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Local Attractions

Theater

• Lakewood Players Theater Company (10 minutes) -- Lakewood community theater
• The Broadway Theater District (15 Minutes)

Museums

• Washington State History Museum (15 minutes)
• Tacoma Art Museum (15 Minutes)
• Chihuly Museum of Glass (15Minutes)
• Pt. Defiance Zoo & Aquarium (20 minutes)

Shopping

• Tacoma Mall (10 Minutes)
• Tacoma's Union Station (15 Minutes)
• Tacoma Antique Row (15 Minutes)
• Lakewood Towne Center (5 Minutes)
• Freight House Square Shops (15 Minutes)

Indoor Attractions

• Lakewood Cinema 15 (8 minutes)
• Lakewood YMCA (10 minutes)
• The Tacoma Dome (15 minutes)
• The Emerald Queen Casino & Restaurant (15 minutes)
• Great American Casino (10 minutes)

Destinations

• Downtown Seattle (45 minutes)
• Seattle/Tacoma Airport (35 minutes)
• Washington State Capitol (Olympia) (20 Minutes)

Parks/Outdoor Activities/Nature

• Mount St. Helens (2.5-3 hours)
• Mount Rainier (1 hour to Park entrance)
• Brookwood Equestrian Center (5 min)
• Northwest Trek (45 minutes)
• Lakewold Gardens (5 minutes)
• Chambers Bay Golf Course (20 min)
• Golf Courses (various, 15 minutes)
• Bill's Boat House (Fishing & boat rental on our American Lake, 5 minutes)
• Tacoma Golf and Country Club (5 minutes)

Restaurants

• the French Bistro "La Creme Brulee" in Steilacoom WA (15 minutes) Well recommended.
• Many other fine local choices (5 to 20 minutes)

Other

• Veteran's Hospital (10 Minutes)
• Lakewood Chamber of Commerce (5 minutes)