Guidebook for Richland and the Tri Cities
Restaurants
A few of our favorites
Mandarin House
1035 Lee BlvdGood Chinese food
Spudnut Shop
228 Williams BlvdGood doughnuts. Also a cafe
Mezzo Thai Fusion
705 W Gage BlvdGood authentic Thai food
Barracuda Coffee Co
2171 Van Giesen StCoffee shop close by
Bruchi's
1402 Jadwin AveGreat sandwiches
Chapala Express
1028 Lee BoulevardReasonable family-friendly Mexican food
Frost Me Sweet Bistro & Bakery
710 The PkwyNice local eatery in the Richland Uptown
Budd's Broiler
450 Columbia Point DrUpscale dining at Richland's Columbia Point Marina area
Atomic Ale Brewpub & Eatery
1015 Lee BlvdGreat quaint watering hole & eatery
Great food and views of the Columbia River. Good breakfast place too.
16 locals recommend
Sterling's Famous Steak Seafood & Salad Bar
890 George Washington WayGreat food and views of the Columbia River. Good breakfast place too.
Great seafood and fine dining situated on the waterfront at the Columbia Point Marina
26 locals recommend
Anthony's At Columbia Point
550 Columbia Point DrGreat seafood and fine dining situated on the waterfront at the Columbia Point Marina
Parks & Nature
Badger Mountain Trailhead
1294 White Bluffs StHike the mountain for some exercise and great views
Beautiful views along walking and/or biking paths next to the Columbia River. Boating, kyaking, SUPs, fishing, and water sports (skiing, surfing, wake boarding) and just getting wet are popular activities on the Columbia River.
45 locals recommend
Howard Amon Park
500 Amon Park DrBeautiful views along walking and/or biking paths next to the Columbia River. Boating, kyaking, SUPs, fishing, and water sports (skiing, surfing, wake boarding) and just getting wet are popular activities on the Columbia River.
This is another nice park on the Columbia River with picnic areas, playgrounds, and boat launch with walking and biking paths that extend to Howard Amon Park and the Columbia Point Marina.
14 locals recommend
Leslie Groves Park
40 Park StThis is another nice park on the Columbia River with picnic areas, playgrounds, and boat launch with walking and biking paths that extend to Howard Amon Park and the Columbia Point Marina.
Arts & Culture
The REACH Museum
1943 Columbia Park TrailThe Richland Players Theater offers delightful performances of live plays throughout the year. The schedule and performance times can be found at the Kiosk
City of Richland Information Kiosk - Players Theatre
609 The ParkwayThe Richland Players Theater offers delightful performances of live plays throughout the year. The schedule and performance times can be found at the Kiosk
Neighborhoods
Our Thayer-B House is one of Richland’s “alphabet houses.” These are the homes that the US government started building in 1943 to house the thousands of workers that were brought to the area to work on the Manhattan Project at the Hanford site during World War II. The architect, G. Albin Pherson, was given less than 90 days to completely design the entire new Richland community, including streets, utilities, and commercial and residential building plans. Each housing design was assigned an alphabet letter designation and included single-family homes, duplexes, apartments, and dormitories. There’s no special meaning behind the lettering; each floor plan was named after a letter of the alphabet. As a result, they’re called “alphabet houses.” These homes have since maintained a distinct uniformity. Since about 1958, the alphabet house have been privately owned and customized in a variety of ways. Today they are used as both private residences and rentals. Ours is a B-House duplex which is one of the over 20 alphabet houses. The Merrill Court signage also on our property commemorates one of the Manhatten Project construction engineers.
6 locals recommend
Richland
Our Thayer-B House is one of Richland’s “alphabet houses.” These are the homes that the US government started building in 1943 to house the thousands of workers that were brought to the area to work on the Manhattan Project at the Hanford site during World War II. The architect, G. Albin Pherson, was given less than 90 days to completely design the entire new Richland community, including streets, utilities, and commercial and residential building plans. Each housing design was assigned an alphabet letter designation and included single-family homes, duplexes, apartments, and dormitories. There’s no special meaning behind the lettering; each floor plan was named after a letter of the alphabet. As a result, they’re called “alphabet houses.” These homes have since maintained a distinct uniformity. Since about 1958, the alphabet house have been privately owned and customized in a variety of ways. Today they are used as both private residences and rentals. Ours is a B-House duplex which is one of the over 20 alphabet houses. The Merrill Court signage also on our property commemorates one of the Manhatten Project construction engineers.
Recreation
Local 18-Hole golf courses & sports venues
Columbia Point Golf Course
225 Columbia Point Dr