Being a local tourist

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Go to Tacoma and see the Glass Art Museum. You can watch the artists live at work most days. Spectacular, right on the waterfront.

[smittykitty]

Pike Place Market, Monterail and Space Needle.

As you are also new to our area, I recommend day trips Ocean Shores or Long Beach (anywhere on the Pacific Ocean) or Mt. Rainier. Seriously, if you haven't been up to the Mtn. yet, you really need to go. Its incredible.

Enjoy.