Family Recreation
See the animals at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
Spend a few hours among the zoo and aquarium exhibits inside Point Defiance Park, on the bluff above Puget Sound. Tickets, opening hours and daily programming are published by the zoo.
Hours, prices, seasons and reservation rules change. Confirm on the official page before you go — Tacoma Trekker is an independent visitor platform.
Book it
- Cost
- On the operator's page
- How long
- Varies
- When it runs
- Check current availability
Booking, times and prices are handled by the operator. Tacoma Trekker does not take bookings or payments.
More like this
- Hands-on play at the Children's Museum of Tacoma
The Children's Museum of Tacoma is built for hands-on play, with open-ended play areas aimed at younger children in downtown Tacoma.
- Step into 1850s living history at Fort Nisqually
Fort Nisqually is a reconstructed 1850s Hudson's Bay Company post inside Point Defiance Park, with costumed interpretation and historic buildings to walk through.
- Follow the StoryWalk in Old Town Park
The Job Carr Cabin Museum sets up a StoryWalk in Old Town Park — a picture book posted page by page along the path, so families read it as they walk. The featured book changes; the museum posts which one is up.
- Explore Washington state history at the Washington State History Museum
Work through the state history museum's exhibition galleries in downtown Tacoma, next to Union Station on Pacific Avenue. Admission, opening hours and current exhibitions are published by the museum.
Keep planning
- Build My TrekA route made for your dates and interests
- Tacoma TreksReady-made routes through the city
- Tacoma Visitor GuideStart here: how long to stay and what to see
- Explore Tacoma by districtDowntown, Stadium, Proctor, Ruston Way and more
- Things to do in TacomaMuseums, parks, waterfront and public art
- Where to eat and drinkFood and coffee across the city
- Where to stayHow the stay areas differ
- What's happeningDated happenings across the city
- Mount Rainier from TacomaRoutes, park areas, seasons and official conditions
- Tacoma from SeattleVisiting Seattle? How to add a Tacoma day