Located a mile out of town, the Olympic National Park Visitor Center (3002 Mt. Angeles Rd., 360/452-0330, www.nps.gov/olym [1], daily year-round) is an ideal first stop for visitors to Olympic National Park [2] or the very popular Hurricane Ridge [3], 17 miles south of town.
The center includes a large panoramic map, exhibits about the park, a Discovery Room for kids, and a 12-minute slide show that introduces visitors to the Olympics. Nature trails lead through the forest to park headquarters, a block away.
Get backcountry information from the summer-only Wilderness Information Center (directly behind the visitors center, 360/565-3100). Also here is the Beaumont log cabin, built in 1887 and moved here in 1962.
Links:
[1] http://www.nps.gov/olym
[2] http://www.moon.com/destinations/washington/olympic-peninsula-and-the-coast/olympic-national-park
[3] http://www.moon.com/destinations/washington/olympic-peninsula-and-the-coast/port-angeles/sights/hurricane-ridge