Community

Recent Recognition

• #7 on the Milken Institute's Best Performing Cities Index for 2009.
• Olympia's Hands on Children's Museum named the #1 Best Fun Place for Kids in western Washington by king5.com
• #6 on Kiplinger's 2009 rank of Best Cities.
• Reader's Digest 2009 Top 8 People, Places and Things We Love About America for Olympia's Procession of the Species sponsored by Earthbound Productions.
• The most secure mid-sized U.S. city ranking in 2007 and 2008 by Sperling's Best Places on behalf of Farmer's Insurance.
• #8 on Forbes Magazine 2008 list of Best Places for Business and Careers, and #10 on the 2007 list.
• #16 on Sperling's 2007 ranking of Best United States Cities.
• #36 on the 2007 Country Home Magazine list of Best Green Cities in America.
• Featured in the 2006 edition of 50 Fabulous Places to Raise Your Family.

Lodging, Travel and Tourist Information

• Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater Visitor & Convention Bureau
• Experience Washington - Washington State Tourism Information

Olympia Information

• Demographics
• Events and Attractions
• History
• Maps
• Schools
• Sister Cities

Volunteer Opportunities

• City of Olympia Volunteers in Parks
• Olympia Police Department Volunteers 
• Volunteer database  maintained by the Volunteer Center of Lewis, Mason and Thurston Counties