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Attractions near Olympia

Olympia’s places to visit, starting with Daniel R. Bigelow House

Roughly 3.6M visitors a year make it to Olympic National Park. Mapped inside Olympia are 2 places to visit, and within 40 miles another 28. Among them are 17 museums, 4 gardens and 3 city parks. Out of town, Space Needle is 48 mi away.

Attractions nearby
136
within 60 miles
The big one
48 mi
Space Needle
National park units
3
parks & monuments
Big draws
4
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Lookout · 48 mi northeast

Space Needle

Observation tower in Seattle, Washington, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where they are

Most of the 28 out of town lie to the northeast.

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Orange: Olympia. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

All of it

2 in town lead, with 134 more within 60 miles after them.

The places inside Olympia lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Olympia → · Olympia’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Daniel R. Bigelow House: OHS&BHM, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Yashiro Japanese Garden: Joe Mabel, CC BY 3.0 · 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 · Olympic National Park: Wsiegmund, CC BY 2.5 · T-Mobile Park: MyName (Cacophony), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Seattle Underground: Mark Hursh, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Husky Stadium: Atomic Taco, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Lake Washington: Maltesen at da.wikipedia, Public domain · Mount Rainier National Park: Ricardo Martins from Gent, Belgium, CC BY 2.0 · Tacoma Dome: Broran28, Public domain · Museum of Pop Culture: EMP|SFM, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wild Waves Theme Park: Jessica Spengler from Hove, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0 · The Museum of Flight: Fawcett5 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Pacific Science Center: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Turner Joy: Keysgoclick, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gas Works Park: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Seattle Center: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hiram M. Chittenden Locks: Unknown Photographer / US Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain · Paramount Theatre: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Woodland Park Zoo: Bernie Ongewe, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Seattle Art Museum: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Moore Theatre: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Benaroya Hall: Andrew A Smith, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Memorial Stadium: Cliff from Arlington, Virginia, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Seattle Aquarium: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 5th Avenue Theatre: Ltvine, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Minidoka National Historic Site: Tamanoeconomico, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Lawton: Sam iv at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Cheney Stadium: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Living Computers: Museum + Labs: Jllm06, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture: Richard N Horne, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Discovery Park: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Burke-Gilman Trail: Dennis Bratland, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Point Defiance Park: Crash Dalco, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kerry Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium: Takinzinnia, CC0 · Olympic National Forest: Farwestern Photo by Gregg M. Erickson, CC BY 3.0 · Museum of History & Industry: Dennis Bratland, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bloedel Reserve: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Frye Art Museum: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Seward Park: Dcoetzee, Public domain · Freeway Park: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · McCaw Hall: Adbar, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Washington Park Arboretum: Steve Ginn from Western Washington, United States, CC0 · America's Car Museum: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kubota Garden: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Nordic Museum: ECTran71, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Seattle Asian Art Museum: Rootology, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Volunteer Park: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bellevue Arts Museum: Gary Minnaert (Minnaert)), Public domain · Fort Steilacoom: Ben Cody, Public domain · Museum of Glass: Lethargilistic, CC0 · Hat 'n' Boots: Seattle Municipal Archives from Seattle, WA, CC BY 2.0 · Ravenna Park: No machine-readable author provided. Wsiegmund assumed (based on copyright claim, CC BY 2.5 · Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Seattle Japanese Garden: frted, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Carkeek Park: Shakespeare at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Connections Museum Seattle: Slimey.limey, Public domain · Cougar Mountain Zoo: Junkyardsparkle, CC0 · Henry Art Gallery: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gospodor Monument Park: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Washington State History Museum: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Henry M. Jackson Visitor Center: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 3.0 · KidsQuest Children's Museum: Julian Fong, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Northwest African American Museum: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tacoma Art Museum: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bellevue Botanical Garden: Heptazane at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Denny Park: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Naval Undersea Museum: Steven Pavlov (LovingWA), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Puget Sound Navy Museum: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sylvan Grove Theater and Columns: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Waterfall Garden Park: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Waterfront Park: Seattle Municipal Archives from Seattle, WA, CC BY 2.0 · Westlake Park: User:Jon Stockton, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wright Park Arboretum: Steven Pavlov, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bhy Kracke Park: Atomic Taco from Seattle, WA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Camp 6 Logging Museum: Ben Cody, Public domain · Carl S. English, Jr., Botanical Gardens: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Center for Wooden Boats: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hing Hay Park: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jimi Hendrix Park: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lewis Army Museum: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Northwest Seaport: Daniel Ramirez from Honolulu, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Occidental Park: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Olympic Flight Museum: Articseahorse, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Picardo Farm: JSquish at Wikipedia, GFDL · Seattle Children's Museum: Cliff from Arlington, Virginia, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Victor Steinbrueck Park: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 7th Street Theatre: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Burlington Northern Railroad Depot: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Cascadia Art Museum: SounderBruce, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Coast Guard Museum Northwest: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Danny Woo International District Community Garden: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kinnear Park: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Nippon Kan Theatre: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Plymouth Pillars Park: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Rhododendron Species Foundation and Botanical Garden: Unknown, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art: Brianhe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Taproot Theatre Company: Seattle Municipal Archives, CC BY 2.0 · White River Valley Museum: Steven Pavlov, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Anderson Park: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Black Panther Park: Peaceray, CC BY 4.0 · Counterbalance Park: Seattle Parks and Recreation, CC BY 2.0 · Donnie Chin International Children's Park: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Harbor History Museum: Thorsten Lindner, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Highline Botanical Garden: Jwinters, Public domain · Interbay P-Patch: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lakewold Gardens: Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Marra Farm: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Nora's Woods: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Oxbow Park: Benjamin Cody, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Parsons Gardens Park: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Renton History Museum: Steven Pavlov, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Streissguth Gardens: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Washington National Guard Museum: Brianhe, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Henderson Park: Masohpotato, CC BY-SA 3.0

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