Olympia, WA

united states

Olympia, Washington's capital, sits where I-5 meets Puget Sound about an hour south of Seattle. The state capitol building dominates the skyline with its 287-foot dome, higher than the one in D.C. US-101 starts here for Olympic Peninsula trips, while Route 8 heads east. Downtown clusters around Capitol Lake near the working waterfront, mixing government buildings with local shops and restaurants.