Top Reasons to Go

Take flight: See a Boeing in mid-construction or a World War II chopper up close at Everett's Paine Field.

Tiptoe through the tulips: Bike past undulating fields of tulips and other spring blooms in La Conner and Mount Vernon.

Hang in glass houses: Check out Dale Chihuly's biomorphic sculptures at Tacoma's Museum of Glass.

View a volcano: Visit Johnston Ridge Observatory, for an eerily close view of Mt. St. Helens.

Paddle around Puget Sound: Rent a kayak to explore the charming seaside communities of Poulsbo or Gig Harbor.