Appearance
Toppenish is a town in the Columbia River Plateau region of Washington State.
Get in
Get around
See
- 1 Northern Pacific Railway Museum, 10 South Asotin Ave, ☏ +1-509 865-1911, lamarentr@aol.com. May-Oct: 10-16h Wed-Sat, 12-16h Sun, closed Mon-Tu; Nov-Apr: closed. Set in The old 1911 Northern Pacific Railway depot, with real locomotives and tracks, this museum recreates the ambience of the 1930s railroads. $3 ($2 children).
- 2 Yakama Nation Cultural Heritage Center and Museum, 15 S Elm St (Highway 97 and Buster Road), ☏ +1 509 865-2800. 8AM-5PM, closed for national holidays. Established in 1980, the Yakama Nation Cultural Center (YN CC) is a unique, multifaceted facility offering a variety of programs that share Yakama Nation's history and culture with all. It offers the Yakama Nation Museum, Heritage Inn Restaurant, Winter Lodge, Heritage Theater, Yakama Nation Library, and CC gift shop. The Cultural Center is open to the general public seven days a week and is a wonderful cultural experience. The museum has the history and art of the "Yakamas", or the Plateau People. cultural center: free; museum: $6/adult, $4/concession.
- 3 American Hop Museum, 22 South B St., ☏ +1 509-865-4677. A small museum focusing on the history and production of hops in the Yakima Valley, which produces the majority of hops grown in the United States.
- 4 Toppenish National Wildlife Refuge, ☏ +1 509-546-8300. Sunrise-sunset (except for hunting- access is 1.5 hrs before, to 1.5 hrs after, legal hunting hours). Free.
Do
- Yakama Legends Casino Hotel, 580 Fort Rd, ☏ +1 509-865-8800, toll-free: +1-877-7COME11 (266311), marketing@legendscasino.net. Over 1,500 slots, poker, table games and keno. A rare "dry" (alcohol-free) casino.
Buy
Eat
Drink
Sleep
- Best Western Lincoln Inn, 515 S Elm St, ☏ +1 509 865-7444, toll-free: +1-877-509-7444, fax: +1 509 865-7719.
- 1 Quality Inn & Suite Toppenish, 511 S. Elm Street, ☏ +1 509-865-5800. Check-in: 3 PM, check-out: 11 AM.
Go next
- 1 Fort Simcoe State Park (7 miles west of White Swan). summer 06:30h to dusk daily; winter 08h to dusk on weekends and holidays only. A 200-acre day-use park with historic Fort Simcoe, telling the story of 19th-century white and native American life.
- Yakima
Routes through Toppenish |
Yakima ← Wapato ← | W E | → Zillah → Richland |
Yakima ← Wapato ← | N S | → Goldendale → Bend |