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Visitors to Salt Lake City should not miss a chance to see Olympic Cauldron Park, which is dedicated to commemorating the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. A much older part of local history is spotlighted at the Fort Douglas Military Museum, built near the site where Buffalo Soldiers of the 9th cavalry and 24th infantry served and many are buried. Snowbird is one of seven ski resorts located within an hour’s drive of Salt Lake City, tucked into Utah’s Little Cottonwood Canyon. The Cliff Lodge & Spa is a popular spot for unwinding after an outing of winter skiing or summer hiking. WASHINGTON You can’t leave Washington’s largest city without seeing the famous Pike Place Market, and now that it’s been added to Seattle’s CityPass book, you can save money on the experience. The capital city of Olympia offers such picture-worthy attractions as the magnificent view from Percival Landing, Capitol Lake Park and the story pole carved by Chief William Shelton and other members of the Snohomish tribe. Situated between Puget Sound and the Cascade Mountains, Snohomish County is home to several aviation attractions, including a tour of the Boeing assembly plant. Visitors to Spokane can enjoy a view of Spokane Falls at the 100-acre Riverfront Park and take in a show at the INB Performing Arts Center. Tacoma is known for works produced by its many glass artists, showcased at such sites as the Museum of Glass, the Tacoma Art Museum and the Chihuly Bridge of Glass. With its wide range of world-class meeting and lodging accommodations, abundance of cultural and historical attractions and unsurpassed bounty of the great outdoors, the West can draw all types of visitors to discover its treas- ures. • • • GETTING IN TOUCH • • • Arizona Office of Tourism, (866) 275-5816 California Travel & Tourism Commission, (877) 225-4367 Colorado Tourism Office, (800) COLORADO Hawaii Visitors & Convention Bureau, (8000 GoHawaii (1-800-964-2924) Nevada Commission on Tourism, (800) NEVADA-8 New Mexico Tourism Department, (5050 877-7400 Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, (800) 652-6552 Oregon Tourism Commission, (800) 547-7842 Texas Tourism Division, (512) 936-0101 Utah Travel Council, (800) 200-1160 Washington State Tourism, (800) 544-1800 Black Meetings & Tourism March/April 2010: www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com 73