Washington

Highlights & Suggested Itineraries

Coffee, airplanes, the Mariners and trees, trees, trees - the Evergreen State has a lot to offer the visitor, both indoors and out. Seattle is the obvious starting point - most visitors arrive at Sea-Tac airport.

From here, it's easy to strike out into the mountains and rain forests of the Olympic Peninsula, head to the rugged coastline or go inland toward the agricultural centers of Yakima, the wine country around Walla Walla or the feat of engineering that is the Grand Coulee Dam.

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Suggested Itineraries: Washington

One of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the US, Seattle has also become an exporter of trends. This is the city that, with the help of Starbucks Coffee, introduced America to the Americano. Underground music, having survived the Nirvana-fueled media circus of the 1990s, continues to thrive.

Perhaps the highlight of a trip to Washington - at least for nature lovers - the Olympic Peninsula is a pristine example of the benefits of wilderness preservation. It's a rugged, remote area characterized by wild coastlines, deep old-growth forests and craggy mountains.