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Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture is the natural history museum of the University of Washington in . It is administered by the Arts Division of the College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Washington.
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  • Opening hours:
    Tuesday—Sunday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
    Monday: closed
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: natural history museum in Washington, United States
  • Also known as: “Burke Memorial-Washington State Museum”, “Burke Museum”, “The Burke”, “Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum”, and “University of Washington Burke Museum”
  • Address: 4303 Memorial Way Northeast, Seattle, WA 98105

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include U District station and Neptune Theatre.

Railway station
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is a light rail station on the 1 Line of Sound Transit's Link light rail system in , Washington, United States. It is located in the neighborhood, near the University of Washington campus. is situated 640 feet west of Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.

Theater building
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The , formerly known as U-Neptune Theatre, is a performing arts venue in the neighborhood of , , United States. is situated 670 feet northwest of Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.

Library
The is the business at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. As part of the university system of libraries, it serves the 3,500 students, faculty, and staff of the Foster School of Business. is situated 950 feet southeast of Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include University District and Wallingford.

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The , or "U-District", surrounds the University of Washington in northeast . UW is one of the largest colleges in the United States, with over 50,000 students.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood in north central , lying on a hill above the north shore of about four miles from the . The neighborhood developed quickly during the early 20th century after the establishment of the University of Washington to the east.

Neighborhood
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or Tangletown is the part of 's neighborhood that lies north of N 50th Street, near . Of note are its "K streets": Kensington, Kenwood, Keystone, and Kirkwood Places N.

Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

Latitude
47.66042° or 47° 39′ 38″ north
Longitude
-122.31153° or 122° 18′ 42″ west
Elevation
223 feet (68 metres)
Inception
2019
Levels
4
Operator
University of Washington
Open location code
84VVMM6Q+59
Open­Street­Map ID
way 160545994
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­university
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
7200266
Wiki­data ID
Q388376
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