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	Artsy Olympia Pull off the freeway at the Capitol dome for a host of don’t-miss attractions
	Sagas of the Cities ONE VORACIOUS TREE on Vashon Island has an old bike embedded in its trunk (near 20312 Vashon Hwy SW). Zekesville, near Stevens Pass off Highway 2, claims to be the state’s smallest incorporated town, with five residents...
	Hands-On History ONE OF THE FIRST Europeans to explore the state was Greek navigator Juan de Fuca. The Whidbey Island town of Freeland was founded in 1902 as a socialist utopian community. For more history, study up at these attractions...
	Get Festive LIVE MUSIC? We’ve got that. Fruit festivals and shortcake-eating contests? Those, too. Heck, we even have naked bicyclists.
	Ironic Icons LOOKING FOR SEATTLE’S quirky side? Here are a few sights not to miss.
	Sound Check BLESSED WITH a naturally deep harbor in Commencement Bay, Tacoma has long been defined by its bustling, working waterfront.
	On The Town Traveling exhibits, grand openings, and commemorative events mark 2012.
	Go to Market VISITING PIKE PLACE MARKET? Everyone will say to visit Rachel the Pig. They’ll say not to miss the lively salmon-throwing crew at the nearby Pike Place Fish Market, and to stop by the original Starbucks...
	Ferried Away FERRIES ON PUGET SOUND are so common that several are designated as stretches of state highways. They are also a great way to explore the region.

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On Display MUSEUM GEEKS, REJOICE. The Seattle-Tacoma area is stocked with more than 20 intellectual institutions with interactive appeal. Museums focused on history, art, music, glass, and science fiction—among others—dot the region.

Top Draw FROM PUGET SOUND to the Space Needle, Seattle teems with vistas, festivals,and hot spots. Start with a morning at Gas Works Park, the site of a former gas plant on a Lake Union promontory ...

Pike's Peak SURE, THE FLYING FISH AT THE PIKE PLACE FISH MARKET ARE FUN. But the fishmongers’ famous daily game of catch barely scratches the scales of what this century-old Seattle institution offers. For example, locals in the know have frequented the kitchen-size Market Spice...

Sound Bet THE RURAL ROADS ON THE WEST SIDE OF PUGET SOUND unwind city stress like a good masseuse. The tree-lined routes lead car and driver between harborside hamlets...

Destined for a Good Time IN 1873, the Northern Pacific Railway declared its western terminus would be Tacoma, not Seattle, its confident neighbor 32 miles north. Flush with optimism, the town adopted the nickname “The City of Destiny.&rdquo...

Park Place SEATTLE’S CLEAN AND GREEN APPEARANCE doesn’t come by accident. Seattle Parks and Recreation owns 11 percent of the city’s total acreage, and more than 500 parks infuse the Puget Sound region with places to play.

Big East THE COMMUNITIES ON THE EASTERN SHORE OF LAKE WASHINGTON—known to locals as the Eastside—are where you’ll find some of metro Seattle’s most buzzed-about destinations.

 

Find Out More

Please visit our Tourism Partners for Metro Seattle

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Auburn Area Chamber of Commerce/Auburn Tourism

253-833-0700

City of Bothell

425-485-4353

City of Edmonds

425-775-2525, 425-776-6711 (Chamber of Commerce)

City of Everett

425-257-8700

City of Gig Harbor Visitor Services

888-843-9444

City of Kirkland

425-587-3000

City of Lynnwood

425-744-6473

City of Redmond

425-556-2444

Kitsap Peninsula Visitor and Convention Bureau

800-416-5615, 360-297-8200

Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater Visitor & Convention Bureau

877-704-7500

Seattle Southside

877-885-9452

Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau

866-732-2695, 206-461-5888

Snohomish County Tourism Bureau

888-338-0976

Tacoma Regional Convention & Visitor Bureau

800-272-2662