The Evergreen State
(Pictures and places in bold are places I have been to.)
Iconic Foods
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- Cedar Planked Salmon
- Dungeness Crab
- Geoduck (large clam)
- Dick’s Deluxe Burgers
- Seattle Dog (cream cheese hot dog)
- Artisanal Cheeses
- Rainier Cherries
- Apples (Cosmic Crisp)
- Walla Walla Sweet Onions
- Coffee
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Fort Vancouver National Historic Site is listed with Portland, Oregon, due to its proximity, even though it is in Washington State.
Honorable mentions:
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- Leavenworth
- Mount Baker National Recreation Area – Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
- Hanford Reach National Monument (FWS-DOD)
- Olympia (state capital)
- Palouse Region
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10. Whitman Mission National Historic Site
9. Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve and Deception Pass State Park – Whidbey Island
8. The Enchantments of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness – Wenatchee National Forest and Snoqualmie National Forest
7. Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument (USFS)
6. Manhattan Project National Historical Park – Hanford Unit
5. San Juan Islands
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- San Juan Island National Historical Park
- San Juan Islands National Monument (BLM)
- Lime Kiln Point State Park
- Moran State Park
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4. North Cascades National Park (plus, nearby:)
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- Ross Lake National Recreation Area
- Lake Chelan National Recreation Area
- Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
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3. Mount Rainier National Park and the Chinook Scenic Byway All-American Road
2. Seattle
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- Space Needle
- Pike Place Market
- Pioneer Square Historic District (Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park – Seattle Unit, Pioneer Square, and Seattle Underground)
- Seattle Chinatown-International District
- Seattle Waterfront
- Beacon Food Forest
- Future of Flight Aviation Center and Boeing Tour
- Kerry Park (iconic view of Seattle skyline, Mount Olympus, and Puget Sound)
- Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI)
- Ballard Locks (Hiram M. Chittenden Locks)
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1. Olympic National Park – a World Heritage Site, plus Strait of Juan de Fuca Highway – SR 112 National Scenic Byway