Aberdeen is the home port for two tall sailing ships. The Lady Washington, built in the city in the late 1880s, is a full-scale replica of the late 18th-century merchant brig that was the first American-flagged vessel to round Cape Horn; in 2007 it was named the Official Ship of the State of Washington. A companion vessel, the Hawaiian Chieftain, was built in Lahaina, Hawaii in 1988. Tours and local sailing excursions are offered when the ships are in port; for more information phone (360) 532-8611 or (800) 200-5239.
Handsome Victorian and Craftsman-style homes grace Aberdeen's hillside residential district north of downtown. Sam Benn Park, E. 9th and N. I streets, offers tennis courts, disc golf, a playground, a rose garden and a network of pathways through landscaped rolling hills; phone (360) 537-3230.
Visitor Centers
Greater Grays Harbor, Inc. 506 Duffy St. Aberdeen, WA 98520. Phone:(360)532-1924 or (800)321-1924