The World’s Smallest Floating Homes Museum

The World’s Smallest Floating Homes Museum occupies a single, glass-fronted wooden display case mounted directly onto a dock railing along the Portage Bay shoreline. Inside, a rotating selection of miniature models and vintage photographs documents the history of Seattle’s houseboats. This tiny space serves as the only public archive for a floating community that once numbered over two thousand vessels during the Great Depression. A local resident maintains the collection, highlighting how these structures evolved from simple fishing shacks into prized private residences.