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Sports

Seattle Mariners
Click here for the M’s game schedule, standings, and news.

Seattle Seahawks
Click here for the Seahawk's football game schedule, standings, and news.

Seattle Sounders
Soccer fans will find all the latest at the home team’s site.

Events & Fairs

Capital Lakefair - Olympia
Capital Lakefair opens on Wednesday, July 15 and runs through Sunday, July 19, 2009, closing with a fireworks display over Capital Lake at 10 p.m.

Funbeach.com - Long Beach Peninsula
Click here to see what’s happening on the Long Beach Peninsula all summer: places to go, things to do, and festivals to enjoy.

Grays Harbor County Fair - Elma
The Grays Harbor County Fair opens on Wednesday, August 5 and runs through Sunday, August 9, 2009.

Lacey Spring Fun Fair
Two days of FUN for families and young people of all ages!

Mason County Fair & Rodeo - Shelton
The Mason County Fair and Rodeo opens on Friday, July 24 and runs through Sunday, July 26, 2009.

Pacific County Fair - Menlo
The Pacific County Fair opens on Wednesday, August 26 and runs through Saturday, August 29, 2009.

Puyallup Fair - Puyallup
The Puyallup Fair opens on Friday, September 11 and runs through Wednesday, September 27, 2009.

Sand in the City - Olympia
240 tons of sand will descend upon the Port Plaza in Olympia, to be transformed by sand sculptors. This art event opens on Friday, August 21 and runs through Sunday, August 23, 2009.

Southwest Washington Fair - Chehalis
The Southwest Washington Fair opens on Tuesday, August 18, and runs through Sunday, August 23, 2009. Also lists some events at the fairgrounds earlier in the year.

Thurston County Fair - Lacey
The Thurston County Fair opens on Wednesday, July 29 and runs through Sunday, August 2, 2009.

Museums

Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture - Seattle
Located on the campus of the University of Washington, The Burke Museum showcases the natural and cultural history of the Pacific Northwest.

Experience Music Project - Seattle
Experience music at this museum located at the Seattle Center. The site offers info about exhibits and events, as well as interviews with artists and bands, and updates on volunteering opportunities. The EMP’s featured exhibit this summer is "Jim Henson’s Fantastic World" (May 23 - Aug. 16, 2009).

Hands On Children’s Museum - Olympia
There’s plenty to see and do at this science and art museum in downtown Olympia.

Lewis County Historical Museum
A children's hands-on exhibit area features a mercantile store, old time kitchen, and an activity table.

Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument - Castle Rock
Visit the site of Mount Saint Helens, scene of a massive volcanic eruption on May 18, 1980.

Museum of Glass - Tacoma
The Museum of Glass illuminates trends in contemporary art as expressed in glass.

Pacific Science Center - Seattle
Interactive exhibits, a starry-eyed planetarium, live science demonstrations, and IMAX make the Pacific Science Center an exciting place to visit. The Pacific Science Center features “Grossology”, opening May 23 and running through Sept. 7, 2009.

Seattle Art Museum
SAM offers a variety of creative activities designed for kids ages 3–12 and their parents/guardians.

Tacoma Art Museum
The Tacoma Art Museum seeks to connect people through art. They have hands-on workshops, art programs, and even art summer camp. Their exhibit of work by popular children’s book author/illustrator David Macaulay (“David Macaulay: The Way He Works”) runs through June 14.

Washington State Capital Museum - Olympia
The State Capital Museum is dedicated to preserving and interpreting the political and cultural history of Washington state.

Washington State History Museum -Tacoma
High-tech displays, historical artifacts, and interactive exhibits make Washington state history come alive.

Westport Maritime Museum - Westport
Westport salutes its history of whaling and other seafaring life.

World Kite Museum and Hall of Fame - Long Beach
The World Kite Museum celebrates the achievements and magic of kiting world wide, and seeks to educate young and old about the role kites play in science, arts, religion, and sport.

Parks & Zoos

Chehalis-Centralia Railroad
Visit the 1916 Baldwin "Mikado" and other hard working locomotives

Fort Clatsop National Memorial - Astoria, Oregon
The Lewis and Clark Expedition spent the winter of 1805-1806 at this location. Visitors can see the recreated fort as well as the canoe landing and salt works.

Fort Vancouver Historic Site - Vancouver
Take a tour of the recreated Fort Vancouver, the Northwest outpost of the Hudson Bay Trading Company. You’ll see living history demonstrations in the Blacksmith shop, Carpenter Shop, and, during the summer, the Kitchen. Archeology-focused tours are also available.

Mount Rainier National Park - near Ashford
The Mountain’s always out when you visit to hike, camp, cross-country ski, or just admire the view.

Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad - Elbe
All aboard for a steam train ride through the foothills of Mount Rainier!

Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge
Walk the trails and see ducks, songbirds, raptors, and more birds and animals in this 3,000 acre wildlife refuge.

Northwest Trek - Eatonville
Visit habitats of owls, eagles, wolves, bobcats, and many more animals living in this wildlife park. A tour tram takes visitors through an open roaming area for elk, moose, deer, bighorn sheep, bison, caribou, and more. The park offers special events throughout the summer: check for updates.

Olympia Farmers Market
Home grown food, hand crafted arts, flowers, music, and people make the Olympia Farmers Market the place to be.

Olympic National Forest - headquarters in Olympia
Find out where to hike, camp, boat, and swim in this 632,000 acre forest.

Olympic National Park near Port Angeles
Glaciers, snowy mountains, wild ocean coasts, and rain forests—it’s all here in the Olympic National Park.

Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium - Tacoma
Sea horses, polar bears, tropical fish, penquins, sharks, tiny poison dart frogs - they’re all here!

Wild Waves Enchanted Village

Wolf Haven - Thurston County
Learn about wolves at this unique wildlife park. Join in every Saturday evening, June 21 through September 13, for Saturday Evenings Howl-Ins: wolves, music, storytelling, conservation, and arts and crafts. (There will be no Howl-In on Saturday, August 30.)

Woodland Park Zoo
Woodland Park Zoo offers educational experiences for children and teens including Bug Club, and Zoo U.

Revised 09/16/08