Union Station / S 19th St
Stop 3 of 12 · Museum District
If you only ride one stop, ride to this one. Everything in Tacoma's museum district is within a flat ten-minute walk, and the Chihuly Bridge of Glass carries you over the freeway to the waterfront.
Editorial IllustrationWhere this stop sits on the line
Simplified editor-drawn geometry for orientation, not navigation.
What you can walk to
Times are editor estimates from the platform at an unhurried pace. Hours and admission change — confirm with each place before you go.
See
- 1 min
Union Station rotunda
Free Chihuly installations under the copper dome of the former depot, now a federal courthouse — public access during business hours.
- 2 min
Washington State History Museum
State history under barrel-vaulted brick next door to Union Station.
- 5 min
Tacoma Art Museum
Northwest art plus the Haub Family western collection.
- 4 min
Chihuly Bridge of Glass
Free, step-free pedestrian bridge with the Seaform Pavilion overhead and the Venetian Wall alongside.
- 8 min
Museum of Glass
At the far end of the bridge; the cone-shaped hot shop is the draw.
Eat & drink
- 3 min
Pacific Avenue cafés
Coffee and lunch counters along the blocks either side of the station.
Outdoors
- 9 min
Thea Foss Waterway esplanade
Level waterfront path along the marina below the museums.
Walks that start near here
Riding the whole line?
Our one-day itinerary strings the best stops together in order, with the walks that fit between them.
One day on the T LineFares, hours, and service changes are set by Sound Transit — confirm at soundtransit.org. Every place above is also pinned on the interactive map.