Things to do in Tacoma

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Want to get Outdoorsy or into Nature?

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Tacoma’s Historic Wright Park & Conservatory https://www.metroparkstacoma.org/wright-park/ Titlow Beach and Park https://www.metroparkstacoma.org/titlow-park/ Point Defiance: Rose Gardens, Zoo & Aquarium, Owen Beach https://www.metroparkstacoma.org/point-defiance-park/ Ruston Way and Point Ruston https://www.pointruston.com/lifestyle/tacoma-waterfront-things-to-do/ Chihuly’s Bridge of Glass/ Thea Foss Waterway http://www.traveltacoma.com/listings/chihuly-bridge-of-glass/479/ Sunnyside Beach in Steilacoom http://www.townofsteilacoom.com/264/Sunnyside-Beach Chamber’s Bay https://www.yelp.com/biz/grandview-chambers-bay-bike-and-hike-trail-university-place Mount Rainier/ Paradise Point (Hiking) https://www.nps.gov/mora/planyourvisit/paradise.htm Rattlesnake Ridge/Ledge (Hiking) http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/rattle-snake-ledge Snoqualimie Falls (Hiking) http://www.snoqualmiefalls.com/

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Coffee/Sweet Shops

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Red Elm Café: http://redelmcafe.com/ Metronome Coffee: http://metronomecoffee.com/ Cosmonaut: https://coffeetacoma.com/ Bluebeard Coffee: https://bluebeardcoffee.com/ Corina’s Bakery: https://corinabakery.com/tacoma/ Hello, Cupcake: https://www.hello-cupcake.com/ Ice Cream Social: http://icecreamsocialtacoma.com/ Legendary Doughnuts: http://www.legendarydoughnuts.com/

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Breakfast Bites

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Shakabrah Java: https://www.zomato.com/tacoma-wa/shakabrah-java-tacoma/menu Marcia’s Silver Spoon: https://www.zmenu.com/marcias-silver-spoon-cafe-tacoma-online-menu/ Dirty Oscar’s Annex: http://www.dirtyoscarsannex.com/ Spring Lake Café: https://www.yelp.com/biz/spring-lake-cafe-fircrest Art House Café: http://www.arthousecafe.com/ Old Milkwaukee Café: https://www.yelp.com/biz/old-milwaukee-cafe-tacoma

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Best Lunch/Dinner Stops:

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The Harmon: https://www.harmonbrewingco.com/ Over the Moon Café: http://overthemooncafe.net/ Mexico Magico: http://www.mexmagico.com/ Infinite Soups: https://www.yelp.com/biz/infinite-soups-tacoma-3 1111: http://www.elevenelevenbar.com/ EastWest Café: http://www.eastwestproctor.com/ Antique Sandwich Shop: https://antiquesandwichcompany.com/ Shake Shake Shake: http://shakeshakeshake.me/ Frisko Freeze: https://www.yelp.com/biz/frisko-freeze-tacoma Peanut Sauce: http://peanutsaucethaicuisine.com/ The Spar (sometimes they have live music): http://www.the-spar.com/ Pacific Grill: http://www.pacificgrilltacoma.com/ Puget Sound Pizza: https://tacomapsp.com/ Sammy’s Pizza: http://www.sammyspizzatacoma.com/ The Hub: https://www.harmonbrewingco.com/the-hub/ Galanga Thai: http://www.galangathai.com/ Indochine: https://www.indochinedowntown.com/ Shenanigan’s: http://www.cishenanigans.com/ Pomodoro: http://www.pomodoroproctor.com/

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Shopping

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King’s Books: http://www.kingsbookstore.com/ All the little shops along Pacific Avenue: https://www.yelp.com/biz/stocklist-tacoma http://www.uxctacoma.com/ Local shops along 6th Avenue: https://experiencetacoma.com/6th-avenue/ Tacoma Mall: http://www.simon.com/mall/tacoma-mall Compass Rose: https://compassroseshop.com/

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Events and Activities around Tacoma:

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Catch a baseball game at Cheney Stadium. They have a fireworks show after every Friday night home game: http://www.milb.com/index.jsp?sid=t529 Tacoma Comedy Club: http://www.tacomacomedyclub.com/ Narrows Plaza Bowling: https://www.narrowsplazabowl.com/ Rollin’ 253 Skating Rink: https://www.rollin253.com/ Glass Museum: https://museumofglass.org/ Tacoma Art Museum: http://www.tacomaartmuseum.org/ LeMay Car Museum: https://www.americascarmuseum.org/ Take a ferry to Vashon Island and explore: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g58805-d4559706-Reviews-Vashon_Island-Vashon_Washington.html Stroll around Tacoma farmer’s markets: http://piercecd.org/362/Tacoma-Farmers-Markets Blue Mouse Theater: https://bluemousetheatre.com/ Grand Cinema: http://www.grandcinema.com/