Proctor District, Tacoma

#22 among attractions in Tacoma

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The Proctor District is a business district in the north end of Tacoma, Washington. Primarily a center for locals to shop, the District has cultivated a small town "urban village" character. ()

Coordinates: 47°16'16"N, 122°29'20"W

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North EndTacoma United States

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+1 253-961-3666

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Proctor District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Slater Museum of Natural History, Fireboat No. 1, North 21st Street Bridge, University of Puget Sound.

0.6 miSE
Museum, Natural history museum
Slater Museum of Natural History, Tacoma
15 min walk • The Slater Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum in Tacoma, Washington. The collection has 29,987 mammals, 26,340 birds, 8,237 amphibians and reptiles, 12,500 insects and 13,000 plants. It has the second biggest collection of bird wings in the world. The collection grows at a rate of one to two percent every year.
0.9 miNE
Ship
Fireboat No. 1, Tacoma
23 min walk • Fireboat No. 1 is a historic fireboat on display in a permanent land installation on the waterfront in the Old Town area of Tacoma, Washington. Built in 1929, she was for more than fifty years the sole firefighting vessel for the Port of Tacoma. She was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1980.
0.9 miE
Bridge
North 21st Street Bridge, Tacoma
23 min walk • The North 21st Street Bridge in Tacoma, Washington was built in 1910. It was designed by engineers Waddell & Harrington and is a continuous concrete rigid-frame girder bridge. It is significant as one of the very earliest examples of its type.
0.7 miSE
Universities and schools
University of Puget Sound, Tacoma
19 min walk • The University of Puget Sound is a private university in Tacoma, Washington. The university draws approximately 2,600 students from 44 states and 16 countries.
1 miNE
Bridge
North 23rd Street Bridge, Tacoma
25 min walk • The North 23rd Street Bridge in Tacoma, Washington, United States, is a concrete rigid frame bridge that was designed by engineers Waddell & Harrington in 1909. It was built for the City of Tacoma by contractors Creelman, Putman, and Healy. It is significant as an early concrete rigid frame bridge.
1.2 miE
Church
St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Tacoma
32 min walk • St. Peter's Episcopal Church is a historic church on Starr between 29th and 30th Streets in the Old Tacoma neighborhood of Tacoma, Washington, United States. It was built in 1873 and added to the National Register in 1974. Old St. Peter's Church was the first church built in Tacoma and is now Tacoma's oldest existing building.
1.1 miE
47°16'28"N • 122°27'58"W
Throwing Mud Gallery, Tacoma
28 min walk • Museum, Paint and pottery studios, Classes and workshops
0.5 miSE
Neighbourhood
North Tacoma, Tacoma
14 min walk • North Tacoma is a neighborhood in Tacoma, Washington, in the United States. The area is most known for waterfront parks and restaurants, Point Defiance Park, the University of Puget Sound, Stadium High School, and the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.
1.4 miSE
Neighbourhood, Victorian architecture
North Slope, Tacoma
36 min walk • The North Slope is a neighborhood of the north end of Tacoma, Washington, located south of Yakima Hill.
1.1 miE
Neighbourhood
Old Tacoma, Tacoma
28 min walk • Old Tacoma is a neighborhood of the north end of Tacoma, Washington, more commonly known as Old Town. Old Town owes its name to the fact that it was the location of the original settlement called "Tacoma".
0.9 miE
47°16'3"N • 122°28'16"W
21 Cellars, Tacoma
23 min walk • Winery

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Proctor District?

Nearby attractions include North Tacoma, Tacoma (14 min walk), Slater Museum of Natural History, Tacoma (15 min walk), University of Puget Sound, Tacoma (19 min walk), North 21st Street Bridge, Tacoma (23 min walk).

How to get to Proctor District by public transport?

The nearest stations to Proctor District:

Bus

N Proctor St & N 24th St • Lines: 11 (4 min walk)
34th St N & N Proctor St • Lines: 11 (14 min walk)