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County seat of Skagit County, Washington, United States
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Mount Vernon in northwest Washington State is in the heart of Skagit Valley and hosts the yearly Tulip Festival. It is the county seat of Skagit County.
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A 1920s-era movie theater with art-deco decor. It is now a combination performance theater and movie theater.
Walk along the western edge of town, bordering upon the Skagit River.
Every spring, the region celebrates the bloom of colorful tulips that paint the Skagit Valley more brilliantly than a Dutch impressionist could. Hundreds of thousands of Washingtonians and international visitors flock to see the endless fields of tulips between Mount Vernon and La Conner. During the peak of the festival, First Street is closed downtown and local artists set up stalls. Partly as a result of this, at the height of the festival traffic downtown gets congested. It is therefore advisable to use Best Road instead to reach the tulip fields.
A shuttle runs from the "County" parking lot at the Kincaid Street exit off I-5.
Upscale. Reservations accepted.
An old-fashioned ice cream parlor plus a retro-style restaurant with a wide variety of burgers, fries, and other 1950s diner food.
Italian-style pasta and meat dishes. No pizza. Open for dinner every evening, plus lunch on weekdays. Consider the high-value four-course special menu, served from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m.
A 24-hour drive-through espresso stand that offers a large variety of flavors of coffee, espresso, Italian sodas, and other specialty drinks, in addition to pastries, bottled beverages, and cigarettes. Close to the freeway with amazing customer service. Try a Mythical White Mocha or a Nutty Yeti Latte.
A locally owned drive thru espresso stand with a large variety of coffee, espresso, breakfast foods and Italian sodas.
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A local micro brewery open to the public that brews and serves a multitude of beers for all palates.
Red "Cider" barn off I-5
This red barn with the white roof, with large signs offering "Cider", is easily visible just west of I-5 immediately south of Mount Vernon. Inside the red barn are coolers stocked with apple cider in 1 gallon, 1/2 gallon, and 1 quart sizes. Made with eastern Washington apples, the cider is delicious. On the weekends, mini cider doughnuts and hot cider are prepared on the premises. During the week, the store is unstaffed and collects payment on the honor system.
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Skagit Station is also the bus station for Skagit Transit, Island Transit & Greyhound on 105 E Kincaid St in the eastern edge of downtown Mt Vernon, behind the county jail and next to I-5 at Exit…
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