Apr 30, 2026 - Things to Do
Escape to Bremerton for waterfront, warships and pastry
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Most readers clocked this one correctly as Bremerton — though the wrong answers ranged up and down Puget Sound and showed how similar our waterfronts can look.
The hour-long state ferry ride from Seattle is half the fun, bringing you to the gates of the base and shipyard that long defined this Navy town.
Things to do: Stroll the usually uncrowded waterfront, check out the Navy exhibits or the USS Turner Joy, and let kids splash at the submarine-themed water park.
Bonus: Don't skip Saboteur Bakery — a destination pastry spot from a Michelin-trained chef that's a 20-minute stroll across the Manette Bridge.