Pacific Bonsai Museum

Category: Museum

Address: 2515 South 336th St, Federal Way, WA 98003, USA

Phone: +12533537345

Opening hours

Sunday: 10AM–4PM

Monday: Closed

Tuesday: 10AM–4PM

Wednesday: 10AM–4PM

Thursday: 10AM–4PM

Friday: 10AM–4PM

Saturday: 10AM–4PM

Reviews

Paige Vickers

Jun 4, 2022

Great stop for a nice stroll through a garden. The bonsai section is free but has a recommended donation of $12 per person at the end. The rhododendron section cost $8 per person but is a nice walk through a garden. Took about an hr to do both.

Elyse Alegria

May 24, 2022

The bonsai museum is amazing and it's worthwhile to read the information on each piece and possibly find a bonsai your age. It is mostly outdoors, so plan accordingly. These are all amazing pieces of work using a natural, living medium. There are two levels of parking, which is fantastic during the busy days. Donation is suggested and is made very easy using a "Dip" device at the end of the self guided tour.

Ly Vu

May 2, 2022

I actually reviewed this along with the Rhododendron garden. The two are side-by-side, and best done in a single trip. The bonsai trees are wonderful - perhaps the best I've seen and displayed in an uncluttered museum-style. Two were seasonally spectacular - a rhododendron bonsai in full bloom (so a warm pink all over) and a wisteria also in full purple bloom. The museum puts bonsai in the context of the incarceration of Japanese-Americans in WWII. It's very well done. Though the museum is free, there's a suggested donation of $10 per adult.

Rachel Park

Jan 13, 2022

I went to winter and couldn't see the flowers, but it's a pretty place. However, it was very nice because it was winter because there were not many people. We are looking forward to coming back in the summer and seeing more beautiful flowers and trees in the summer.

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Questions & Answers

Do you have any training classes for learning how to trim & create Bonsai?

War. Chief | Aug 10, 2022
War. Chief | Aug 11, 2022

Awesome, Thanks Loren

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how far is it to walk from parking lot to the garden?

Qui D (Avocado) | Aug 10, 2022
Rick Weyant | Aug 11, 2022

1/3 mile

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How is it in the winter?

Pinuu Turner | Aug 10, 2022
Morgan Brockman | Aug 11, 2022

Fine! the trees are in display cases with heaters

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What is the oldest tree on display??

Loren Hovis | Aug 10, 2022
Keliomer Castillo | Aug 11, 2022

There is a tree from Japan dated as having been started ~1800!!

Is there an admission fee?

Brenda O'Neal-McCray | Aug 10, 2022
Tony Castro | Aug 11, 2022

Entrance to the Bonsai garden is free but a donation is suggested with a pay station at the end of the trail just before the exit. If you would like to visit the rhododendron garden also, you will need to purchase tickets.

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When does the Hymalean blue poppy blooms?

Sarmite Straupenieks | Aug 10, 2022
Ken Hellewell | Aug 11, 2022

The blue poppy event is May 18th.

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Hello, I will be in town Monday only. Is there anything to see while it's closed?

Hank R | Aug 10, 2022
Adriene Brown | Aug 11, 2022

Unfortunately, it nor the Rhododendron Species Garden next to it are open on Mondays. Bummer! You should try again another time as both are fabulous!

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is there a gift shop at the museum where u can buy a bonsai tree?

izzy W | Aug 10, 2022
Joshua Heling | Aug 11, 2022

I don't recall seeing bonsai trees for sale at the gift shop.

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Does Weyerhaeuser have any Weeping Willows

Johnna Klobuchar | Aug 10, 2022
Peter Schulte | Aug 11, 2022

No. The adjacent rhododendron garden has a world class collection of rhodies. There is also a great gift shop and they sell plants

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Cost to enter?

Russ | Aug 10, 2022
Roberta Marsh | Aug 11, 2022

No cost. Donation hoped.

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