Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Bellingham
WASHINGTON
Seattle
Tacoma
Spokane
Mt. Rainier
Francis Ave.
Francis Ave.
291
Olympia
Mt. St. Helens
OREGON
Portland
Wellesley Ave.
Wellesley Ave.
1
Garland Ave.
Empire Ave.
2
395
Frederick
Ave.
D
Mission Ave.
Maxwell Ave.
Gonzaga
University
4
3
Broadway
Ave.
290
Tren
t Ave.
Spokane Falls
Blvd.
Sprague Ave.
2
Amtrak Station
1st Ave.
90
Browne
St.
To Airport
e
2
5
90
Crosbyana Room
4
Manito Park
5
Northwest Museum of
Arts & Culture
2
Riverfront Park
3
Riverside State Park
1
29th Ave.
29th Ave.
195
395
d
0
1 mi
44th Ave.
0
1 km
GETTING AROUND Rental cars
are available from Avis, Budget, Dollar,
Enterprise, Hertz, National, and Thrifty. If you need a taxi, contact
Spokane
Cab
(
&
509/568-8000
). Public bus service is provided by the
Spokane Tran-
sit Authority
(
&
509/328-7433;
www.spokanetransit.com); the fare is $1.
FESTIVALS
Spokane's nickname is the Lilac City, and the city's biggest
annual event is the
Lilac Festival,
which is held each year in mid-May. On the
first Sunday in May, the city holds its annual
Lilac Bloomsday Run,
one of the
largest timed races in the world (more than 50,000 runners participate).
WHAT TO SEE & DO
Spokane has made it very easy for visitors to get a sense of what the city is all
about by mapping out a Spokane City Drive that takes in all the city's highlights.
The well-marked route meanders through Spokane and passes by all the city
attractions listed below. The drive also takes in some great vistas from the hills
to the south of the city.
RIVERFRONT PARK
Created for the 1974 World's Fair Expo and set on an island in the middle of
the Spokane River, 100-acre
Riverfront Park
(
&
509/456-4-FUN;
www.
spokaneriverfrontpark.com) is the city's pride and joy. The land on which the
park stands was once a maze of railroad tracks and depots, and the polluted river
was nearly inaccessible to the public. The creation of the park helped rejuvenate
