Point Defiance Park

Point Defiance Park

Point Defiance Park in Tacoma, Washington is one of the largest urban parks in the United States. The convert|702|acre|km2|sing=on park includes Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, the Rose Garden, Rhododendron Garden, the Camp Six logging exhibit, beaches, trails, a boardwalk, a boathouse, a Washington State Ferries ferry dock, Fort Nisqually, and most notably a stand of old-growth forest. More than two million people visit it every year.

References

External links

* [http://www.metroparkstacoma.org/page.php?id=24 Official website of Point Defiance Park]
* [http://www.vrseattle.com/pages/browse.php?cat_id=58 Virtual tour of Point Defiance Park]
* [http://www.pdza.org/ Official Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium website]
* [http://thepark.thenewstribune.com The News Tribune celebrates the park's 100th anniversary]
* [http://www.fortnisqually.org/ Fort Nisqually] - Official site of Fort Nisqually
* [http://www.gosleepgo.com/node/464 Point Defiance Park] - from GoSleepGo


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