Head to Kennewick which is a great jumping-off point for exploring the famed Lewis and Clark Trail. The downtown district is great if you like shopping, art galleries, breweries and wine bars. Kennewick is the largest community in Washington State's Tri-Cities region, located along the southwestern banks of the beautiful Columbia River near its confluence with the Yakima and Snake Rivers. The city serves as a great jumping-off point for exploring the famed Lewis and Clark Trail, which follows the route of the explorers' famed 1804-1806 journey through the newly-acquired Louisiana Territory to the Pacific Coast in Washington. Its downtown district is undergoing a rebirth transformation, home today to many specialty boutiques, art galleries, breweries and wine bars, and upscale dining destinations within its renovated historic buildings. Visitors can see Broadway musicals, big-name concert acts, and major sporting events at the Kennewick Three Rivers Entertainment District's Toyota Center. Other attractions include the fully-restored century-old Gesa Carousel of Dreams and the city's 9/11 Memorial, constructed with steel beams recovered from the World Trade Center wreckage.

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