Tacoma, WA is a city in the Puget Sound region of Washington. It's built next to Commencement Bay and Mount Rainier, and it's known for its Victorian-style architecture. Called "America's Car Museum" because of nearby LeMay Car Museum, Tacoma also hosts an annual jazz festival. The city has several museums, including the Museum of Glass and the Washington State History Museum. Tacoma is just a 45-minute drive from Seattle, but it's also close to Vancouver, Canada and Portland, Oregon. It's part of the Seattle-Tacoma metropolitan area with about 3 million people.
Brookdale Allenmore
3615 S 23rd Street
Tacoma, WA 98405
Weatherly Inn Tacoma
6016 N Highlands Parkway
Tacoma, WA 98406
Point Defiance Zoo Botanical Garden
5400 N Pearl Street
Tacoma, WA 98407
Rhododendron Garden
Five mile Road
Tacoma, WA 98407
Gaffney Funeral Home
1002 South Yakima Avenue
Tacoma, WA 98405
Scott Funeral Home
1215 M.L.K. Jr Way
Tacoma, WA 98405
MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital
315 M.L.K. Jr Way
Tacoma, WA 98405
St. Joseph Medical Center
1717 S J Street
Tacoma, WA 98405
University of Washington Tacoma
1900 Commerce St
Tacoma, WA 98402
Tacoma Community College
6501 S 19th St
Tacoma, WA 98466
Pacific Lutheran University
12180 Park Ave S
Tacoma, WA 98447
Tacoma has more than 100 neighborhoods, some of which are Old Town, Stadium District, Downtown Tacoma and West Tacoma. Old Town is the site of the first business in Tacoma. It's also where some historic buildings from the late 1800s still stand, including a Masonic Temple and Greek Revival homes. There are several breweries located inside old warehouses in the area.
The Stadium District is south of Downtown Tacoma and home to the University of Washington's Tacoma campus. The area has many shops, restaurants and a few bars. It also hosts a weekly Sunday Market in the summertime.
Downtown Tacoma has been going through a revitalization in recent years. Public art can be found throughout in an effort to brighten the area. It's also the site of Tacoma's Amtrak Bus Station and LINK light rail station. The Museum of Glass, which sits next to an art museum, borders Downtown Tacoma to the south.
Some of the most popular attractions in Tacoma include Point Defiance Park and Zoo, Museum of Glass and the LeMay Car Museum. Point Defiance Park is located on a peninsula, and it's home to a zoo, aquarium and Japanese Garden. Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium is one of the most visited attractions in Washington state with more than 1 million visitors every year. The Tacoma Narrows Bridge is one of the city's most famous pieces of architecture. Completed in 1940, it was lauded for its beauty and became known as the "Galloping Gertie" because of how it moved in high winds.