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Tacoma, WA is located on the lower Puget Sound in Washington State.
Tacoma has a population approaching 200,000
and an elevation of 87 feet above sea level.
The area was
discovered in 1792 by Captain George Vancouver and the first business, a
saw-mill was established in 1852.
The biggest boom for Tacoma with the
Northern Pacific Railroad selecting Tacoma
as its western terminal.
Today Tacoma hosts a
variety of industries and the lumber industry still ranks high in
importance. Tacoma
is central to a vast variety of tourist activities in the region including Hood Canal,
Mount Rainier National Park, Olympic National Park, the
Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, and the Pacific Ocean Beaches.
The City has
many museums, universities, the waterfront, and Point Definace
Park
Although we don’t rate hotels, any facility listed on our site meets our standard of, “we
would go back again and again.” On
our recommendation pages we give photos and a full  description
of the facility. Look for our Gold
Star Award facilities with recommendation pages.
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