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Price is RM 27 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 33m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Trace Tacoma's dramatic transformation from a sulfur-scented industrial hub to North America's premier studio glass capital. Walk past Beaux-Arts train terminals, open-air glass bridges, glowing hot shop cones, and remediated Superfund shorelines with expert guide Clara and local insider Luca.

    • A 2.0 km self-guided tour with 7 stops over 93 min
    • Ideal for travelers interested in Art, Design & Aesthetics and Urbanism, Infrastructure & Innovation
    • Immersively told in a podcast style by experts and locals
    • Matching audio content, AI guide and navigation through the app

Activity location

  • Tacoma Art Museum
    • 1701 Pacific Ave,
    • 98402-3214, Tacoma, Washington, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Tacoma Art Museum
    • 1701 Pacific Avenue
    • 98402, Tacoma, Washington, United States

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Podcast Tour: Tacoma's Glass Renaissance - From Industry to Art in Multilingual

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 33 minutes1h 33m
    1h 33m
  • Opening hours: Fri 0:00-23:59
  • English
Price details
RM 27.00 x 2 AdultsRM 54.00
Total
Price is RM 54.00

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Precise navigation between stops
  • Inclusions
    Verified facts woven into an engaging story
  • Inclusions
    Interactive in-app guide for questions about the story and surroundings
  • Inclusions
    Engaging podcast-style audio narration with experts and locals

Know before you book

    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transportation options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Tacoma Art Museum

  • 10m
Houses an impressive permanent collection of studio glass, including early retrospective works by Dale Chihuly and Pacific Northwest glass masters.

Tacoma Union Station

  • 10m
Displays breathtaking Chihuly installations under a restored 1911 Beaux-Arts copper dome, illustrating the civic reclamation of historical spaces through glass art.

Chihuly Bridge of Glass

  • 10m
A 500-foot pedestrian walkway serving as an open-air glass museum featuring the Seaform Pavilion, Crystal Towers, and Venetian Wall.

Museum of Glass

  • 10m
Anchors the waterfront with its iconic 90-foot stainless steel hot shop cone, offering live glassblowing demonstrations and world-class contemporary glass exhibits.

Thea Foss Waterway

  • 10m
Illustrates the transformation of a former EPA Superfund polluted waterway into a public linear park connecting art, maritime history, and ecology.

Prairie Line Trail

  • 10m
Reclaims historic rail lines for an urban park and outdoor gallery, highlighting local adaptive reuse and public art installations integrated into university grounds.

Tacoma Glassblowing Studio

  • 10m
Provides an intimate, grassroots community perspective where local artists practice glassblowing and teach community members, grounding Chihuly's legacy in present-day neighborhood craft.

Location

Activity location

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    Tacoma Art Museum
    • 1701 Pacific Ave,
    • 98402-3214, Tacoma, Washington, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Tacoma Art Museum
    • 1701 Pacific Avenue
    • 98402, Tacoma, Washington, United States

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