Spice Bridge International Food Hall
Spice Bridge, the International Food Hall in Tukwila, is home to FIN’s Food Business Incubator program, which helps South King County women of color, immigrants, and refugees start and grow thriving businesses. Taste delicacies from around the world at Spice Bridge.
Big Catch Statue
The mysterious and controversial Big Catch statue is based upon a tale of a beautiful maiden who was turned into a fish. After a kiss from the fisherman, she turns back into a maiden. Richard Beyer created the statue (and the tale) and took the secrets of the sculpture to his grave.
Robert Morris Earthwork
Artist Robert Morris removed undergrowth from an abandoned 3.7-acre gravel pit in the Kent Valley, terraced the earth, and planted it with rye grass. Morris returned the land to active use—40 years later, we value it as a gathering place and internationally-celebrated destination.
Grandview Dog Park - former Nike Missile Site
With all the happy dogs frolicking around at this park, you’d never know the location used to house a Cold War-era missile defense system. In the late 1940s a defense system against incoming Soviet bombers included nearly a dozen Nike Missile sites in Washington state, this being one of them!
Bootlegging at Des Moines Marina
Learn about the secret culture of bootlegging during prohibition. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
Maury Island Incident Mural
In June of 1947, weeks before the infamous Roswell incident, Fred Crisman and Harold Dahl had a close encounter off the shores of Des Moines. Allegedly, a group of UFOs rained down a metallic substance on their boat, injuring one and killing Dahl’s beloved dog! Discover the art mural that displays the entire event.
