Yakima’s A-Z: See What Everyone’s Talking About

There's a lot to love about Yakima and living in the Yakima Valley.

Breaking Down What Makes Yakima Great from A to Z

So much so curiosity got the best of myself, personally, and figured I bet I could come up with a list of everything we love about Yakima starting with every letter of the alphabet.

26 favorite things about Yakima, Washington, shouldn't be too hard. Let's see what we come up with.

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Celebrating Yakima’s Best, One Letter at a Time

A is for apples. Of course it's for apples. One of our major crops here in the Yakima Valley it wouldn't be Yakima without apples.

B is for beer. Like apples, Yakima is also very much so known for its beer from the valley that ships all over.

C is for Cooper Kupp. Been in two Super Bowls, currently playing for Northwest's own Seattle Seahawks and does Yakima proud.
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D is for Davis. Though, yes, technically it's A. C. Davis High School, but nobody actually calls it that. Just Davis gets the point across.

E is for elephant ears. It wouldn't be a trip to the Central Washington State Fair without an elephant ear or three.

F is for Fresh Hop Ale Festival. One of the premier beer events in the whole world. Travelers from all over fly into Yakima just to be a part of this fun beer festival featuring the fresh hop ales and more.

G is for Greenway. The Yakima Greenway is perfect for walking, biking, and there are plenty of events that happen there as well.

H is for hops. Not a day goes by where someone from Yakima reminds someone else that about 75% of the hops grown in the valley are used for beer in the entire United States of America.

I is for IKE. Only because E was taken for elephant ears. IKE is one of the main high schools in Yakima.

J is for John Riggs. That's me, I'm from Yakima and proud of it.

K is for Kyle MacLachlan. With several movies and TV show credits to his name, we gotta give him a shout out. Us older folk know him from Dune and Twin Peaks but newer viewers may know him best from the Fallout series.

L is for Larson Building. The tallest building in Yakima located downtown stands heads and shoulders above many other buildings in our town.

M is for Memorial Hospital. Though it has gone through a few name changes over the years, most still refer to it as Memorial. Many (most) born and raised people in Yakima were birthed here.

N is for Naches River that flows right into Yakima. Perfect for fishing, rafting, and more.

O is for oranges, and more produce that you'll find at our local Farmer's Market.

P is for Pippins. Our Yakima Valley Pippins is our own baseball team and always a fun time at the ballpark.

Q is for quality. Yes, it's pretty generic, but the quality of produce, the quality of our agriculture, and just the quality of life here is second to none.

R is for Randall Park. The park with the ducks has been one of the main parks in Yakima for all ages.

S is for Scenic Drive. Y'know, you don't have to live there to drive on the road. Take a trip sometime and check it out, check out all the pretty houses and see Yakima from that great vantage point.

T is for Tieton Cider Works. Amazing cider from right here in Yakima. It's always a treat when I travel to see this at other locations outside of town.

U is for Union Gap, our neighbors. It's lovely we share are area with our friends in Union Gap.

V is for vaudeville and a creative segue to mention our own Capitol Theatre. It was once a place for vaudeville when vaudeville was a thing.

W is for wine. Yes, like beer and cider, Yakima may have been known for it's wine first. Some of the best in the world found right here in the Yakima Valley.

X is for Xochimilco Mexican Restaurant. We have some amazing restaurants in our town and, well, honestly it was the only thing I could come up with that started with the letter X so props for them for having an X in their name.

Y is for Yakima Herald-Republic. Sure, it already has Yakima in the name, but the long-time newspaper for folks in the Yakima Valley, it's what we all had growing up and still to many this day.

Z is for Zirkle Fruit Company. One of the main fruit companies based right in Yakima. And, much like looking for a word or business that starts with X, I'm glad they start with Z.

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And with that, those are 26 things to love about Yakima. There are several local things left off of the list as well, but there are only so many letters and to choose one item for each letter can make it a challenge.