Odyssey, the Maritime Discovery Center (206/374-4000, 10 a.m.–9 p.m. Sun.–Wed., 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Thurs.–Sat., $7 for adults, $5 for students and seniors, free kids under 5) at Pier 66, houses fun and educational exhibits in a large and little-visited space.
Try your hand at loading containers onto a ship, paddle a kayak through a virtual bay, listen to vessel radio traffic from Elliott Bay, learn how fish are caught and processed in Alaska, explore the lives of sea creatures, and learn how ships move through the water.