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Seattle has its own Ghostbusters, or paranormal investigators, who investigate paranormal claims with scientific methodology. A.G.H.O.S.T., which stands for Advanced Ghost Hunters of Seattle-Tacoma, seek to explain the theories about ghost hunting and haunted locations, reporting on ghost sightings and other events, and sponsoring ghost hunting club activities.
A.G.H.O.S.T. also offers year round Ghost Tours of Seattle, […]
A visit to Grand Coulee Dam (off SR 55 in Eastern Washington) serves as both an awe inspiring example of man-made magnificence, and as a reminder that while I take electricity for granted, a lot goes on behind the scenes to make it happen.
Grand Coulee Dam is located on the mighty Columbia River, and, […]
If you’d like to take your next sip of tea in the Japanese tradition, attend one of the tea ceremonies in the Japanese Tea Garden in the Washington Park Arboretum. Tea demonstrations are held every Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday, and are hosted by the Seattle branch of the Urasenke Foundation .
The Wednesday tea presentations […]
Still looking for something to do over the upcoming Memorial Day weekend? How about virtual road trip along the Washington Wine Highway?
You don’t drive this highway — you walk it. Without ever leaving the ground of Chateau Ste. Michelle in Woodinville, you can make the virtual trek between Woodinville and Walla Walla. Along the way, […]
It’s time for whale watching on Puget Sound!
Some tour operators have already started their whale watching cruises, others will be getting underway soon, but the season is officially underway.
With a little luck, this is the summer you’ll see those magnificent Orcas (there are three pods who migrate to the San Juan Islands during the summer […]
As the weather gets nicer, and the cloudy days and nights get fewer, there will be plenty up in the sky to look at.
At the University of Washington’s Theodor Jacobsen Observatory, the second-oldest structure on campus, a 110-year old refracting telescope provides visitors with a view of the heavens. The observatory is open to the […]
I grew up in the Skagit Valley, and sort of took all the tulip fields for granted. At that time there wasn’t a festival, that’s only been around for 24 years, there were just farms, and dirt, and flowers.
Today, the Skagit Valley celebrates Tulips and Spring with its annual Tulip Festival, April 1st – 30th. […]
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You don’t need any kind of excuse to stop in at the Seattle Metropolitan Police Museum where you can discovery the history of law enforcement in the Pacific Northwest. While most people have never heard of the museum (including life long residents), it is actually the largest police museum in the western […]
If you want to take advantage of Washington’s snow activities, consider a Winter Ecology Tour in Leavenworth. The tour has a fun aspect – it’s on snowshoes.
The tours, offered by the U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Nasikelt River Discovery Center, are an opportunity to explore winter life with a trained […]
Where do airplanes come from?
Well, if you’re visiting the Seattle area, there’s only one answer to that question: Boeing, of course. As the saying around these parts goes: If it’s not Boeing, I’m not going!
Boeing’s plant at Paine Field (about 30 miles north of Seattle) is home to The Future of Flight & Boeing Tour.
The […]
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Written by Mary Jo Manzanares [email] for b5media.
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