Popular Tourist Attractions

Woodland Park Zoo
Mount Rainier National Park
Olympic National Park
North Cascades National Park

National Parks

Mount Rainier National Park.
North Cascades National Park.
Olympic National Park.

State Parks

Alta Lake.
West Virginia.

Population

7,705,281

State Fish

Steelhead trout

Popular Tourist Attractions

Popular Iconic Washington Foods That Require Clean Water

Washington is famous for the following foods:

Geoduck

Rainier Cherries

Dungeness Crab

Fish & Chips

Fair Scones

Oysters

Fun Facts

            • The state of Washington was named after the first president of the United States, George Washington. It is the only state to be named after a president.
            • Washington state is the largest producer of apples in the United States.
            • Boeing’s Everett factory is the world’s largest building by volume, covering 4.3 million square feet and encompassing 472 million cubic feet of space.
            • Harbor Island, located in the mouth of Seattle’s Duwamish Waterway, is the largest man-made island in the United States.
            • The world’s largest coffeehouse chain, Starbucks, was founded in Seattle, Washington, in 1971.
            • 57 people perished in the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption, the deadliest volcano eruption in the recorded history of the United States.
            • Washington state flag is the only U.S. state flag with a field of green as well as the only state flag with the image of an American president.
            • Seattle is home to the first revolving restaurant in the 48 contiguous United States, the SkyCity Restaurant on top of the Space Needle.
            • Washington has more glaciers than any of the other 47 contiguous states.
            • Washington is the only state with an official State Oyster: Ostrea lurida.
            • In 2012, Washington (along with Colorado) became the first to legalize marijuana (weed) for recreational use.
            • In 2007, Washington became the first state to ban texting while driving.

            This page was last updated on July 31, 2022.

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