Washington State Insider

Washington State Insider, created by the Northwest History class at Lopez Island Middle School, rewards you for exploring historic places around Washington State. Explore the state, collect points, and redeem them for discounted entry into the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma.

Create An Account

With a Washington State Insider account, you can collect points, and redeem them for discounted entry into the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma.

Explore

The Explore button takes you to the map of Washington, which has pins indicating places of interest where you can collect points. Clicking on each pin on the map gives you more information about that location.

Collect Points

Many locations are assigned a point value, which can be collected when you are within GPS range of a location and have a connection to the internet. Pushing the “Collect Points” button while physically visiting a location will add the location’s points to your point total. To keep earning points, explore more locations. You can track your point total on your Account page.

Redeem Rewards

Once you collect enough points, those points can be redeem them for discounted entry into the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma. Hitting the “Redeem Rewards” button while physically at a Rewards location will bring up a key pad for the place owner to enter a code to deduct points from your point total in exchange for your reward. You must have an internet connection in order to redeem points.

Share With Friends

Find a place you want to let others know about? The Share button on each location’s page allows you to share information about that place via your social media channels.