Port Townsend is a popular destination worth the challenge of discovery on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula. Rated one of the Top Historic Places in the world in a 2008 National Geographic survey, the picturesque seaport charms visitors with its Victorian homes and historic Water Street.

At the northeast tip of the Olympic Peninsula the city is an important point of entry and departure for local residents and visitors.

Public and private ferries shuttle passengers and cars across Admiralty Inlet to Whidbey Island. This page on PTFerry.com displays up-to-date schedules to navigate the intricacies of the changing ferry boats.

Port Hadlock and Port Ludlow are a few minutes south of Port Townsend along Oak Bay Road on the way to the Hood Canal Bridge. Port Hadlock is the gateway to Marrowstone Island and Fort Flagler.

Further south on Highway 101 are the Emerald Towns of Quilcene and Brinnon, both on the shores of Hood Canal. Highway 101 continues south to connect to Kitsap Cities and Olympia on Interstate Highway 5.