Gray Whale Attraction in Port Townsend, WA
The skeleton of a gray whale is a new display in the downtown Victorian seaport of Port Townsend, WA.
Category: Washington State
America’s Love for Cars: Alive in Seattle at LeMay Museums
The LeMay Museums in Seattle house over 3000 classic cars, with the bulk of the collection at The LeMay Collections at Marymount. Visitors can spend hours exploring the displays of cars stored three stories high, and see a 1914 Detroit Electric Princess Coupe designed for women drivers with voluminous skirts and hats. The LeMay Annual Car Show, a free event taking place in August, is a must-attend.
Best Beach Walks: Dungeness Spit on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula
Out on the Olympic Peninsula, north of the Olympic National Park, hike to the New Dungeness Lighthouse in the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge. It’s an easy 5-mile walk on a sandy beach spit with views of the Olympic Mountains, the San Juan Islands and Canada.
Visiting the Olympic National Park
Planning a trip to the Pacific Northwest? Set aside time to get out to the spectacular Olympic National Park. Out on the Olympic Peninsula, it’s a remote getaway, home to the nation’s only rainforests and snow-capped mountains nearly 8000’ high.
Must-see Courthouse in South Bend, WA
On Highway 101 traveling between beaches in Oregon and Washington towards Olympia, Tacoma or Seattle, you could easily miss this gem, the courthouse in South Bend, WA. Plan a purposeful stop in tow
PNW Victorian Seaport’s Colorful History
Learn stories of a Pacific Northwest shaped by local tribes, smugglers, devastating fires and a waterfront of saloons and brothels with a more gentile uptown with churches and schools.