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The Chihuly Bridge of Glass is Tacoma's stunning link to the Thea Foss Waterway and the Museum of Glass. The 500 foot pedestrian bridge holds three amazing Chihuly glass installations, open to the public 24 hours a day. Linger at sunset on a date, and you'll see why its one of the most romantic places in Washington. Seaform PavilionFrom Pacific Avenue, you'll cross under the arches of the Washington State History Museum and arrive at the first glass installation, the Seaform Pavilion. The pavilion ceiling was created with over two thousand glass objects, and you will feel like you are underwater at a great coral reef of beautiful glass shapes. The crystal towers at the center of the bridge capture daylight and shine as if they have a light of their own. The blue translucent crystals call to mind images of cool blue glacial ice, and change their appearance at different times throughout the day. At night, they are illuminated from below and add to the night skyline. Venetian Wall 109 Chihuly sculptures fill the eighty-foot long wall (pictured above, with the Museum of Glass Cone behind). With a variety of sculptures throughout, including some of the largestever blown, you will emerge from the Bridge with a newappreciation of glass art

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America’s Car Museum (ACM), an entity of America’s Automotive Trust, is an international destination for families and auto enthusiasts to celebrate America’s love affair with the automobile and learn how it shaped our society. Based in Tacoma, Wash., the stunning 165,000-sq.-ft. facility has been recognized as one of MSN’s 10 Best Automotive Museums worldwide, USA Today’s 10 Best Museums in Seattle and KING5’s 2015 Best Museum in Western Washington. America’s Car Museum serves as an educational center for students of all ages, features 12 rotating exhibits and hosts five annual Signature Events.

Welcome to Gig Harbor, the site of the American gondolier. Gondolas are our passion, and Gig Harbor is the perfect place to enjoy this leisurely water tour.

Ever wonder what Tacoma Art Museum's event spaces would look like transformed for your corporate seminar or networking event, wedding reception, prom or company event? Discover Tacoma Art Museum as the perfect setting for your next private event. Tacoma Art Museum's on-site Relish Catering offers value priced culinary delights to suit your needs. Our menu features hors d'oeuvres, themed buffets, dessert stations, and beverage services. In addition to your catering needs, we can also coordinate any rental equipment, table linens and settings, room decor, and catering logistics. Tacoma Art Museum is pleased to offer our private events clients the option of choosing from our list of preferred caterers.

Spend the day with nature! Northwest Trek is the premier wildlife and adventure park of the Pacific Northwest, featuring native Northwest animals of all sizes. Enjoy a comfortable Discovery Tram Tour through 435 acres of stunning meadows and forests. For 50 minutes, you'll get an eye-to-eye view of fascinating animals like massive bison, majestic moose, regal Roosevelt elk, shaggy mountain goats, and others as they explore their natural habitat in the Free-Roaming Area. A friendly naturalist narrates each tour, sharing fun facts about the animals you're seeing. Every season offers something new: babies in spring and summer, elk bugling in the fall, and animals in thick woolly coats in winter. In the core area of the park, stroll along paved pathways to see bears, wolves, cougars, foxes and others in naturalistic exhibits. Plus, see small animals up close and learn about their unique adaptations during Animal Trailside Encounters. Need to unwind? Let the kids’ imaginations run wild at Kids’ Trek, the nature-inspired play area. Here, they can climb through a massive “tree trunk” with nets, build forts in the construction zone, explore an imitation beaver lodge, play in toddler-sized log cabins, and splash in a bubbling stream. Adventurous types can challenge themselves on ziplines and aerial obstacles at Zip Wild, where five exhilarating courses run through Northwest Trek’s breathtaking tree canopy. Different levels of difficulty are available, from the Super Kid course (ages 5 & up) to the ambitious Sensation Course. See a new side of Northwest Trek through special programs. Learn how to call an elk, watch the morning feeding of animals, take a tour designed for optimal photo-taking opportunities, and more. Northwest Trek is a place to unwind, play, and discover. Enjoy tasty treats at the cozy Forest Café, soak up beautiful Northwest forest scenery on five miles of paved and natural trails, and keep an eye out for wildlife everywhere you go!

All glass, all the time. Experience contemporary glass art in a breathtakingly beautiful museum on Tacoma's revitalized waterfront. Noted for its distinctive architecture, the massive 90-foot-tall stainless steel cone houses the world’s largest Hot Shop Amphitheater. Feel the heat and watch artists in action—see a chalk sketch transformed into a beautiful sculpture or, as the artists push the limits, a pile of broken glass on the floor. In the galleries, experience extraordinary 20th- and 21st-century glass art with changing exhibitions alongside the Museum’s permanent collection. Create your own art in the Education Studio, watch a Museum-produced documentary or attend a lecture in the Theater, grab lunch or a sweet treat in the Museum Café and take home a treasure from the finest museum store around. Outdoors, the unique architecture of the plazas and three reflecting pools provides an evocative public setting for glass sculpture and leads to the Chihuly Bridge of Glass, the spectacular pedestrian walkway that features three installations of colorful glass created by Tacoma’s native son, Dale Chihuly.

This 106,000-square-foot museum features interactive, multimedia and storytelling exhibits on the state, its people and places. The permanent exhibit, Hall of Washington State History, captures the stories, spirit and soul of Washington's native people, history-makers and everyday citizens.