The notebook of Tacoma
Just getting lost enough to understand better.
Glass museums, industrial heritage and bay facing Mount Rainier.
At your own pace
Identity summary
2 to 4 days
Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Possible without car depending on area
Metropolis area · Coast · Heritage
Good accessibility
Sweet rhythm
General presentation
Tacoma
Glass museums, industrial heritage and bay facing Mount Rainier.
Tacoma's discovery is based on Museum of Glass, Point Defiance Park and LeMay Museum. The stay thus alternates between the big city, the coastline and the heritage, which gives a concrete picture of the destination beyond its only best known site.
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For a stay of 2 to 4 days, a quiet rhythm works well. Also to be anticipated: variable influx depending on the season. The trip can be organised without a car if the drop point and local connections are selected in advance. The main sites are generally easy to access.
Strengths and constraints
Strengths
- Museum of Glass
- Point Defiance Park
- LeMay Museum
Before you choose
- Variable frequency depending on season
- Parking to anticipate in the center
Places worth visiting
A selection to start dreaming and organizing the stay — not an exhaustive list of everything there is to see.
Museum
Museum of Glass
In Tacoma, Museum of Glass The visit is recognized by its tilted cone, which houses an active blowing workshop. It is also true for contemporary works as well as for demonstrations in the oven, where glass is seen passing from incandescent material to a fragile and coloured shape.
Nature and landscape
Point Defiance Park
Point Defiance Park Old forest, beaches, gardens, and views of Puget Sound in the same large urban park. There is a trail under the cedars at Owen Beach, then at Fort Nisqually or at the zoo, sometimes with Vashon Island as a backdrop.
Culture and heritage
LeMay Museum
The LeMay Museum, near the Tacoma Dome, exhibits the automobile as an object of American design, road and memory. The galleries align muscle cars, family models, old vehicles and spectacular bodywork, with enough variety to interest both enthusiasts and curious visitors of popular history.
Nature and panorama
Tacoma Narrows Bridge
The Tacoma Narrows Bridge crosses a narrow arm of Puget Sound between Tacoma and the Kitsap Peninsula. His interest lies as much in the water panorama as in his engineering history, marked by the filmed collapse of the first bridge, which became a famous case of aeroelasticity.
Practical tips
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Escaped to discover
Mount Rainier National Park
Washington, 🇺🇸 United States of America
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