TravelMorgan Stone GretherTacoma, Washington, pacific northwest, Mount Rainier, pugent sound, Elaine Schimek, travel

Tacoma, May 2018

TravelMorgan Stone GretherTacoma, Washington, pacific northwest, Mount Rainier, pugent sound, Elaine Schimek, travel
Tacoma, May 2018

Tacoma, Washington, is a fun city: glorious scenery, easy access to natural wonders, nice bars and eateries, a preserved downtown, and lovely little museums. So it was easy to select it as the destination in which to spend my birthday. In addition to visiting the Museum of Glass, the Tacoma Art Museum, and the Seymour Botanical Garden, all already blogged about here, Elaine and I had drinks at places like the Devil's Reef Tiki Bar, Cockrell Ciders, and 7 Seas Brewery, snacked at Ice Cream Social, feasted at Red Hot sandwiches and Indochine, and enjoyed a relaxing stay at the Hotel Murano. Plus we got some quality time in with my buddy Matt Wakefield from Travel Tacoma. (A further blog post about visiting the LeMay Marymount Museum is forthcoming. Stay tuned!) 

See all my Tacoma posts here.

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TravelMorgan Stone GretherLeMay Collections at Marymount, Tacoma, Washington, pacific northwest, cars, travel

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…

TravelMorgan Stone GretherLeMay Collections at Marymount, Tacoma, Washington, pacific northwest, cars, travel
LeMay Collections at Marymount Car Museum, Tacoma