A Weekend in Tacoma: Two-Day Guide
Downtown
A two-day Tacoma plan: museums and downtown on day one, Point Defiance, Ruston Way and the neighborhoods on day two.
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Longer reads that explain how a part of Tacoma fits together, so you can plan around it rather than chase a list.
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Downtown
A two-day Tacoma plan: museums and downtown on day one, Point Defiance, Ruston Way and the neighborhoods on day two.
Point Defiance
The Tacoma attractions that hold up with children: the zoo and aquarium, glass blowing, children's museum, parks and beaches.
Citywide
Parks, viewpoints, waterfront paths and public art that cost nothing.
Downtown
How to spend a single day in Tacoma on foot, built around the Museum District, the Thea Foss waterfront and one neighborhood stop.
Downtown
What to do in Tacoma when it rains: museums, glass, indoor markets, theaters and covered walks.
Museum District
Tacoma's museum cluster, from the Museum of Glass Hot Shop to state history, art and cars, and how the glass art story fits together.
Downtown
How Tacoma's museum cluster fits together and how to sequence a visit on foot.
Ruston Way
Tacoma's three distinct waterfronts explained, and how to walk, cycle or drive between them.