The Olympic National Park is home to about 5,000 Roosevelt Elk, the largest number of the species anywhere. The elk population is great enough that the city of Sequim monitors a local herd with electronic collars. This alerts motorists to animals crossing near the highway.
www.northwestsecretplaces.com

Washington's wine appellations boast over 28,000 acres, making it second only to California in U.S. grapevine acreage. Over 100,000 tons of wine grapes were harvested in 2001 alone!
www.washingtonwine.org

Short and stout it may be, but one of oldest functioning gas stations in the U.S. is Zillah's Teapot Dome gas station. Shaped just like a teapot, this tourist favorite sits 15 miles south of Yakima along highway 82.
www.roadsideamerica.com/set/coffee.html

Washington State has more than 157 miles of pristine and diverse Pacific coastline. Some is soft, sandy, and "strollable," while other parts are rocky, rugged and romantic!

Pass the ice cream! According the Guinness Book of World Records, the largest apple pie ever made was in Wenatchee, weighing in at 15 tons! Washington State exported 3.7 billion pounds of apples in 2002.
www.bestapples.com

Washington State operates the largest ferry fleet in the United States. Twenty five ferries carry more than 26 million passengers to 20 different ports each year.
www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries

Southeastern Washington is home to Hells Canyon, the deepest river gorge in North America. It averages 5,500 feet in depth over a 40-mile section of its 100-mile length.
www.hellscanyonvisitor.com

Mt. Rainier is an active volcano encased in more than 35 square miles of snow and ice. It is visited by almost 1.5 million tourists each year.
www.nps.gov/mora

Kennewick Man, found in 1996 along the shores of Columbia Park in Kennewick, is one of the oldest and most complete skeletons ever found in the Americas. He is estimated to be nearly 9,000 years old!
www.washington.edu/burkemuseum

More than 1,000 alpacas make their home in Arlington. "Alpacas of America" is home to the largest alpaca herd outside of South America.
www.alpaca1.com

Have a high for kites? Visit the World Kite Museum and Hall of Fame in Long Beach. Kites, kite accessories, literature, memorabilia and educational programs can all be found there.
www.worldkitemuseum.com

Soap Lake, located in Central Washington's Columbia River Plateau region, has attracted naturalists to its mineral-rich shores for over a century. It has long been thought that the lake's mud contains medicinal wonders that provide natural cures for an assortment of ailments.
www.soaplakecoc.org

North Cascades National Park has more glaciers than any of the 48 contiguous state in the U.S. These glaciers can easily be viewed from your car or boat.
www.skagittours.com