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Mountain – City – Sea

November 24, 2020by Cevado0 comments

An iconic national park mountain, a metropolitan city, and miles of saltwater shoreline in one epic road trip.

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The Mountain: Mount Rainier National Park

Coming through the Nisqually entrance of Mount Rainier National Park near Ashford, one road will take you to a smorgasbord of light adventure, waterfalls, scenic viewpoints, family-friendly hikes, picnic areas, and historical monuments.
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The Mountain: Crystal Mountain

Take the Mount Rainier Gondola to the summit of Crystal Mountain for views of Mount Rainier that will rake in the social media likes.
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The Mountain: Recycled Spirits of Iron Outdoor Sculpture Gallery

The Recycled Spirits of Iron is a phantasmagoria of beauty and surrealism.
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The City: Tacoma Art Museum

As the hometown of the most recognized glass artist in the world, Dale Chihuly, glass art is in Tacoma’s DNA.
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The City: Museum of Glass

Tacoma’s Museum of Glass is the embodiment of the modern studio glass art movement. In a functioning hot shop amphitheater, visitors can watch local artists (and occasionally some world-famous guest artists drop-in) create masterpieces right before their eyes before wandering the collections and galleries to experience work from those who are on the forefront of the art.
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The City: LeMay, America’s Car Museum

The largest automotive museum in North America, America’s Car Museum features more than 300 historic, rare, exotic, and one-of-a-kind vehicles that tell the story of the automobile in American and world history.
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The Sea: Gig Harbor

Gig Harbor is a peaceful waterfront village that feels hundreds of miles from the hustle and bustle of city life, but in reality, it’s just 10 minutes from downtown Tacoma, across the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.
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The Sea: Ruston Way Waterfront

Just minutes away from downtown Tacoma is Ruston Way Waterfront. Connecting downtown Tacoma to Point Defiance, this waterfront path offers a two-mile stretch of paved walking trail, dotted with parks with views of the Salish Sea and Mount Rainier.
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The Sea: Foss Waterway Seaport Museum

The Foss Waterway Seaport Museum is a maritime museum right on the downtown Tacoma waterfront, featuring exhibits of historic wooden boats, a working boat shop, and exhibits about the indigenous tribes of the Tacoma area, and Tacoma’s history as the place “where rails met sails.”
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