Guidebook for Tacoma
Food Scene
Historic 100 year old tavern with great hamburgers.
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Parkway Tavern
313 N I StHistoric 100 year old tavern with great hamburgers.
Hank's Bar and Grill
524 N K StSports bar with very good pizza
100 year old restaurant / tavern just off the Rushton Way ocean walk in Old Town. Section for families.
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The Spar
2121 N 30th St100 year old restaurant / tavern just off the Rushton Way ocean walk in Old Town. Section for families.
50 year old Denny's type restaurant with excellent breakfast / brunch.
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Harvester Restaurant
29 N Tacoma Ave50 year old Denny's type restaurant with excellent breakfast / brunch.
Fresh seafood on Puget Sound.
Harbor Lights is located on scenic Ruston Way, overlooking Commencement Bay in Tacoma. For over 50 years, Harbor Lights has become well known for serving colossal portions of seafood such as the four pound bucket of steamed clams. Harbor Lights was the dream of Anton Barcott, an immigrant from Yugoslavia. On January 26, 1959 Anton opened Harbor Lights among the lumber mills and shipyards along the waterfront. Anthony's Restaurants purchased Harbor Lights on April 29th, 2000 and warmly welcomes this landmark to the Anthony's family.
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Harbor Lights
2761 Ruston WayFresh seafood on Puget Sound.
Harbor Lights is located on scenic Ruston Way, overlooking Commencement Bay in Tacoma. For over 50 years, Harbor Lights has become well known for serving colossal portions of seafood such as the four pound bucket of steamed clams. Harbor Lights was the dream of Anton Barcott, an immigrant from Yugoslavia. On January 26, 1959 Anton opened Harbor Lights among the lumber mills and shipyards along the waterfront. Anthony's Restaurants purchased Harbor Lights on April 29th, 2000 and warmly welcomes this landmark to the Anthony's family.
Whole Foods like supermarket with a fresh salad bar, soup bar, and warm food ready to eat. Even if you dont eat here it is worth a stop just to see.
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Metropolitan Market Tacoma
2420 N Proctor StWhole Foods like supermarket with a fresh salad bar, soup bar, and warm food ready to eat. Even if you dont eat here it is worth a stop just to see.
Very good casual restaurant. Excellent hamburgers.
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Hob Nob Restaurant
716 6th AveVery good casual restaurant. Excellent hamburgers.
Beautifully restored old firehouse (from the time of horse-drawn pumper wagons). It alone would be worth a visit. Good beer with food quality well above average.
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Engine House No. 9
611 N Pine StBeautifully restored old firehouse (from the time of horse-drawn pumper wagons). It alone would be worth a visit. Good beer with food quality well above average.
Fresh Northwest seafood. Located adjacent to the Vashon ferry terminal, just below the Point Defiance Zoo. Twenty-foot high dormer windows provide an expansive 280° view of Vashon Island, Mount Rainier and local boating activity.
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Anthony's At Point Defiance
5910 N Waterfront DrFresh Northwest seafood. Located adjacent to the Vashon ferry terminal, just below the Point Defiance Zoo. Twenty-foot high dormer windows provide an expansive 280° view of Vashon Island, Mount Rainier and local boating activity.
Sightseeing
A few min drive from the condo. This two-mile long scenic waterfront with panoramic views of Commencement Bay is a great place for walking, jogging, rollerblading and fishing.
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Ruston Way Path
Ruston Way PathA few min drive from the condo. This two-mile long scenic waterfront with panoramic views of Commencement Bay is a great place for walking, jogging, rollerblading and fishing.
At the Washington State History Museum, people of all ages can explore and be entertained through interactive exhibits, theatrical storytelling, high-tech displays, and dramatic artifacts. Learn about Washington's unique people and places, and their impact on our country and the world. See dynamic traveling exhibitions, special features, and hands-on permanent exhibitions.
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Museo de Historia del Estado de Washington
1911 Pacific AveAt the Washington State History Museum, people of all ages can explore and be entertained through interactive exhibits, theatrical storytelling, high-tech displays, and dramatic artifacts. Learn about Washington's unique people and places, and their impact on our country and the world. See dynamic traveling exhibitions, special features, and hands-on permanent exhibitions.
Tacoma Art Museum is an anchor in the city’s downtown and a gathering place for connecting people through art via thoughtful exhibitions, exciting events, and enriching programs. The museum’s collection of more than 4,500 works emphasizes the art and artists of the Northwest and broader western region.
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Tacoma Art Museum
1701 Pacific AveTacoma Art Museum is an anchor in the city’s downtown and a gathering place for connecting people through art via thoughtful exhibitions, exciting events, and enriching programs. The museum’s collection of more than 4,500 works emphasizes the art and artists of the Northwest and broader western region.
LeMay – 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. America’s Car Museum serves as an educational center for students of all ages, features 12 rotating exhibits and hosts five annual Signature Events.
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LeMay - Museo del Automóvil de América
2702 E D StLeMay – 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. America’s Car Museum serves as an educational center for students of all ages, features 12 rotating exhibits and hosts five annual Signature Events.
The Museum of Glass is a center that nurtures artists, celebrates the dramatic Studio Glass movement and encourages creativity. This vision is realized through exhibitions in its galleries, art installations on its outdoor plazas, the hands-on art studio, and the Museum’s diverse educational programs, as well as the Hot Shop, where visitors can watch artists create art from molten glass.
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Museo de Vidrio
1801 Dock StThe Museum of Glass is a center that nurtures artists, celebrates the dramatic Studio Glass movement and encourages creativity. This vision is realized through exhibitions in its galleries, art installations on its outdoor plazas, the hands-on art studio, and the Museum’s diverse educational programs, as well as the Hot Shop, where visitors can watch artists create art from molten glass.
The Children's Museum of Tacoma honors children and champions play. Everything we do begins with our image of the child. We believe children are compassionate, capable, inquisitive, creative, valuable, contributing and dreamers. Our vision is to be a leader in our community in using play to learn, to grow, and to thrive.
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Museo Infantil de Tacoma
1501 Pacific AveThe Children's Museum of Tacoma honors children and champions play. Everything we do begins with our image of the child. We believe children are compassionate, capable, inquisitive, creative, valuable, contributing and dreamers. Our vision is to be a leader in our community in using play to learn, to grow, and to thrive.
Parks & Nature
A spectacular large urban park that includes Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, the Rose Garden, Rhododendron Garden, beaches, trails, a boardwalk, a boathouse, a Washington State Ferries ferry dock for the Point Defiance-Tahlequah route to Vashon Island, Fort Nisqually, an off-leash dog park, and most notably a stand of old-growth forest. It receives more than three million visitors every year.
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Parque Point Defiance
5400 North Pearl StreetA spectacular large urban park that includes Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, the Rose Garden, Rhododendron Garden, beaches, trails, a boardwalk, a boathouse, a Washington State Ferries ferry dock for the Point Defiance-Tahlequah route to Vashon Island, Fort Nisqually, an off-leash dog park, and most notably a stand of old-growth forest. It receives more than three million visitors every year.
A combined zoo and aquarium beautifully located in the Point Defiance Park. Home to over 9,000 specimens representing 367 animal species. The zoo was founded in 1905; the aquarium was founded in 1935 near Commencement Bay and relocated within the zoo in 1963. This zoo has an amazing collection of animals, with zoo keepers that are clearly passionate about their work, and work hard to create unique and engaging enrichment activities for their animals.
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Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
5400 N Pearl StA combined zoo and aquarium beautifully located in the Point Defiance Park. Home to over 9,000 specimens representing 367 animal species. The zoo was founded in 1905; the aquarium was founded in 1935 near Commencement Bay and relocated within the zoo in 1963. This zoo has an amazing collection of animals, with zoo keepers that are clearly passionate about their work, and work hard to create unique and engaging enrichment activities for their animals.
Essentials
Stadium Thriftway
618 N 1st StSmall grocery store one mile from the condo
Safeway
2411 N Proctor StSafeway Grocery store a few miles from the condo
Neighbourhoods
Old Town was the original Tacoma. Founded 1865, Old Town's historic streets and beautiful water views make it one of Tacoma's special neighborhoods. Old Town offers coffee shops. neighborhood restaurants and the Ruston Way waterfront walk. Old town is a 3 min drive or 17 min walk from the condo. Note that the hill down to Old Town must be walked back up and it is somewhat steep.
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Old Town
Old Town was the original Tacoma. Founded 1865, Old Town's historic streets and beautiful water views make it one of Tacoma's special neighborhoods. Old Town offers coffee shops. neighborhood restaurants and the Ruston Way waterfront walk. Old town is a 3 min drive or 17 min walk from the condo. Note that the hill down to Old Town must be walked back up and it is somewhat steep.
Stadium is a perfect mix of everything that makes Tacoma wonderful. From the iconic Stadium High School to the beautiful old historic homes, tree lined streets, parks, restaurants, coffee shops, and a bustling business district with a grocery store (Stadium Thriftway). The Stadium District is a 4 min drive or 15 min walk from the condo.
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Stadium District
Stadium is a perfect mix of everything that makes Tacoma wonderful. From the iconic Stadium High School to the beautiful old historic homes, tree lined streets, parks, restaurants, coffee shops, and a bustling business district with a grocery store (Stadium Thriftway). The Stadium District is a 4 min drive or 15 min walk from the condo.
The Proctor District's charming storefronts and quaint older homes remind me of a small town movie set from 1950. The nearby University of Puget Sound serves as a hub of events and shows. Proctor has several restaurants, coffee shops, two supermarkets (the Metropolitan Market and a Safeway), a library, post office, bowling alley, and the historic Blue Mouse movie theater dating from 1923. The Proctor Farmer's Market takes place every Sat from mid March to mid Dec. The Proctor District is a 5 min drive or 26 min walk from the condo.
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Proctor District
The Proctor District's charming storefronts and quaint older homes remind me of a small town movie set from 1950. The nearby University of Puget Sound serves as a hub of events and shows. Proctor has several restaurants, coffee shops, two supermarkets (the Metropolitan Market and a Safeway), a library, post office, bowling alley, and the historic Blue Mouse movie theater dating from 1923. The Proctor Farmer's Market takes place every Sat from mid March to mid Dec. The Proctor District is a 5 min drive or 26 min walk from the condo.
6th Ave is funky, artsy and a little grungy. A favorite hangout for nearby University of Puget Sound students for both studying and letting loose. Cool shops, day spas, boutiques, coffee shops, salons, restaurants, bars, and live music. 6th Ave is the historic dividing line between North Tacoma & Central Tacoma. Homes on both the north and south sides of the 6 ave are similar, but the price of homes on the south side of 6th ave are considerably more affordable. 6th Ave is at a crossroads between neighborhoods. 6th Ave Farmers Market that takes place every Tuesday in the spring and summer. 6th Ave. is a 5 min drive or 25 min walk from the condo.
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6th Avenue
6th Avenue6th Ave is funky, artsy and a little grungy. A favorite hangout for nearby University of Puget Sound students for both studying and letting loose. Cool shops, day spas, boutiques, coffee shops, salons, restaurants, bars, and live music. 6th Ave is the historic dividing line between North Tacoma & Central Tacoma. Homes on both the north and south sides of the 6 ave are similar, but the price of homes on the south side of 6th ave are considerably more affordable. 6th Ave is at a crossroads between neighborhoods. 6th Ave Farmers Market that takes place every Tuesday in the spring and summer. 6th Ave. is a 5 min drive or 25 min walk from the condo.
Our neighborhood is known as the North Slope and is part of the National Historic Register. 24 hours a day you will find people walking, jogging and walking their dogs. The North Slope is filled with incredible 100 year old houses, giant trees and ocean views. No two houses are the same. Some of the best historic homes in Tacoma are here, most were built before 1930.
Bing Crosby was born two block from the condo at 1112 N. J Street, Tacoma.
The Large Mansion next door to the condo is the William Ross Rust House, built in 1905 for William Ross Rust, then President of the Tacoma Smelter and Refining Company.
A few minutes by car or a short walk and you are in the Stadium District or Old Town. Slightly further and you are in the Proctor District or on 6th Ave. Hip Strip, slightly further and you are downtown, or at Point Defiance.
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North End
Our neighborhood is known as the North Slope and is part of the National Historic Register. 24 hours a day you will find people walking, jogging and walking their dogs. The North Slope is filled with incredible 100 year old houses, giant trees and ocean views. No two houses are the same. Some of the best historic homes in Tacoma are here, most were built before 1930.
Bing Crosby was born two block from the condo at 1112 N. J Street, Tacoma.
The Large Mansion next door to the condo is the William Ross Rust House, built in 1905 for William Ross Rust, then President of the Tacoma Smelter and Refining Company.
A few minutes by car or a short walk and you are in the Stadium District or Old Town. Slightly further and you are in the Proctor District or on 6th Ave. Hip Strip, slightly further and you are downtown, or at Point Defiance.