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Proctor's old neighborhood movie house, saved from becoming office space. Regular screenings, plus Rocky Horror nights with a very different crowd.

A park on the Old Town waterfront built to remember Tacoma's 1885 expulsion of its Chinese residents. Walk the paths and read the signs; the pavilion is one stop of many.

A paved loop around a former industrial site at Point Defiance, with Frank Herbert quotes set into the path and ticketed summer concerts on the lawn.

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

Lakewood's 340-acre park around Waughop Lake, with a paved loop of nearly a mile, an off-leash dog area and land that was once a hospital farm.

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

Tacoma's independent movie theater and the home of the Tacoma Film Festival. Thursday tickets are $7.50, with some exceptions.

New and used books in Stadium, two shop cats and a busy events calendar.

A Lakewood estate garden made for slow walks, with paid admission and a house that has hosted small concerts.

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

A restored downtown lodge with restaurants, bars, a ballroom and The Vault, a hidden bar that's advertised on the website.

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

Tacoma Musical Playhouse, in the old Narrows Theatre on 6th Avenue, renovated in 2013 for live musicals, with the orchestra moved to a loft above the seats.

760 acres of old forest, gardens, beach and the zoo at Tacoma's north end. Decide which part you want before you park.

A 1908 glasshouse in Wright Park full of tropical plants. Free, with a suggested $3 donation.

A wooded creek canyon on the Eastside, with spawning salmon in early winter and an old wartime street grid in the woods above. Check closure notices first.

Trails around Snake Lake in central Tacoma. No dogs or bikes, and skip Wednesday mornings, when parking fills up.

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

A West End park with a lagoon, a beach for low tide and a lodge that started out as a 1911 resort hotel.

A downtown arboretum in Stadium with more than 600 trees, a playground and the two statues people call Annie and Fannie.