Spokane, WA Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

The wide-open spaces and drab little towns of eastern Washington don't prepare you for SPOKANE ("spo-CAN"). A few miles from the Idaho border, it's the region's only real city, and its scattering of grandiose late-nineteenth-century buildings – built on the spoils of Idaho silver mines – sport some unexpectedly elegant touches. But its heyday came and went, and shades of the dreary freight town it became still haunt the modern city. It's not a place to linger long, but its pleasant parks and unusual architecture can easily fill a day. The town's nexus is the … more »