Worth a visitPlaces

A living history museum at Point Defiance, set in 1855, with two buildings from the original Hudson's Bay Company post in DuPont.

A free maritime museum inside a wheat warehouse from 1900, on the Thea Foss Waterway.

A big car museum next to the Tacoma Dome, plus cruise-ins in the parking lot where local owners bring their own cars.

Watch glassblowers work in the Hot Shop. The main galleries are closed for renovation, but the furnace is running.

Western and Northwest art in downtown Tacoma. Admission is free on Thursday nights from 5 to 8.