Washington State Library

The Washington State Library is a government agency that operates public libraries in Washington state's prisons and mental hospitals, and maintains collections related to the state government.

Type: Library
Description: state library of Washington, U.S.
Address: 6880 Capitol Boulevard South, Tumwater, WA 98501

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Olympic Flight Museum and Olympia Regional Airport.

Olympic Flight Museum

Museum

Photo: Articseahorse, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Olympic Flight Museum is an aviation museum at the Olympia Airport in Olympia, Washington, USA. The museum has more than 10 vintage planes and helicopters on display, most of which are in airworthy condition. Olympic Flight Museum is situated 1 mile southeast of Washington State Library.

Olympia Regional Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: USGS, Public domain.

Olympia Regional Airport is a public use airport located 4 nautical miles south of Olympia, a city in Thurston County and the capital of the U.S. state of Washington.

Barnes Lake

Lake

Photo: USGS, Public domain.

Barnes Lake is a private lake in the U.S. state of Washington. Barnes Lake has the name of Nelson Barnes, the proprietor of a slaughterhouse at the lakeside.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tumwater and Olympia.

Tumwater

Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tumwater is a city in Thurston County, Washington, United States. The population was 25,350 at the 2020 census. The city is situated near where the Deschutes River enters Budd Inlet, the southernmost point of Puget Sound; it also borders the state capital of Olympia to the north.

Olympia

Photo: Brylie, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Olympia is the capital of Washington State, and the seat of Thurston County in the South Sound region. The small city of 56,000 has a diverse economic base, and is a breeding ground for alternative culture in the Pacific Northwest, having spawned or influenced many of the region's better-known personalities.