Kyle's Guidebook
Sightseeing
A scenic and accessible picnic spot, short walk through the woods to a lovely beach to explore, minutes from your door.
32 locals recommend
Kopachuck State Park
10712 56th St NWA scenic and accessible picnic spot, short walk through the woods to a lovely beach to explore, minutes from your door.
Nothing captures the majesty of the northwest like beautiful Mount Rainier, just an hour and a half drive from here. With hundreds of short and long hikes through forests, streams and pristine alpine lakes, you can get lost here for days or weeks, or just an afternoon.
607 locals recommend
Mount Rainier National Park
Nothing captures the majesty of the northwest like beautiful Mount Rainier, just an hour and a half drive from here. With hundreds of short and long hikes through forests, streams and pristine alpine lakes, you can get lost here for days or weeks, or just an afternoon.
MOHAI captures the spirit and the sometimes quirky entrepreneurial nature of the developing region. A must-see.
357 locals recommend
Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI)
860 Terry Ave NMOHAI captures the spirit and the sometimes quirky entrepreneurial nature of the developing region. A must-see.
Just minutes from the house, this long stretch of uninterrupted beach provides a great opportunity to enjoy the shallows and do some fishing or clamming (permits required).
13 locals recommend
Purdy Sand Spit
7726 WA-302Just minutes from the house, this long stretch of uninterrupted beach provides a great opportunity to enjoy the shallows and do some fishing or clamming (permits required).
Museum of Glass
1801 Dock StMoclips
LeMay - America’s Car Museum
2702 E D StHurricane Ridge
If you would like to get out on the water for some big ocean-going fish, Westport Is a great place to charter from, offering experience skippers and a charming coastal town to explore while you are there.
38 locals recommend
Westport
If you would like to get out on the water for some big ocean-going fish, Westport Is a great place to charter from, offering experience skippers and a charming coastal town to explore while you are there.
Accessible and nicely conceived aquarium and zoo, surrounded by miles of walkable forest trails.
338 locals recommend
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
5400 N Pearl StAccessible and nicely conceived aquarium and zoo, surrounded by miles of walkable forest trails.
Scenic port Townsend, where the movie an Officer and a Gentleman was filmed, offers beautiful beaches and a rich maritime history to explore. Several solid restaurants and cafés along the water, as well as kayak rental. Great wooden boat museum, and host to the fantastic wooden boat festival, mid-September.
218 locals recommend
Port Townsend
Scenic port Townsend, where the movie an Officer and a Gentleman was filmed, offers beautiful beaches and a rich maritime history to explore. Several solid restaurants and cafés along the water, as well as kayak rental. Great wooden boat museum, and host to the fantastic wooden boat festival, mid-September.
Food scene
Tides Tavern has been around for a while, and although 21+ only, does a nice job with tasty fare and local beers In a rustic waterfront setting. Find a place out on the deck if it’s available. This used to be my great aunt’s grocery store at the turn of the century!
103 locals recommend
Tides Tavern
2925 Harborview DrTides Tavern has been around for a while, and although 21+ only, does a nice job with tasty fare and local beers In a rustic waterfront setting. Find a place out on the deck if it’s available. This used to be my great aunt’s grocery store at the turn of the century!
Brewpubs
Great pizza and locally crafted brews that rotate constantly.
11 locals recommend
E9 Brewing Co. & Taproom
2506 Fawcett AveGreat pizza and locally crafted brews that rotate constantly.
Just about the most amazing Vista for enjoying a pint that you can imagine…featuring Mount Rainier and the entrance of Gig Harbor sand spit. Limited inside seating, but more outside on the deck or down below in the grassy area, with gas fire pits during the cold months. Bring your own food from anywhere, they don’t have a kitchen.
53 locals recommend
7 Seas Brewing
2905 Harborview DrJust about the most amazing Vista for enjoying a pint that you can imagine…featuring Mount Rainier and the entrance of Gig Harbor sand spit. Limited inside seating, but more outside on the deck or down below in the grassy area, with gas fire pits during the cold months. Bring your own food from anywhere, they don’t have a kitchen.
A cavernous space, but with a solid food vendor and nice craft beer variety.
8 locals recommend
Dystopian State Brewing Co.
611 S Baker StA cavernous space, but with a solid food vendor and nice craft beer variety.
Traveler advice
Don't miss
Eclectic Tacoma Is worth exploring!
Tacoma has a rich and varied history and offers everything from world-class art museums to quaint brewpubs and waterfront dining galore. From live theater to The Museum of Glass, to the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, there is much to do and see. Rent a bike or stroll along the Commencement Bay waterfront. Hike the trails of Point Defiance Park, which get you amongst some lovely old growth timber or along the bay in just minutes.