Things To Do in Tacoma

1. Museum of Glass

Dale Chihuly's work inspired the construction of this museum, which travels far and wide to bring the very best art glass to Tacoma. A vast variety...

2. Azarra Salon

Type:
• Spas

3. FoxFire Salon & Spa

Type:
• Spas

4. Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium

The focus at this unusual combination zoo and aquarium is generally on the wildlife of Pacific Rim countries, and to that end, you'll find animals...

Type:
• Zoos/Aquariums

5. Tacoma Art Museum

Housed in a building designed by noted contemporary architect Antoine Predock, the Tacoma Art Museum may not have as big a reputation as the Seattle...

6. W.W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory

Constructed in 1908, this elegant Victorian conservatory is one of only three of this type on the West Coast and is listed on the National Register...

Type:
• Picnics, Parks & Gardens

7. Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum

Housed in an imposing building across the street from Wright Park, this museum is dedicated to the preservation of original handwritten documents...

Type:
• Museums

8. Washington State History Museum

A massive archive of Washington state history, this impressive museum is like no other history museum in the Northwest. A full barrage of high-tech...

Type:
• Culture

9. Camp 6 Logging Museum

This museum focuses on the days of steam power in Washington's logging history. Exhibits include plenty of steam equipment as well as old bunkhouses...

Type:
• Museums

10. Fort Nisqually Living History Museum

Fort Nisqually was a trading post founded in 1833 by the Hudson's Bay Company for the purpose of acquiring beaver pelts. However, it was established...