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| Hotel | EUR* | Distance | Rating |
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| Silver Cloud Inn Tacoma | €125 | 3.7 mi 6.0 km |
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| The Inn at Gig Harbor | €112 | 4.6 mi 7.5 km |
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| Best Western Wesley Inn | €135 | 5.0 mi 8.0 km |
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| Maritime Inn | N/A | 5.0 mi 8.1 km |
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| Waterfront Inn Bed & Breakfast | N/A | 5.7 mi 9.2 km |
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| restaurant | Distance | Rating |
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| Pho Linh | 2.0 mi 3.1 km |
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| Lobster Shop South | 2.1 mi 3.3 km |
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| Forza Coffee Co | 2.3 mi 3.8 km |
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| Thing to Do | Distance | Rating |
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| Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium | 0.0 mi 0.0 km |
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| Camp 6 Logging Museum | 0.0 mi 0.0 km |
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| Fort Nisqually Living History Museum | 0.0 mi 0.0 km |
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| Title | Source |
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| “Point Defiance Park” | PlanetWare.com |
| “Ruston Way Promenade boasts striking scenery and a seedy past” | Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| “A Weekend in Tacoma, Washington” | Go World Travel Magazine |
| “These days, Tacoma plays up its natural beauty” | oregonlive.com / The Oregonian |
Being from Tacoma and recently moving the Jackson, WY, I find myself missing the climbing trees, waterfront and crazy monkeys and caribou that Point Defiance State Park has to offer. If you get a chance, go to the museum and see the shark tank. (One of my favorite exhibits as a kid!) It just has some many things to offer.... more
March 28, 2009 - We didn't get to spend too much time in Point Defiance since the sun was setting but we did do the five mile drive which was absolutely breathtaking for a Floridian. I really wish we could have kept to our schedule that day so we would have had more time to do some exploring and maybe... more
I picked this park on a whim as something to do prior to flying home on a week day. What a pleasant surprise! From the EXTENSIVE rose garden, the wooded boardwalk above the beach to the excellent Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, this was an afternoon not to be forgotten and a place I will visit again. Be sure to... more
My first visit to this lovely park involved a Cystic Fibrosis Walk a Thon. The entire area is so beautiful and well maintained. Being a nature lover I was entholled with the various views available. I hope a return visit will soon be possible. more
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