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Visitor Information about the Richland, WA area.
Richland, Washington is located in Wine Country in
south central Washington State.
Richland is in Benton County. Benton
County is shown in yellow and the
rest of Wine Country is shown in red on the Washington State
map to the left.
Hanford
Originally Richland was owned by the US
Government. It was a department
of defense facility housing employees who made the atomic bomb in World War
II.
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The Hanford Reservation is now a US Department of
Energy facility. It is located
north of Richland. Today the
original reservation is cut in half.
The Hanford Reservation is about 25 mi. long and 10 miles wide
between WA-240 and the west bank of the Columbia River.
The property west of WA-240 is now the Hanford
Reach National Monument. We
have more information below under Recommended Parks.
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Richland Today
Today there is little or nothing left of the rows
of government built houses all exactly alike. Richland has turned into the
cultural center of the Tri-Cities with a symphony, ballet, three community
theater troupes, medieval renaissance and folklife festivals, an annual
classic car and street rod event and even world class wineries.
Richland has a population of just over 43,500
which tends to give the community a small town atmosphere. However, the Tri-Cities area has a
population in the 150,000 area so the Tri-Cities area has more attractions
than any of the three cities could support on their own.
You will find Richland a unique and interesting
city to explore.
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You will find everything from fine dining restaurants
in railroad dining cars and overlooking the Columbia River to the never
ending stream of fast food restaurants in Richland.
They also have a 5-mile long walking, biking, and
jogging trail along the river and challenging golf courses. The waterfront along the Columbia
River offers a marina, docks, and boat launches.
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Hanford Reach
National Monument
In 2000 Hanford Reach was designated a National
Monument. Hanford Reach is the
only remaining free flowing section of the Columbia River in the United
States. The river cuts through
shifting sand dunes, high cliffs, desert plateaus, and white bluffs on its
51-mile journey through Hanford Reach.
We have more information under Parks below.
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Attractions we recommend in Richland, WA
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Antiques
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Gift Shops
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See Listings
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Art Galleries
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Parks and
Museums
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Hanford Reach National Monument
Heritage
& Visitor Center
(The Reach)
509-943-4300
PO Box 3032
Richland, WA 99354
Opening in 2008
Hanford Reach web
site.
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Columbia
River Exhibition of History, Science and Technology (CREHST)
95 Lee Blvd.
Richland, WA
509-943-9000
http://www.crehst.org/
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Science and
Environmental Tours
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Fast Flux
Test Facility
(by appointment)
509-376-8089
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Nuclear Power Plant 2
Visitors Center
3000 George
Washington Way
Richland, WA 99352
509-372-5860
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B-Reactor
Tour
(by appointment)
509-376-2151
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LIGO Hanford Observatory
509-372-8106
Route 10
Richland, WA
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Visitor Information
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Tri-Cities Visitor & Convention Bureau
6951 W Grandridge Blvd.
Kennewick, WA
1-800-254-5824
http://www.visittri-cities.com/
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Listings for Attractions in the Richland,
WA area
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Antiques
RagTime Antiques Mall – 509-943-7664
1331 George Washington Way, Richland, WA 99352
The Rusty Pelican – 509-946-6898
1341 George Washington
Way, Ste. F, Richland,
WA 99352
The Vintage Emporium – 509-943-5822
619 The Parkway, Richland, WA 99352
Klais Antiques &
Ceative Framing –
509-943-0002
705 The Parkway, Richland, WA 99352
Uptown Antique Mall – 509-943-6077
1365 George Washington
Way, Richland, WA 99354
Sheldon Library (rare and
used bookstore) –
509-946-5640
1315 George Washington
Way, Richland, WA 99354
Art Galleries
Allied Arts Gallery – 509-943-9815
89 Lee Boulevard, Richland,
WA 99352
Tri-Art Gallery – 509-551-3360
2815 Van Giesen Street, Richland,
WA 99354
Rising Moon Gallery – 509-946-0946
430 George Washington
Way, Ste 101,
Richland, WA
99352
Things Worth
Keeping Art
Gallery – 509-946-4871
623 The Parkway, Richland, WA 99352
Wild Goose Design – 509-943-3006
610 The Parkway, Richland, WA 99352
Entertainment
Hot Shotz X-Treme Laser Tag – 509-735-4438
2630 N
Columbia Center Blvd., Richland, WA
Tumbleweed Musical Festival (Sept 1-2.
2007 in Howard Amon Park) – 509-528-2215
3RFS, PO
Box 1098, Richland, WA 99352
Richland
Players –
509-943-1991
608 The Parkway, Richland, WA 99352
Mid-Columbia Symphony –509-943-6602
716 Jadwin Ave, Richland,
WA 99352
Mid-Columbia Ballet – 509-946-5417
PO Box 326, Richland,
WA
Gift
Shops
Baum’s House of
Chocolate –
509-943-5830
2147 Van Giesen, Richland, WA 99352
Aunt Franny’s Toys – 509-942-1233
1330
Jadwin Ave., Richland, WA
99352
Ariel Gourmet & Gifts – 509-946-3314
617 The Parkway, Richland, WA 99352
Octopus Garden – 509-946-0077
1327 George Washington
Way, Richland, WA 99352
River House – 509-946-3349
708 Jadwin Avenue, Richland,
WA 99352
Specialty Shops
The Educated Cigar – 509-371-1117
2220 Camas
Ave., Richland, WA 99352
Museums – See Recommended Attractions above
Produce
Market at the Parkway! – 509-946-3349
Richland Parkway at Lee
Blvd. and Jadwin Ave, Richland, WA
Tours
A+ Pacific Limousine, Inc – 509-585-7717
Columbia
River Journeys
– 509-734-9941
PO Box 26, Richland, WA 99352
Desert Wave – 509-735-7358
2569 N Columbia Center Blvd, Richland, WA 99352-4852
Genie Tours – 509-946-1400
1846 Terminal Dr.,
Richland, WA
Red Mountain Country
Carriages, LLC – 509-588-4652
Red Mountain AVA, 16928 E 583 Pr N. E, Benton City, WA
99320
S.U.V. Tours – 509-783-7060
Tri-City River Cruises – 509-943-4988
802 George Washington Way, Richland, WA 99352
Columbia Kayak Adventures – 509-947-5901
710D George Washington Way, Richland, WA
Performing Arts
Camerata Musica -
509-375-0898
PO Box 615, Richland, WA
Mid-Columbia Ballet – 509-946-5417
P O Box 326, Richland, WA
Mid Columbia Symphony – 509-943-6602
716 Jadwin
Ave., Richland, WA
Sports
Hills West Recreation Club – 509-627-6363
204 Rockwood Dr, Richland, WA 99352
Richland Nat’l Little League Badger
Field – 509-628-9609
350 Keene Ct, Richland, WA 99352
Lynnwood Swim-Tennis Club – 509-375-1613
614 Lynnwood Ct, Richland, WA 99354
Jason Lee Swim & Tennis Club – 509-943-6360
1803 Wright Ave, Richland, WA 99354
Richland Yacht Club – 509-946-6900
350 Columbia Point Dr, Richland, WA 99352
Columbia Basin Racquet
Club – 509-943-8416
1776 Terminal Dr, Richland, WA 99354
Rollarena Skating Center – 509-946-6971
849 Stevens Dr, Richland, WA 99352
Jeannette Taylor Skate Park off Goethals
Dr in Downtown Richland
Golf
Columbia Point Golf Course – 509-946-0710
225 Columbia Point
Drive, Richland, WA 99352
Horn Rapids Golf Course –
2800 Clubhouse Lane, Richland, WA 99354
Meadow Springs Country Club – 509-627-2234
700 Country Club Pl, Richland, WA
993525
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