Just 30miles south of Seattle, Tacoma is a medium-sized city in Washington state, home to some 190,000 residents. A traditionally blue-collar area, with strong links to heavy industry throughout recent history, Tacoma is fast becoming a contemporary, commerce-led city, and is consistently nominated as one of the best cities to live in America.
Aside from the city's impressive architecture, Tacoma has tourist attractions in its own right, including the highly successful and ever-popular Tacoma Art Museum, which house diverse collections of works from contemporary and modernist artists. The cultural center of the city is undoubtedly the Broadway Center for Performing Arts, which plays home to the city's professional arts groups, including the Tacoma Symphony Orchestra, across its three theatre spaces.
The annual Tacoma Daffodil Parade is a yearly feature during spring, attracting visitors from across the state, while the local farmers' market runs for the duration of the summer months.
