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Top attractions in Washington

249 national parks, ski areas, museums, landmarks and natural wonders in Washington, each with when to go, where to stay and what’s nearby. Ranked by how many people look them up and how many visit.

Parks & monuments 22Mountains & skiing 19Natural wonders 17Things to do 182History 9
Attractions
249
245 ranked
National Park Service sites
10
3 national parks
Most visited
Olympic National Park
3.6M visitors in 2025
Top ranked
Mount St. Helens
611K readers
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The 20 top attractions in Washington

An even mix of how many people read about each place and, where it’s counted, how many visit.

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Mount St. Helens: U.S. Forest Service- Pacific Northwest Region, Public domain · Space Needle: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Climate Pledge Arena: Sea Cow, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lumen Field: "Smart Destinations", GoSeattleCard.com, and Go Seattle Card Blog, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Grand Coulee Dam: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Public domain

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1Mount St. Helens Mountain · 12 mi from Cougar, WA611Kreaders a year2Space Needle Lookout · in Seattle, WA227Kreaders a year3Climate Pledge Arena Stadium & arena · in Seattle, WA188Kreaders a year4Lumen Field Stadium & arena · in Seattle, WA182Kreaders a year5Grand Coulee Dam Dam · 1 mi from Coulee Dam, WA108Kreaders a year6Mount Baker Mountain · 10 mi from Glacier, WA100Kreaders a year7T-Mobile Park Stadium & arena · in Seattle, WA88Kreaders a year8Seattle Underground Ancient site · in Seattle, WA77Kreaders a year9Multnomah Falls Waterfall · 8 mi from North Bonneville, WA74Kreaders a year10Husky Stadium Stadium & arena · in Seattle, WA66Kreaders a year11Olympic National Park National Park · 2 mi from Port Angeles, WA3.6Mvisitors 202512The Gorge Amphitheatre Theatre · 2 mi from Sunland Estates, WA57Kreaders a year13Mount Adams Mountain · 14 mi from Trout Lake, WA55Kreaders a year14Lake Washington Lake · in Medina, WA54Kreaders a year15Hoh Rainforest Park & preserve · 23 mi from Forks, WA54Kreaders a year16Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary Park & preserve · 19 mi from Forks, WA53Kreaders a year17Spirit Lake Lake · 17 mi from Cougar, WA52Kreaders a year18Tacoma Dome Stadium & arena · in Tacoma, WA46Kreaders a year19Museum of Pop Culture Museum · in Seattle, WA43Kreaders a year20Lake Chelan Lake · 2 mi from Chelan, WA42Kreaders a year21Wild Waves Theme Park Theme park · in Federal Way, WA39Kreaders a year22Columbia River Gorge Canyon & gorge · 3 mi from Carson, WA39Kreaders a year23Mount Olympus Mountain · 25 mi from Port Angeles, WA37Kreaders a year24The Museum of Flight Museum · in Tukwila, WA400Kvisitors25Bonneville Dam Dam · 2 mi from North Bonneville, WA33Kreaders a year26Snoqualmie Falls Waterfall · in Snoqualmie, WA32Kreaders a year27Mount Rainier National Park National Park · 13 mi from Packwood, WA1.6Mvisitors 202528Pacific Science Center Museum · in Seattle, WA27Kreaders a year29Yakima Electric Railway Museum Museum · in Yakima, WA27Kreaders a year30USS Turner Joy Museum · in Bremerton, WA26Kreaders a year31Lake Crescent Lake · 18 mi from Port Angeles, WA26Kreaders a year32Dry Falls Waterfall · 3 mi from Coulee City, WA26Kreaders a year33Glacier Peak Mountain · 25 mi from Darrington, WA26Kreaders a year34Gas Works Park Garden · in Seattle, WA25Kreaders a year35Seattle Center Garden · in Seattle, WA24Kreaders a year36Hiram M. Chittenden Locks Dam · in Seattle, WA24Kreaders a year37Paramount Theatre Theatre · in Seattle, WA23Kreaders a year38SS Valencia Ancient site · 30 mi from Neah Bay, WA23Kreaders a year39Woodland Park Zoo Zoo & aquarium · in Seattle, WA21Kreaders a year40Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument Park & preserve · 14 mi from Cougar, WA20Kreaders a year

How we rank: an even mix of how many people read about each place on Wikipedia (a typical month, so one viral week can’t sway it) and, where it’s counted, how many visit (National Park Service for park units, else Wikidata, last 5 years). Places without a visitor count rank on readers alone. Closed, destroyed and private places stay listed but aren’t ranked. Sources: National Park Service · OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia.

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Attractions in Washington

What are the top attractions in Washington?

Mount St. Helens, Space Needle, Climate Pledge Arena, Lumen Field and Grand Coulee Dam, ranked by how many people read about them and, where counted, how many visit.

What is the most visited attraction in Washington?

Olympic National Park, with about 3,584,187 visitors in 2025 (National Park Service).

How many national parks are in Washington?

3 national parks (Olympic National Park, Mount Rainier National Park and North Cascades National Park), plus 7 other National Park Service sites.