A long walk or short drive to:

• Ruston Waterfront Park and Restaurants

• Tacoma Farmers Market

• The Museum of Glass

• The Tacoma Art Museum

• Children's Museum of Tacoma

• downtown Tacoma, the Theater District and Broadway Center for the Performing Arts

• Antique Row

• the Proctor District, shops, restaurants

• the Sixth Avenue Business District, shops and Restaurants

• The Frank Russell Company

• The University of Puget Sound.

• The Tacoma Convention Center

• The Tacoma Dome

• Freighthouse Square

• The Washington State History Museum

• Union Pacific Station and Dale Chihuly glass exhibit

• Port of Tacoma

• St. Joseph Hospital

• Tacoma Mall

• Bellarmine High School

• The Charles Wright Academy

• Tacoma Community College

• The Tacoma Mall

• The International District or Upper Tacoma District: shops and restaurants

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Fifteen minute driving will land you at:

• Point Defiance Park, Zoo and Aquarium

• Fort Nisqually

• Pacific Lutheran University

• World Vision or Weyerhaeuser headquarters

• Gig Harbor

• Enchanted Village and Waterslides

• Lakewold Gardens

• Gig Harbor or Port Orchard

• The Auburn Super Mall

• Puyallup Fairgrounds

• The Emerald Queen Casino

• The Windmill Gardens Nursery

• The Meeker Mansion

• Shelton Antiques

• McChord AFB and Museum

• Fort Lewis Army Base and Museum

• Nisqually Wildlife Refuge

• Ferry To Vashon Island

• Puyallup Tribal Museum

• Seeds of Our Ancestors Ongoing Exhibition at the Skokomish Tribal Center

• Steilacoom Tribal and Cultural Center and Museum

And another fifteen will get you to:

• Sea-Tac Airport

• Steilacoom

• The Boeing Museum of Flight

• The State Capitol in Olympia

• Olympia Brewery

• Emerald Downs Track (horse racing)

• Ikea

• South Center Mall

• Bremerton Naval Yards and Ship Tours

• Pacific Rim Bonsai Collection and Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden

In less than an hour, you can be in:

• downtown Seattle

• Bellevue (Bellevue Art Museum) and (Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art)

• Kirkland

• Redmond

• Issaquah

• Renton

• Northwest Trek

• Wolf Haven

• Centralia antique stores and discount mall

• Close to the top of Mt. Rainier

• St. Michelle Winery

• Cross Country Skiing at Sno-Park

• Bird Watching

• Bicycling

• Boating

• Camping

• Hang Gliding

• Hiking/Walking

• Kayaking

• Northwest Railway Museum

• Cougar Mountain Zoological Park

One to two hours will get you to:

• Crystal Mountain ski area

• the Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad

• Ohop Indian Village

• Pioneer Farms Museum

• the Pacific Ocean beaches

• the Olympic rain forest

• historic Port Townsend

• Port Angeles and thence to Victoria

• Olympic Game Farm

• Naval Undersea Museum

• Whale watching

• Whitewater Rafting

• Fall Foliage Touring

• Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument

• Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge

• Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge

• Willapa National Wildlife Refuge

• Ocean Shores Interpretive Center

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