Tacoma, Washington offers unique travel accommodations and adventure-filled activities for your winter getaway. Stay in a hut, treehouse or castle and then plan for days of exploring. Your itinerary will include train rides, ghost tours, beverage tastings, and more. Check out these exciting insider Tacoma travel tips courtesy of Travel Tacoma!

Mountain Magic

Where to Stay

• Book a cottage near Mount Rainier for access to winter sports. The Wild Bird cottage has a pine wood interior with a cozy fireplace.

• Catch snow-covered views of Mount Rainier, Mount Adams and Mount St. Helens at a hut inspired by the hut-to-hut system in the Alps. It's a 4-5-mile backcountry hike to each hut.

• Book a cottage near Mount Rainier for access to winter sports. The Wild Bird cottage has a pine wood interior with a cozy fireplace.

Where to Play

• Enjoy a magical experience aboard the annual Polar Express Train Ride. Perfect for kids, the round-trip train ride is a 90-minute theatrical experience.

• Explore Crystal Mountain's natural beauty and sample sips at Crystal Mountain Resort's Snowshoe & Sip Series.

Urban Tacoma

Where to Stay

• Rest your head at Thornewood Castle, a 15th-century English manor that's rumored to be haunted. Fun fact: The manor was featured in Stephen King's film "Rose Red."

Where to Play

• Explore downtown Tacoma with Pretty Gritty Tours. The many guided walking tour options range from antique row and sweet shops to a "Boos and Booze" ghost tour that ends at a local brewery.

• Winter snacks aren't limited to hot cocoa and peppermint bark. Get a taste of s'mores:

Roast table-side s'mores at Camp Bar

Dig into s'mores pie at Puget Sound Pizza

Taste s'mores from Legendary Donuts

Puyallup Perfect

Where to Stay

• Get the farm-friendly feel close to town when you stay at Cockrell Hard Ciders in Puyallup, steps away from their orchards and cider tasting room.

Where to Play

• Tour the Meeker Mansion, which was built in 1890; visit in February for a Valentine's Day tea. 

Puget Sound Treehouse

Where to Stay

• Take in Puget Sound views at a waterfront treehouse in Gig Harbor, complete with kayaks and a hot tub. Available on Airbnb.

Where to Play

• Bundle up and take to the water in a Venetian gondola. Gig Harbor Gondola can take up to five people on a cruise around the scenic harbor.

For more information and travel itinerary ideas, head to traveltacoma.com and follow @traveltacoma on Instagram!

[Top image courtesy of visit Tacoma]