10 Best Small Towns to Visit in Washington State

1. Sequim

This seaside town is a short drive from both Port Townsend and Port Angeles, and each July, it hosts the well-known Lavender Festival. 

2. Leavenworth

In the 1920s, when the train went to the nearby town of Wenatchee instead, the town almost fell apart.

3. Gig Harbor

the Tacoma Narrows Bridge takes you across Puget Sound to Gig Harbor, which is on the same-named bay and may be the most beautiful town in the U.S.

4. Winthrop

The North Cascades Scenic Loop Byway in Washington makes a big stop in the small mountain town of Winthrop.

5. Friday Harbor

Friday Harbor is one of the principal cities of the San Juan Islands in far northwest Washington.

6. Long Beach

Long Beach is the central city on the Long Beach Peninsula in far southwestern Washington.

7. Port Townsend

Port Townsend is an approximately 40-mile drive from Seattle across Puget Sound, at the northeast tip of the Olympic Peninsula.

8. La Conner

The waterfront village of La Conner is a top tourist destination in the heart of the Skagit Valley of far northwest Washington.

9. Westport

The waterfront village of La Conner is a top tourist destination in the heart of the Skagit Valley of far northwest Washington.

10. Poulsbo

poulsbo is a small community on the Kitsap Peninsula in northwest Washington.

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