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The Evergreen State

Seattle Skyline - Washington
Photo by Jim Stiles Washington, sometimes confused with America's eastern capital, rounds out the northeast corner of America's 48 contiguous states with an extremely diverse land. Its dramatic scenery ranges from the beauty of the Pacific shore and its snowcapped peaks of the Cascades to a remarkable desert in the east.
Famous vacation destinations include Columbia Gorge, Puget Sound, and the Seattle Metro area. But the state's volcanic mountain ranges and great plains of the Palouse illustrate its diversity. Big city amenities vary across the state from Spokane to the Seattle-Tacoma area. The state’s Mt. Olympus, Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Rainer highlight three of the most popular National Parks in the northwest. Washington visitors may find the best way to discover the beauty of the Evergreen State by traveling its 30 state and national scenic byways.

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Washington Points of Interest

Region: Olympic Peninsula and Coast

Feature Title:	Nearby City:
Point Wilson Lighthouse	Port Townsend
Dungeness Spit	Sequim
Juan de Fuca Byway	Port Angeles
Olympic National Park	Port Angeles
Hurricane Ridge	Port Angeles
Sol Duc Valley	Port Angeles
Lake Crescent	Port Angeles
Cape Alava	Ozette
Shi Shi Beach	Ozette
Ruby Beach	Jefferson
Hoh Rain Forest	Jefferson
Hoh River	Jefferson
Grays Harbor Lighthouse	Westport
North Head Lighthouse	Pacific
Cape Disappointment Light	Ilwaco

Region: The Islands

Feature Title:	Nearby City:
San Juan Islands Byway	San Juan Islands
British Camp	Friday Harbor
Lime Kiln Lighthouse	Friday Harbor
Moran Mansion	Eastsound
Admiralty Head Lighthouse	Coupeville
Mukilteo Lighthouse	Mukilteo
Deception Pass	Oak Harbor

Region: North Cascades

Feature Title:	Nearby City:
Whatcom Falls Park	Bellingham
Mount Baker Scenic Drive	Bellingham
Picture Lake	Bellingham
Mount Baker	Bellingham
Mount Shuksan	Mapel Falls
Lake Ann	Mapel Falls
Old Number Six	Newhalem
Diablo Lake	Newhalem
Skagit Tulip Festival	Mt Vernon
Skagit Valley	Mt Vernon

Region: Seattle, Tacoma and Puget Sound

Feature Title:	Nearby City:
Edmonds Waterfront	Edmonds
Seattle Skyline	Seattle
Pike Place Market	Seattle
Bell Harbor	Seattle
Portage Bay	Seattle
MoPOP Museum	Seattle
Space Needle	Seattle
Spring at the Quad	Seattle
Lake Union	Seattle
Mount Ranier National Park	Seattle
Northern Railway Museum	Snoqualmie
Franklin Falls	Snoqualmie Pass
Feature Show Falls	Darrington
Winter's Beauty	Sultan
Skykomish River	Sultan
Blanca Lake	Gold Bar
Bridal Veil Falls	Index
Lynch Glacier	Skykomish
Stevens Pass	Skykomish
Beckler River Valley	Skykomish
Deception Falls	Skykomish
Snow Lake	Hyak

Region: Mount Rainer, Mt. St. Helens and Columbia Gorge

Feature Title:	Nearby City:
Elbe Kirche	Elbe
Rainier-Nisqually Entrance	Ashford
Paradise River	Ashford
Lower Christine Falls	Ashford
Grove of the Patriarchs	Lewis
Sunrise Center	Packwood
Pacific Coast Trail	Packwood
Mount St Helens	Toutle
Spirit Lake	Randle
Beacon Rock	Stevenson
Cedar Creek Mill	Woodland
Sturgeon Fin	Battle Ground

Region: North Central

Feature Title:	Nearby City:
Lake Chelan	Chelan
Lyman Lake	Chelan
Entiat River	Entiat
Pflug Mansion	Wauconda
Wenatchee River	Leavenworth
Leavenworth	Leavenworth
Peshastin Pinnacles	Dryden
Bear Mountain Slopes	Twisp
Enchantment Lakes	Cle Elum
Thorp Mountain Lookout	Cle Elum
Burch Mountain	Wenatchee
Winthrop Balloon Roundup	Winthrop
Steamboat Rock	Electric City
Farmer's Community Hall	Farmer
Waterville Barn	Waterville
Douglas County Farm	Douglas
Quincy Wildlife Area	Quincy
Wild Horses Monument	Vantage

Region: Wine Country

Feature Title:	Nearby City:
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Region: Spokane and Northeast

Feature Title:	Nearby City:
Spokane Riverfront Park	Spokane
Stotts Chapel	Curlew
Pend Oreille River	Ione
Govan Schoolhouse	Wilbur

Region: Palouse and Snake River Country

Feature Title:	Nearby City:
Palouse Falls	Washtucna
Palouse River Canyon	Washtucna
Palouse Country	Palouse
Joso High Bridge	Starbuck
Steptoe Butte Overlook	Steptoe

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