Jill’s Tacoma Guidebook
Food scene
Delicious baked goods, treats, cakes, and coffee with outdoor seating downtown.
47 locals recommend
Corina Bakery
602 Fawcett AveDelicious baked goods, treats, cakes, and coffee with outdoor seating downtown.
Gourmet grocery store with a wonderful deli, bakery, and al carte meals.
96 locals recommend
Metropolitan Market Tacoma
2420 N Proctor StGourmet grocery store with a wonderful deli, bakery, and al carte meals.
Shops, near the Point Ruston Main Street outdoor mall, theater, and waterfront recreation area.
22 locals recommend
Point Ruston Farmers Market
5101 Grand LoopShops, near the Point Ruston Main Street outdoor mall, theater, and waterfront recreation area.
Delicious coffee, friendly baristas in the hip 6th street neighborhood.
68 locals recommend
Bluebeard Coffee Roasters
2201 6th AveDelicious coffee, friendly baristas in the hip 6th street neighborhood.
Delicious, locally sourced food right on the water, and great service.
43 locals recommend
Duke's Seafood & Chowder
3327 Ruston WayDelicious, locally sourced food right on the water, and great service.
Sightseeing
Tacoma's world famous high school overlooking the bay seem like something from Harry Potter, and has been featured in several movies. Walk through the stadium district historic mansions and by the high school to read the Art Cafe, Starbucks, or Wright Park.
28 locals recommend
Stadium High School
111 N E StTacoma's world famous high school overlooking the bay seem like something from Harry Potter, and has been featured in several movies. Walk through the stadium district historic mansions and by the high school to read the Art Cafe, Starbucks, or Wright Park.
Beautiful park with old growth trees, trails, parks, views, a zoo, views of Puget Sound, a rose garden and lawns. A beautiful place to spend a day, walking, riding bikes, picnicking, or exploring.
11 locals recommend
Point Defiance Park
Point Defiance ParkBeautiful park with old growth trees, trails, parks, views, a zoo, views of Puget Sound, a rose garden and lawns. A beautiful place to spend a day, walking, riding bikes, picnicking, or exploring.
Art
There's a little cafe inside the glass museum that's good, and the possibility to take a walk along Foss Waterway after seeing the glass works in the museum. You can get to the museum on a fun hour walk through downtown Tacoma from the Old Town Tacoma Garden Haven .
268 locals recommend
Museum of Glass
1801 Dock StThere's a little cafe inside the glass museum that's good, and the possibility to take a walk along Foss Waterway after seeing the glass works in the museum. You can get to the museum on a fun hour walk through downtown Tacoma from the Old Town Tacoma Garden Haven .
City advice
Getting around
Tacoma Link Rail
Getting around downtown Tacoma is free and easy with the Tacoma Link Light Rail.
The Tacoma Link Light Rail provides complimentary service from one end of downtown to the other. Hop on to ride between the six stops at: the Tacoma Dome, South 25th Street, Union Station, the Convention Center, South 11th Street and the Theater District.