334SQ

I like to take my kids here. You only need about an hour to see it all, but the kids enjoy it, and you can't beat the price. They do have a gift store also, which is probably what keeps them in business. They sell bird houses, butterfly houses, toad houses, stuffed animals, t-shirts, caterpillar to butterfly kits, tadpole to frog kits, ant farms, bug toys, candy and even edible cricket & worm snacks!The museum has a large ant farm covering one wall, magnifying glasses to examine dead bugs encased in plastic, a large chalkboard just for fun, an iguana, a tortoise, spiders, a reptile room with various reptiles (It's very warm in there!), and more.They only thing I wish were different, is that the animals on exhibit had better habitats.

AndieN_13

The bug museum is much smaller than I expected, but the animals that they had were awesome! They had stick bugs, a HUGE iguana, tortoises, and elephant nosed turtle (super cute!), Tarantulas, Painted lady butterflies, beetles, a huge ant farm, and a lot more. Definitely worth the trip for a bug enthusiast. They also had a lot of great science/education kits for purchase too. So if you need a great animal or geologist project for your kids, this is a good place to start.

JennieM644

My 3 year old daughter loves this place!! You can't get any better than free admission!! Plus open 7 days a week from 8 to 5, you can go virtually whenever you want. Friendly, helpful, educating staff!! Their online store is great for locating hard-to-find nature-driven gifts & kits for all ages. I love the Bug Museum.

721LisaC721

What a fun place to stop and spend some time! We really enjoyed looking at all of the bugs and the reptiles that were on display. They have a small store that we also purchased some items from. The lizards are so interesting to watch and the giant tortise is something you don't see everyday. Don't miss it if you are in the area!

MeMePoulsbo

This is a pretty small but well stocked Bug Museum!! Very interesting and great place to stop if you're passing by with your kids! There is a great big lizard atop a shelf that can stare down the best of you!! My two year old grandson enjoyed it, but older kids would definitely get more out of it!! We all had a good time!!

Jodacious3

Our grand daughters want to go there every time they visit us. Great museum of bugs plus live animals. Lots of educational displays. It's free, but we always buy something fun from the gift shop.

Mona2446

I really worried about going to the Bug Museum upon learning they featured snakes. Thankfully they are in a separate room. Lots of work has gone into developing the museum, but face it: it really IS a shop. It would be a great place to buy unique gifts for birthdays or Christmas and you'd save on shipping. I had the feeling my granddaughter and I were being closely "watched" the entire time as the clerk was right near us "dusting" exhibit cases the entire time. That is the main impression I was left with as I think back to last summer's visit.

StephaniM_13

The Bug Museum is Awesome! Kid friendly, fun and educational. One of the owners was there with "Uncle Larry the snake". He was great with kids and had my 4 year old granddaughter holding Uncle Larry and enjoying it!! Highly recommend!

KirstenN59

I was completely delighted with the Bremerton Bug Museum. We took the ferry from Seattle to Bremerton (one of my favorite things to do) and made a day of this. The museum was a small building (very easy to find), which had my boys (5 and 7) a little hesitant. My oldest was anxious to see the python. We walked in and were greeted by the beautiful, yellow Ssstella being held by one of the caretakers. The caretaker was friendly and informative and taught me and my boys all sorts of interesting things about Ssstella (and of course we got our pictures taken holding her!) There's a small room with other reptiles as well. The bug collection was very interesting too look at. The gift shop was very reasonably priced and I was able to get my boys a couple of souvenirs without feeling like my walled was being gouged. Loved, loved, loved the experience! The boys are excited to go back. My oldest is going to try one of the suckers with a scorpion or cricket in it next time. Eeeeeew and so much fun!

689lisar

Great place for kids and adults! The gift shop is very reasonable. I learned quite a bit when I went! There are some reptiles also. There is no admission charge. Small but clean and neat. Some cute props to take photos with. My daughter is 5 and she enjoyed it!

531mikek

People were VERY helpful & courteous. Enjoyed it very much and is a terrific place to take kids. My great grandchild loved it!

BJDealer

You can leave the kids at home because there are already plenty of kids there. Seriously, I went by myself and really enjoyed my 20 minute self-guided tour. It's free, but if you look hard you can find a donation jar. Lots of bug-related stuff for sale. T-shirts, posters, ant farms, etc. The building is small, as is the parking lot. If the lot is full, so is the museum, so come back in 15 minutes. It's across the street from where they dock the mothballed aircraft carriers, which is something to look at for a minute or two while you're waiting for a parking spot to open up.By the time you are ready to leave you will want to make a dollar or two donation just to support what they are doing there. If not, no problem.

veebeeque

My friend and I took our 3 year old grandsons to the Bug Museum. They are pretty young, but they thoroughly enjoyed it. They especially liked using the big magnifiers to look at bugs, butterflies, beetles etc They also liked the live Butterflies. Everything is displayed very nicely. It's clean and well kept. I look forward to going back again. It is free, amazingly so, but does take donations.

luckymamax2

Small free museum, definitely worth a trip. My children loved the reptile room and Cecil the giant turtle. The lady working was very nice and took out a gecko to let my daughter touch. We spent about an hour there and enjoyed learning about all the bugs.

waroadtraveler

Bremerton isn't known as a tourist destination, unless you're a big warship fan. (Not I) so this Bug Museum was a real score. Small but well done- I learned a lot and my daughter really enjoyed it. Count on going slow and digesting info as you go, they cover a lot of territory per square foot. Also a great place to buy plants that eat- you guessed it- BUGS.