Washington Travel Guide

Washington covers the Cascade Regions including Mount Rainier, Mount Saint Helens and the Olympic Mountains; the straits – Juan de Fuca and Puget Sound; rocky coastlines, volcanoes, numerous coastal islands and the western tip of U.S. – Cape Alva.

It came to be recognized as the 42nd state of U.S. in 1889. It became an important aircraft building, ship building, technological goods manufacturing town and presently has important trade relations with other parts of the world. The Bonneville and the Grand Coulee dams are significant for the development of Washington.

While Olympia is the state capital, Bellevue, Bellingham, Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, Vancouver, Walla Walla and Yakima are other important cities.

Famous Destinations:

National parks – Seattle Unit National Historical Park, Mount Rainier National Park, Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, Nez Perce National Historical Park, North Cascades National Park, Olympic National Park and San Juan Island National Historical Park are major attractions for visitors. Haro Strait and Lime Kiln State Park arrange trips to watch killer whales. Bird watching is also a nice pastime.

Vineyards and Wineries – The regions around Walla Walla and Yakima have emerged as important wine producing regions.

Sports – San Juan Islands offers a horde of water sports activities like sailing, fishing, canoe & kayaking, scuba diving, surfing, swimming and many more. Frenchman Coulee offers rock climbing. Skiing and skateboarding is done in Mount Baker. Extensive fishing is done in the Washington coastline.

Leisure & Outdoors – Camping, trekking and picnics in the state parks or bicycling, fishing, hiking and camping in the San Juan Islands is a good option.

Food & Drinks – Washington has its authentic cuisines and many alluring delicacies. A number of coffee houses and breweries can be found lined in the streets. It is famous for its specialized coffee drinks.

Museums & Galleries – Tacoma has many important museums.