The South Puget Sound area of Washington, about a 30 minute drive south from Seattle, includes a portion of the southern Olympic Peninsula. The Gateway to the Olympic Peninsula, and centered in the South Sound area is the Tacoma Narrows Bridge that spans the Narrows portion of the Puget Sound from the bustling city of Tacoma to a growing city of Gig Harbor where our South Sound Properties Team is located. Included in the South Sound area are the counties of Pierce, Thurston, Mason, Kitsap, and South King County. There are many small, medium, and large size towns and communities that make up this region. To name a few, you have Olympia the capitol of Washington with suburbs of Lacey and Shelton. Tacoma the states 3rd largest city and a Pacific west coast port with suburbs of Lakewood, Parkland, Spanaway, University Place, and Fife. Puyallup at the base of the Cascade Mountain range and gateway to Mount Rainier, the lower 48's tallest mountain with suburbs of Orting, Milton and Graham. Federal Way with its sprawling neighborhoods including suburbs of Milton and Edgewood. Gig Harbor a fishing port and neighborhood community with suburbs of Fox Island, Key Peninsula, and southern Kitsap County. Port Orchard and Bremerton, cities facing each other on Sinclair Inlet - a major west coast ship building port. The many diverse communities of the South Sound boast historic downtown areas, fairs including the well known Puyallup Fair each September, indoor and outdoor theatre's, museums including the Glass Museum in Tacoma and the brand new Maritime Museum in Gig Harbor, Puget Sound waters, lakes and rivers including boating and fishing, and winter ski areas including snow parks.