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Tacoma, Washington, is located on the West Coast nestling between Commencement Bay and the Puget Sound. The city is about 36 miles south of Seattle and 28 miles north of the capital of Washington, Olympia. Many people do not know much about Tacoma , Washington , because it is overshadowed by the more well-known neighboring city of Seattle.Tacoma has come a long way in the past decade, moving away from its negative industrial past and now going through a renaissance period of building and beautifying the many different aspects of the city. Tacoma, Washington, is a unique place with distinct features and characteristics that have made it the “City of Destiny ” for over 100 years not only for the residents but also tourists and potential residents alike. Tacoma is not the typical tourist town; it has a rich history tracing back to the exploration of the Northwest, it is cultural diverse in so many ways, and its architecture is beautiful. These features motivate a person to visit Tacoma , but the city itself as a whole encourages many visitors to become permanent inhabitant of the place. Overall, the city can be summarized as a place “where art and nature meet.”
The city of Tacoma has so much to offer from its many parks, numerous art museums, and wide arrays of natural attractions. There are many things to do and see while in Tacoma. To go on an art and culture excursion, you should visit downtown Tacoma. Downtown Tacoma was once an uninviting, and inaccessible place, for those reasons not many people visit downtown, but in the recent years the city has put major efforts in creating a renaissance period to build, reconstruct and beautify the many different locations in downtown. Such examples are the building of ...