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Public baccalaureate liberal arts college, known for alumni such as Kathleen Hanna (Bikini Kill), Carrie Brownstein (Sleater-Kinney, Portlandia) and Matt Groening (The Simpsons). Beautiful forested campus with miles of secluded hiking trails and beach access.
The Evergreen State College is a public liberal arts college in Thurston County, Washington, with an Olympia postal address. Founded in 1967, and offering classes in the fall of 1971, it offers a non-traditional undergraduate curriculum in which students have the option to design their own study towards a degree or follow a predetermined path of study. Full-time students can enroll in interdisciplinary academic programs, in addition to stand-alone classes. Programs typically offer students the opportunity to study several disciplines in a coordinated manner. Faculty write substantive narrative evaluations of students' work in place of issuing grades.
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South Puget Sound's largest performing arts facility provides a wide variety of entertainment and cultural activities.
The Hands On Children's Museum stimulates curiosity, creativity and learning through fun, interactive exhibits and programs for children.
One of the largest freestanding masonry domes in the world. Hourly walk-in building tours. Separate botanical tours of the landscaping of West Capitol Campus, designed by the Olmstead Brothers firm, are offered M-F by appointment only.
Olympia's oldest surviving home, built in 1850s when Washington was a territory. Oregon Trail Pioneers Daniel and Ann Elizabeth Bigelow were early advocates of women's voting rights, public education and the rule of law. Home to the same family until 2005, it contains original furnishings, photos and documents dating back to the 1860s.
Historical aircraft with a focus on World War II to Vietnam period.