Tours of the candy factory are available in the summer months, by reservation. The new facility has a big board detailing daily exercise and cultural events. 8 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. On the north slope of Cougar Mountain, the zoo specializes in threatened and endangered species. Open from Feb. 15 through Nov. 15, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays.
Prearranged tours are available at other times.
Huge stone tablets near the amphitheater provide details of the farm's history. Near the intersection of West Sunset Way and Front Street, in the heart of Issaquah's old downtown, this state facility is the most-visited hatchery in the state. About 300,000 people a year come to take the self-guided tour, or tours guided by docents on weekends. Each fall, the city's Salmon Days Festival celebrates the salmon coming home to spawn. A number of public hiking trails thread around the Tiger, Cougar and Squak mountains which surround the Issaquah Creek Valley.