From bicycling to bowling, hunting to fishing, soccer to snowskiing, recreational opportunities are endless. Due in part to the area's exceptional climate, golf is one of the Tri-Cities most popular sports. The area's ten beautiful courses challenge the most experienced golfer as well as the beginner. It is a very hard winter indeed when a round of golf cannot be played nearly every day of the year.

After savoring just one of the local premium wines, the visitor will understand why the area has been rightfully called the "Heart of Washington's Wine Country." The Tri-Cities boasts more than 100 wineries within a 60 mile radius, producing some of the finest wines in the country. The wineries range in size from the Hogue Winery, where 460,000 cases of wine are produced annually, to the Kiona Vineyards in Benton City, housed in the basement of the winemakers home but already producing an internationally acclaimed Cabernet Sauvignon wine.

The unique combination of mighty rivers and cloudless skies has made the area a center for hydroelectric power, windpower generation and solar studies. The Hanford Site, adjacent to Richland, adds nuclear energy and environmental research to this mix. Visitors are welcome and encouraged to explore the area's Columbia River Exhibition of History, Science & Technology Museum, and Energy Northwest's Nine Canyon Wind Farm Visitor Centers to broaden their energy knowledge.

For more information on what to see and do in the Tri-Cities, please contact the Tri-Cities Visitor & Convention Bureau at http://www.visittri-cities.com/ or call 800.254.5824 or 509.735.8486.