Check out the gorgeous blossoms at the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden. This colorful outdoor oasis blooms Washington's state flower, the Rhododendron macrophyllum and 600 other blooming rhododendrons, making it the largest garden of its kind in the world.
Go green at the Tacoma Farmers Markets. Discover a hidden gem off the beaten grocery path as you harvest local farm fresh goodies and shop for hand made artesian wares. Live music is part of the shopping experience, and you'll hear sounds from three outdoor European style market places. Markets include Broadway Market, the largest marketplace, 6th Avenue, a small neighborhood marketplace and South Tacoma Market, only open on Sundays.
The stage is set, the audience settles in, and an evening of symphonic harmony and entertainment unfolds at the Tacoma Symphony Orchestra. Enjoy the sweeping sounds of the 80-piece symphony as they play musical wonders like Beethoven's Ninth and Hollywood's Greatest Melodies at the hands of Maestro Harvey Felder, noted as "one of America's promising conductors," by Symphony Magazine.