Hidden gems - Things to dos in University Place, United States not to miss (Updated April, 2024)

Hidden gems: Things to dos in University Place

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in University Place. This list contains 66 places from Things to do category.

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Craft Theory

Painting studio

5.00 (41 reviews) (~6.82 km from centre)

La Paloma Tacoma

Gift shop

5.00 (32 reviews) (~7.72 km from centre)

Chambers Bay Beach

Beach

👍👍 Very nice and relaxing place to spend an afternoon, went their yesterday with my wife and kids. We relaxed down by the beach while they played. Lots of parking spaces.

5.00 (12 reviews) (~3.69 km from centre)

Gig Harbor Vintage Aero Museum

Museum

5.00 (11 reviews) (~6.3 km from centre)

Wright Sprayground

Water park

👍👍 What an oasis of fun right in the middle of a Beautiful park! My favorite part about coming here vs other splash pads is that there's so many shaded spots for parents to sit whole the kids run around!! Makes it a much more comfortable day!

5.00 (9 reviews) (~8.34 km from centre)

Sacred Embers & Creative Forces

Artist

5.00 (6 reviews) (~3.38 km from centre)

Riconosciuto Park

Park

👍👍 Love going on walks here on the weekends, very nice park!

5.00 (5 reviews) (~0.82 km from centre)

Tacoma Glassblowing Studio

Glass blower

4.90 (132 reviews) (~8.37 km from centre)

Tinkertopia , LLC.

Art center

👍👍 If you’re the kind of person that saves knick-knacks for undetermined future arts and crafts projects, Tinkertopia is for you. It floor to ceiling eyecandy junk, very much “one person’s trash is another’s treasure” kinda place.Picked up a bunch of janky electronic parts, plastic piping, broken acryl...

4.90 (124 reviews) (~8.41 km from centre)

Art Studio 27 LLC

Art gallery

👍👍 I loved this place had a wonderful time, they generously donated a painting to my little brothers school

4.90 (21 reviews) (~2.1 km from centre)

Two benches and a bike rack

Park

👍👍 This is exactly as advertised. If you were on the cushman trail and you thought "I need a place to sit down and rest after biking" then this would be your place. It is two whole benches and a bike rack, primed and ready. Simply walk up, put your bike on the rack if you need to, and sit down and you...

4.90 (17 reviews) (~9.4 km from centre)

Little Wapato Lake

Park

4.90 (15 reviews) (~6.85 km from centre)

Alice in Wonderland Mural

Tourist attraction

👍👍 Great spot to stop and admire.

4.90 (12 reviews) (~8.42 km from centre)

Stairs and Slides

Park

👍👍 Husband and I were just planning to rent the razors across the pedestrian bridge, but we couldn't resist the slides. The view from up top (pics 2&4) was beautiful, and I loved the bridge. (Last 2 pics on bridge.) The slides are obviously gonna have some wear from use, but they were clean and in perf...

4.80 (106 reviews) (~9.96 km from centre)

Tacoma Consignment

Furniture store

4.80 (102 reviews) (~8.54 km from centre)

Hidden Beach

Park

👍👍 Great little spot with some trails. Would recommend.

4.80 (37 reviews) (~4.17 km from centre)

Tacoma Fireboat No. 1

Historical landmark

👍 Great place for photos

4.80 (36 reviews) (~8.6 km from centre)

GlumDrop

Collectibles store

👍👍 This shop and it’s proprietor are amazing. Always something fantastic to see. You never know what you might find. This is the perfect place to find that incantation candle, an animal in a jar, that cup you never though you needed, a coffin, the corset that goes with your red crushed velvet gown. It’...

4.80 (33 reviews) (~4.4 km from centre)

Peninsula Metropolitan Park District (PenMet Parks)

Park

4.80 (25 reviews) (~7.35 km from centre)

Steilacoom Tribal Cultural Center

History museum

👍 In 1883, the Oberlin Church was established in the Town of Steilacoom (incorporated in 1854 when Port Steilacoom and Steilacoom City merged). It had eight charter members including its pastor Arthur Burnell and his wife, both attendees of Oberlin College in Ohio. This Oberlin Congregational Church...

4.80 (14 reviews) (~6.64 km from centre)

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Hidden gems: Things to dos in University Place, United States