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Tacoma Museum of Glass (MoG)

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Tacoma Museum of Glass (MoG)

One of the crown jewels of Tacoma, Washington, is its Museum of Glass (MOG) downtown behind the old Union Station. There you can see mind-blowing (pun intended) works of glass from artists from around the globe, most notably Dale Chihuly, and even experience new works being made daily in the "hot shop."  The art is both inside and out of the museum, including the so-called bridge of glass, a pedestrian walkway linking the museum area with the heart of downtown.

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Museum of Glass, Tacoma

I visited the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Washington, in June 2017. It not only has exhibits of gorgeous glass art, but it also has a very large glassblowing studio where you can watch world-class artists in residence...

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Museum of Glass, Tacoma
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LeMay Collections at Marymount Car Museum, Tacoma

The collections here include about 1,500 cars plus trucks, motorcycles, and other forms of transportation. Additionally, there are some really lovely neon signs on display. And did I mention a sculpture garden? And an antique doll collection? And antique radios and telephones? And antique farm equipment? And…

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LeMay Collections at Marymount Car Museum, Tacoma