Our second Northwestern capitol and fourth total was a beautiful one. Olympia is about an hour drive from Seattle, where we were on a work trip for John. The drive took us through mountains and ample greenery, a nice change from the flatlands of the Midwest. Olympia, in contrast to Seattle, was a quaint little town, the capitol located in the middle of sweet suburban neighborhoods. The capitol, too, is amongst all of the other statebuildings making a "capitol campus" with walkways, and even a trail with a beautiful city view, creating a serene visit, unlike the bustle of many of the other capitols that are amongst downtown business. Olympia's capitol building was smaller but very elaborate, a lot of gold and marble. 
A central dome with just a roundabout hallway. We did not get the pleasure of going up but walking around the quiet building and areas around the capitol was treat enough. As the state of Washington, they had a nice big statue of the president's head, which was a fun touch.
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