Fort Casey State Park: Take in breathtaking marine views, learn about military history, scuba dive at Fort Casey Underwater Reserve, or visit the Admiralty Head Lighthouse.
Hike the Bluff Trail: Start at Ebey’s Landing State Park or the Prairie Overlook near historic Sunnyside Cemetery.
Historic Coupeville: Have lunch in Coupeville, visit the Island County Historical Museum, and step into the town’s rich past.
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
Reconstructed Fort Vancouver – This fort was built by the Hudson’s Bay Company in the 1820s and is now a National Historic Site. Visitors can explore the reconstructed fort and learn about its history.
Pearson Air Museum – This museum is located within the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site and is dedicated to the history of aviation in the Pacific Northwest.
Fort Vancouver Visitor Center – This visitor center offers information about the park, as well as a bookstore and gift shop.
This historic district is located adjacent to Fort Vancouver and consists of 21 beautifully restored 19th-century homes that were once occupied by U.S. Army officers.
Historical Park
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park – a visitor center in Seattle with a museum
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park – A replica of the explorers’ fort was built in 1955.
Manhattan Project National Historical Park – Discover a secret factory that made plutonium. Two visitor centers.
Nez Perce National Historical Park – The park consists of 38 places spread across Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington that are important to the history and culture of the Nimiipuu.
San Juan Island National Historical Park – Visitor center and trails. The home of the “Pig War.”
Whitman Mission National Historic Site – Visitor Center/Museum
Recreation Areas:
Lake Chelan National Recreation Area – Part of North Cascades National Park Service Complex. There are no roads that lead into Lake Chelan NRA.
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area – encompasses the 130-mile (210 km) long Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake between Grand Coulee Dam and Northport, Washington.
Grand Coulee Dam: A dam built in 1941 on the Columbia River
Historic sites: Fort Spokane and St. Paul’s Mission
Museums: The Colville Confederated Tribes Museum and Titwáatit Native Art Gallery
State parks: Crown Point State Park
Landmarks: Gehrke Windmill Garden
Ross Lake National Recreation Area – It is the most accessible part of the North Cascades National Park Complex. The NRA contains a portion of scenic Washington State Route 20, the North Cascades Highway, and includes three reservoirs: 12,000-acre (4,900 ha) Ross Lake, 910-acre (370 ha) Diablo Lake, and 210-acre (85 ha) Gorge Lake. Newhalem, Washington is home to both the North Cascades Visitor Center and the Skagit Information Center. North Cascades Visitor Center: Update the exhibits, multi-media programs, and activities at the North Cascades Visitor Center.
National Park
Mount Rainier National Park – Beginning in 2024, timed entry reservations will be required for vehicles using entrances on the Paradise and Sunrise corridors during daylight hours in the peak summer months. This 116-mile loop around the mountain offers views of Mount Rainier, glaciers, waterfalls, and forests.
North Cascades National Park – North Cascades Scenic Highway.
Olympic National Park – There are several roads in the park, but none penetrate far into the interior.
The most popular piece of the coastal strip is the 9-mile (14 km) Ozette Loop. The Park Service runs a registration and reservation program to control the usage levels of this area.
The Burke-Gilman Trail – Pedal through Seattle’s diverse neighborhoods and alongside Lake Washington on this popular urban trail.
Hanford –
Manhattan National Historical Park
Pasco Aviation Museum – showcases aviation history.
Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) – interactive exhibits focused on gravitational waves and related sciences, and the history of astronomy.
Nez Perce NHP – The park consists of 38 places spread across Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington that are important to the history and culture of the Nimiipuu.
Sacajawea Interpretive Center at Sacajawea Historical State Parks – exhibits
Franklin County Historical Society – artifacts, educational programs, and displays that share story of the development of Franklin County.
Museum at Keewaydin – collections include cultural ephemera, fossils, a butterfly and insect collection, a petrified wood floor and artifacts from European settlers and World War II.
The REACH Museum – natural and human history of the Tri-Cities
Tamástslikt Cultural Institute – Permanent exhibits bring to life the traditions of the Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla Tribes.
Wanapum Heritage Center –
Yakama Nation Cultural Center – interprets the living culture of the Yakama people
