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Puget Sound, United States
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The South Sound refers to the area along the far reaches of the Puget Sound in Washington State. It consists of Pierce County, Thurston County and Lewis County, which includes the state capital of Olympia and the major port city of Tacoma.
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By plane
S. and the world, especially with frequent transpacific routes but, also to Europe, Mexico and the Middle East as well.
By train
The Amtrak Cascades and Coast Starlight services stop in Tacoma, outside Olympia at Lacey and Centralia.
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By public transit
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largest city in Lewis County
seat of Lewis County
heart of East Lewis County
a mountain town close to Mount Adams and the east side of Mount Rainier
Tacoma, a major port on the Puget Sound, is the third-largest city in Washington State, with about 220,000 residents. It has a dynamic art scene and a great ballet.
The service town at the main entrance of Mount Rainier National Park.
In the foothills of the west side of Mount Rainier, on the way to Paradise on the southside of Mount Rainier.
An eastern suburb of Tacoma, contained within the Puyallup Indian Reservation.
Its strong Scandinavian and Croatian heritage that has influenced its nautical lifestyle and fishing-village character, specialty shops, creative boutiques, art galleries and waterfront restaurants. It is the first stop after the Tacoma Narrows in the Kitsap Peninsula.
A small town on the north side of Mount Rainier, near Crystal Mountain ski resort.
Home to the Washington State Fair, the state's largest fair.
The oldest incorporated town in Washington. It has 4 individual buildings and sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including the oldest Catholic Church in the state and the first Protestant Church north of the Columbia River.
The county seat, as well as the capital of Washington. It is a breeding ground for alternative culture in the Pacific Northwest.
Lacey is a city in the southern Puget Sound region in the state of Washington. It is just east of Olympia, Washington state's capital.
Tumwater is a city in the southern Puget Sound region of Washington State, just south of Olympia.
A park protecting the alpine wilderness of the volcanic 14,410 ft Mount Rainier, the most prominent peak in the continguous 48 states.
The southernmost island in Puget Sound.
A 5.2 square mile island off the south end of the Kitsap Peninsula. Semi-rural with bridge access; near Gig Harbor and across the "Narrows" from Tacoma.
This remote southern region south of Purdy is a sub peninsula of the Kitsap Peninsula.
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