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Point Robinson is a 10.0 acre shoreline park and historical and marine conservancy located on the east shore of Maury Island off of SW Point Robinson Road overlooking the East Passage. The site has provided fog and lighthouse service for vessels since 1885. The lighthouse has been fully automated since 1978. The Vashon Park District owns the upland portion of the park; the remainder is on long-term lease from the U.S. Coast Guard.

The property conserves an extensive sandy beach shoreline that wraps around the point, a saltwater marsh, and upland woodlands. Walking trails and a few picnic tables have been developed along the scenic shoreline, providing dramatic views of the East Passage, Tacoma, and Mt. Rainier, and through the upper wooded slopes.

The world’s largest Radio Flyer wagon “The Childhood Express” sits in Spokane’s Riverfront Park. It was commissioned by the Junior League of Spokane for the State centennial Celebration of Children in 1989. The plaque reads: “This Sculpture is dedicated to Spokane’s children, as a reflection of the past, created in the present, to last into the future.”

Designed by local artist Ken Spiering, the Red Wagon weighs 26 tons and is made of steel and reinforced concrete. This mammoth wagon is designed to support the weight of up to 300 people (100 pounds per square foot). It took Spiering a full year of 17 hour days to complete the sculpture.

On any given day children and adults alike enjoy the slide. The Spokane wagon has been voted by USA Today as the top roadside attraction in Washington.

Coeur d'Alene's Old Mission State Park is heritage-oriented in the western United States in northern Idaho, preserving the Mission of the Sacred Heart, or Cataldo Mission, a national historic landmark. The park contains the church itself, the parish house, and the surrounding property. Built in 1850–1853, Mission of the Sacred Heart is the oldest standing building in Idaho.