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Kobetich Library
Category:
Playgrounds Parks & Trails
212 Brown's Point Blvd. NE
Tacoma,
Washington 98422
(253) 591-5630
The Kobetich Library is a great library although a little small. The hours are pretty good, they...
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The Kobetich Library is a great library although a little small. The hours are pretty good, they are closed on
Sunday and Mondays. The staff is very nice too. They have small children's section, with a table, chairs and some wooden puzzles to keep little one busy while you look at their selection. You can keep books for 3 weeks and you can rent movies for free for 2 days. They also offer a summer reading program where kids can earn prizes and free tickets to the zoo for reading books.
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Pro Golf Discount
Category:
Sports & Recreation
5015 Tacoma Mall Blvd.
Tacoma,
Washington 98409
(360) 473-4290
This business is great for all your golfing needs. They maintain a tremendous inventory, carry ...
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This business is great for all your golfing needs. They maintain a tremendous inventory, carry all major brands and wont sell you something you don't need. They offer super advice on equipment and i buy all my golf equipment from them. They have 6 locations statewide. if you need golf equipment or just free advice give them a try. You will be happy you did. The best part is they have low prices and back their products they sell 100%.
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Learn to golf, perfect your swing, hone your short game ... Steve can help you with any of the...
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Learn to golf, perfect your swing, hone your short game ... Steve can help you with any of the above.
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Museum of Glass
Category:
Sports & Recreation
1801 Dock St
Tacoma,
Washington 98402
(253) 284-4750
I spent a Friday afternoon exploring the Museum District of Tacoma and am so glad that I...
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I spent a Friday afternoon exploring the Museum District of Tacoma and am so glad that I discovered the STORE at the Museum of Glass. (I did not pay to enter the actual museum...but of course spent way too much money at the museum store!) If you are looking for unique gifts from glass ornaments to funky stationery to unique toys for children, I'd highly recommend going to the Museum of Glass's store. I did some price checking on books featuring Chihuly's work and their prices are no higher than at other bookstores or museum stores. I had a lot of fun browsing the store and ended up with birthday gifts for about 5 different friends and family members!
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Point Defiance park is simply an amazing oasis in Tacoma. The trails that crisscross the park...
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Point Defiance park is simply an amazing oasis in Tacoma. The trails that crisscross the park offer an amazing variety of terrain with beatiful views and walks through old growth forest. The 5 Mile Drive is an enjoyable biking route, especially on Saturday mornings when it is closed to cars. Owen Beach is somewhat of a teen hangout, but if you hike north out towards the point there is a lot of great wild shoreline too see including some awesome clay bluffs. At low tide you can hike all the way around the point. This park is one of my favorite places in the world.
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Rei
Category:
Sporting Goods
3825 S Steele St
Tacoma,
Washington 98409
If you are looking for high quality sporting goods equipment...look no further. REI is the...
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If you are looking for high quality sporting goods equipment...look no further. REI is the cadillac of sporting goods. They have everything from biking to hiking, skiing to moutain climping. The gear they sell is the stuff professionals would use. This is not the place to get something low end you will only use once...so if you are serious about out door equipment, get it at REI
PROS: Best products in every category
CONS: very pricey
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We went yesterday for the first time, my youngest two and I. I had a harder time finding it...
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We went yesterday for the first time, my youngest two and I. I had a harder time finding it because I was expecting it to be an actual museum building, not a storefront in the middle of the street across from the Woolworth's.
When we walked in, I thought, "This is it? Well, I guess it's only $10 and we don't have to join." The girl at the front counter was sweet. We went in. I thought for sure that we'd be there a max of maybe 1/2 hour, since I thought my 5 year old boy would be bored. There were only two other kids there. It was super quiet, so I thought, well this isn't good because that means no one comes here.
I asked the front counter girl and the other two mothers about this place, and they told me that since the weather was so nice that no one was coming, and that most of the people had already come and gone that day for an earlier class. AH HA!
1 and 1/2 hours goes by without me noticing and most especially, without my preschooler noticing. I looked down at my watch, and I was shocked by how long we'd been there. So I joined ($70 got me two households and 3 kids for a whole year, including reciprocity at 17 other kids' museums, 8 free guest passes, 3 free classes, newsletter, etc).
I was then told about all of the other wonderful offerings (Spanish classes, a toddler/preschool class a few times per week, TONS of activities for kids, etc), and I was just simply amazed.
After having had a Seattle Children's Museum membership and letting it lapse because we all found the museum way too boring after a few visits (and too hard to get to and park), I'm so glad that we've found the Tacoma Children's Museum. I agree with the other reviewer who said that this is better than Seattle - MUCH better, by leaps and bounds.
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I am a former REI employee, having worked at the HQ in Kent for a few years. This was when REI...
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I am a former REI employee, having worked at the HQ in Kent for a few years. This was when REI was just starting online and the new flagship in Seattle was opened (ok, so I'm old!). I really enjoyed working there and the perks that went with it. Can't beat the benefits of working for REI, at least then, don't know about now.
I'm so glad that they have a Tacoma store. This one has a great location, even though getting into the parking lot can be challenging. It's not as big as the Seattle store nor does it have the selection that they do. REI stores are purposely this way as part of the business design, so that they can gain more sales online and by moving product from store to store.
Friendly, incredibly knowledgeable staff as always (they have to be), superior product, and a great return policy if something goes wrong. The prices are a little high, but that's because you're also paying for the expertise of the staff and the quality of service and product. Sporting goods are notoriously made crappy, like baby products. But at REI, you KNOW that they only buy the best to sell to you. So buy with confidence, as you get what you pay for (and no, I have no affiliation with them anymore - that was years ago!).
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Tacoma Trains
Category:
Toy Stores
3813 N 26th St
Tacoma,
Washington 98407
(253) 756-7517
Tacoma Trains carries all kinds of trains and train accessories for the model train enthusiast,...
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Tacoma Trains carries all kinds of trains and train accessories for the model train enthusiast, but they also have things like model airplanes, model ships, puzzles, rock tumblers, and more. A fascinating little shop, located in the Proctor shopping district across the street from their original location.
The shop owner is extremely knowledgeable about all kinds of model trains, ships, and planes.
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Outdoor pools are a bit of a rarity in the Pacific Northwest. Thank goodness for the Titlow Pool,...
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Outdoor pools are a bit of a rarity in the Pacific Northwest. Thank goodness for the Titlow Pool, part of the MetroParks Tacoma pool system. The pool, located in Tacoma's west end, is open annually from mid-June to the end of August. The outdoor, Olympic size, 50-meter pool, has a minimum depth of 3 feet and a maximum depth of 10 feet. There's a separate wading pool for little kids and lap lanes are open during all "open swim" times. It's clean, lifeguards maintain control, and shower facilities are adequate. A single swim for an adult is $3.50 (2.50 for kids 5 to 17). Punch cards are available at a savings.
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