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A string of interconnected waterways and islands, Washington’s Puget Sound provides instant access to the majestic side of the Pacific Northwest. Eagles and whales are frequent sights; on clear days, Mount Rainier, Mount Baker, and the Olympic Range add to the panoramic sweep of sea and sky. Thanks to numerous ferries and bridges, this looplike journey from Seattle through the forest-cloaked Olympic Peninsula is as easy as it is invigorating.

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4 Hotels 3 Restaurants 8 Activities

Destinations: Whidbey Island · Bainbridge Island · Port Angeles · Coupeville · Port Townsend

Themes: Driving · Eco-Travel

Inspired by: 3 West Coast Weekend Getaways — by Irene Edwards, Published Sep. 2009

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Chevy Chase Beach Cabins

Port Townsend | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Washington | Seattle | The Seattle and Tacoma Area

Decked out in cabbage-rose–patterned wallpaper and wicker chairs, the seven preppy-chic bungalows conjure a posh, grown-up summer camp—complete wit
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Eagle Harbor Inn

Bainbridge Island | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Washington | Seattle | The Seattle and Tacoma Area

A short walk from the Bainbridge Island ferry, the inn surrounds a small garden, with cozy interiors that feature overstuffed armchairs and Orienta
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Lake Crescent Lodge

Port Angeles | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Washington | Seattle | The Seattle and Tacoma Area

There are no TV’s or phones to distract from the idyllic views. Rooms in the converted 1916 tavern and Roosevelt cottages feel the most authentic,
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Inn at Langley

Whidbey Island | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Washington | San Juan Islands

Intimate retreat on a Puget Sound island; the weekends-only contemporary restaurant is justly famous.

Room to Book: One of the roomy, stylish mast
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Sweet Laurette’s Café & Bistro

Port Townsend | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Washington | Seattle | The Seattle and Tacoma Area

The perfect antidote to that Pacific Northwest drizzle: a just-pulled Borgia (a mocha laced with orange zest) with your morning eggs.
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Port Angeles CrabHouse

Port Angeles | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Washington | Seattle | The Seattle and Tacoma Area

The mouthwatering signature sandwich combines Dungeness and Pacific meat on toasted sourdough. Bonus: an unironically retro interior with wraparoun
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Toby's Tavern

Coupeville | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Washington | Seattle | The Seattle and Tacoma Area

Everyone from tattooed bikers to blue-haired old ladies slurps down the steamed Penn Cove mussels at this funky no-frills restaurant, which overloo
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Wandering Wardrobe

Port Townsend | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Washington | Seattle | The Seattle and Tacoma Area

Score vintage handbags and Jackie O.–style suits.
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Artisans on Taylor

Port Townsend | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Washington | Seattle | The Seattle and Tacoma Area

Pick up a set of lathe-turned madrone-wood bowls.
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Summer House Design

Port Townsend | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Washington | Seattle | The Seattle and Tacoma Area

This whimsical shop stocks pétanque sets and handblown sake glasses.
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Fort Flagler

Whidbey Island | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Washington | San Juan Islands

Dig for littleneck clams along the shore of this retired army base.
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Fort Worden

Port Townsend | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Washington | Seattle | The Seattle and Tacoma Area

Kayak through coves at this retired army base.
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Olympic National Park

Port Angeles | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Washington | Seattle | The Seattle and Tacoma Area

Designated by Congress in 1938, mammoth and mountainous park stretches across rugged Pacific coast and lush interior old-growth forests. Daylong ex
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Fort Casey State Park

Coupeville | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Washington | Seattle | The Seattle and Tacoma Area

See the park's lighthouse and artillery units from the 1890s or fly kites on the parade field.
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Bloedel Reserve

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Bainbridge Island | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Washington | Seattle | The Seattle and Tacoma Area

This 150-acre preserve at the northern tip of Bainbridge Island (35 minutes by ferry from Seattle) is a mix of pristine second-growth forest and me
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Natural Wonder in the Pacific Northwest

Our Picks

Hotels (4)

Chevy Chase Beach Cabins

Eagle Harbor Inn

Lake Crescent Lodge

Inn at Langley

Restaurants (3)

Sweet Laurette’s Café & Bistro

Port Angeles CrabHouse

Toby's Tavern

Activities (8)

Wandering Wardrobe

Artisans on Taylor

Summer House Design

Fort Flagler

Fort Worden

Olympic National Park

Fort Casey State Park

Bloedel Reserve

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