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Birthplace of riot grrl music and home to an energetic independent art and music scene, Olympia is a hub of innovative cultural movements. The nontraditional Evergreen State College draws young pioneers and artists while the surrounding landscape of Puget Sound beckons the environmentally aware to its embrace. With 40 city parks incorporating 963 acres as well as a vast, municipally-funded public art collection, the city is a study in inventive and ecological civil design.
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Nov
48°F 8°C
33°F 0°C
7 in 18 cm
Dec
42°F 5°C
31°F 0°C
8 in 21 cm
Jan
43°F 6°C
31°F 0°C
8 in 20 cm
Feb
46°F 7°C
30°F -1°C
5 in 13 cm
Mar
49°F 9°C
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Apr
56°F 13°C
34°F 1°C
3 in 7 cm
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49°F 9°C
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Cascadia Bar and Grill

Nov 20, 2009

Oh my hopes were high..maybe, just maybe there was finally a great gourmet burger place in Olympia, the culinary wasteland of Washington. But once again my hopes were dashed...but there is...more

Governor Hotel

3 of 5 stars
westernwanderer
Nov 19, 2009

First I’ll start with the positives: friendly and helpful staff, great downtown location that is convenient to restaurants and a Starbucks on the corner for that morning latte, free parking,...more

Phoenix Inn Suites Olympia

4 of 5 stars
Horsens, Denmark
Nov 18, 2009

Stayed there for one night befor doing a supplier audit. The hotel was booked by the company I visited. When I arrived, I was told they had upgraded me to a suite on the first floor, which was OK by...more

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