Everett

Home to the second-largest marina on the west coast and the largest building by volume in the world — at Boeing’s jumbo jet assembly plant — Everett is a business epicenter set to a majestic natural backdrop.

See world class performers on tour at the Everett Events Center.  Add some local color to your visit by hearing the latest pieces from the Everett Symphony, or see some live theater at the Everett Performing Arts Center.  Kids can learn and play at the Imagine Children’s Museum, and visitors of all ages can enjoy the popular Future of Flight Aviation Center & Boeing Tour.

A few collections of natural wonders include the Evergreen Arboretum and Gardens, the Narbeck Wetland Sanctuary and Nishiyama Garden, a traditional Japenese garden complete with wooden gates, gravel paths and a small stream.

Everett also boasts more than 40 parks spanning hundreds of acres, featuring golfing, skating, swimming, fishing, hockey, horseshoes, walking trails, boat launches, softball fields and more.  A free ferry will take you to Jetty Island, a man-made island with large sandy beaches and warm water — relatively speaking. The Everett waterfront is also home to Naval Station Everett at the mouth of the Snohomish River on Possession Sound.  In the summer, the marina hosts the Everett Farmer’s Market and the Waterfront Concert Series.