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History | Economy | Museums & Attractions | Things to See & Do | Food & Wine | Outdoor Recreation

History

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Cattleman Ben Snipes, built 1st log cabin, Sunnyside, c1859
Yakima City, 1883
Schott's Cash Store, Downtown Yakima c1890s
St. Elizabeth Hospital, Yakima, 1891
1st Train to Yakima City, 1894
Zillah Oakes, Town of Zillah's namesake, c1895
Headgate, Yakima River at Sunnyside, 1899
Mabton, c1900
Washing Yakima Avenue, c1900
Yakima Avenue Looking West, c1905
Horse-drawn Street Roller Yakima Avenue, 1907
Yakima Avenue Trolley, c1907
Sunnyside c1908
Masonic Temple, Yakima Avenue, 1911
North Yakima, c1912
St. Elizabeth Hospital c1914 -Yakima, WA
Yakima Avenue, c1918
1918 Grand Opening Liberty Theatre, Yakima
Yakima Avenue looking west, c1920
Yakima Postcard, 1920s
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Economy

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Yakima Valley Vineyards
Cubcrafters
Amtech Gel Coat
cl3-01
farm
Healthcare
Hop Fields
international
Italstone
Lannigan Lab
Nectarines
orchard
Pacific Steel
Peaches

Museums & Attractions

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Apple Tree Golf Course
Yakima Greenway
Yakama Nation Cultural Center
Central Washington Ag Museum, Union Gap
Yakima Area Arboretum
Capitol Theatre
Yakima Greenway
American Hop Museum
McAllister Museum of Aviation
Mount Rainier
Mount Rainier National Park
Northern Pacific Railway Museum
Yakima Valley Museum
Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park
Maryhill Museum in springtime
Maryhill Museum on the Columbia River
Stonehenge
Wanapum Recreation Area
Hillside Desert Botanical Gardens
Toppenish Murals
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Things to See & Do

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Tour a Vineyard on Horseback
Wine Tasting Venues Throughout the Valley
Enjoy Downtown Yakima's Wine Tasting Events
The Capitol Theatre, Downtown Yakima
Yakima Symphony Orchestra
Apple Tree Golf Course
Yakima Area Arboretum
Yakima Area Arboretum
Northern Pacific Depot Building, Yakima
Wide Variety of Events at the SunDome!
Yakima Greenway Trails & Bike Paths
Yakima Greenway
Yakima Bears Baseball
Yakima Valley Santa Trolley
Yakama Nation Pow Wow & Rodeos
Whitewater raft the Tieton River!
Enjoy a lazy river tube-float on a sunny afternoon!
Teapot Service Dome, built 1922
Lower Valley Farmers Markets
Community Parades & Rodeos
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Food & Wine

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Wine tasting venues throughout the Valley
Tour a vineyard on horseback
Farmers Markets throughout the Valley
Farmers Markets all season long!
Abundant Produce at the Farmers Markets
Yakima County: Wine-tasters paradise!
Enjoy wine-tasting with friends!
Lower Valley Grapes
Yakima Valley Orchards in Bloom
Piety Flats Winery -Wapato, WA
Lower Valley Produce Stands
Yakima Valley Visitors & Convention Bureau
Scenic Yakima Wine Country
Wine Tasting at it's Best!
Yakima County Produces Award-Winning Wines
Wine Glass Cellars

Outdoor Recreation

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Myron Lake
Apple Tree Golf Course
Yakima Greenway
Yakima Greenway
running
Franklin Pool, Yakima
Fishing
Yakima River Fly Fishing
Back Country Skiing
Biking
Biking
Biking
Hiking a mountain trail
Hiking the Cascades
Hiking
Yakima River Rafting
Rafting on the Tieton
White water rafting, Tieton River
Snow Skiing
Bikers, Chinook Pass
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