- Pike's Place Markets
- Space Needle
- Snoqualmie Falls
- Aquarium (although this is not very popular and I haven't bothered going myself yet)
- The Underground Tour
- Seattle Art Museum (SAM)
- Take a ferry (e.g. to Bainbridge Island)
- Boeing Tour
- Museum of Flight
- Zoo
- China Town/International District
- Microsoft Campus
- Microsoft Company Store
- Microsoft Museum
- Lunch at Microsoft Cafe (OK, not very exciting for many people, but usually the visitors have been family!)
- Parks - Seward Park, Green Lake Park, O.O. Denny Park, Beaver Lake, Pine Lake, Sammamish Commons
- Watch Mariners baseball at Safeco field
- Watch Sounders soccer at QWest
- Watch Storm/Supersonics basketball at Key Arena
- Pro Club
- Tully's Coffee
- Victor's Coffee
- Frys Electronics
- Elliot Bay Book Company
- Borders Books
- Westlake Centre
- Fred Meyer (everything you can ever want in one store)
- Home Depot
- Watch some new Movies
- XXX Root beer monster burgers
- Cheesecake Factory (nuf said)
- Visit Ballard Locks
Friday, August 31, 2007
Seattle: Tourist things to do
We've already had a few visitors here in Seattle and with each visitor we've added a few things to our 'things to do in Seattle' list. Here's some of the list. For those that have visited, what were your favourites? My #1 fav would probably still be Pike's Place Markets:
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Vickie liked the parks and lakes, especially Beaver Lake. The water fall was also good and was Pike's Place Markets. Did'nt think much of the Underground Tour. All the large shops are worth a visit for the 'whow' factor.
Col, This is a very good 'things to do'list. I would like to add my 2 bits worth towards it together with my thanks for starting it for your expected visitors.
Re the Aquarium, it is a little out of the way and was undergoing renovations which should be nearly complete by now. However, it does in fact provide a good display of local marine and freshwater environments and lifeforms. Even though some of the tanks are looking 'tired' and possibly out-dated by current standards eg sea-otters area, they do let you see many creatures that you wouldn't normally see close-up unless you were a diver. An indicator of quality is that the many creatures on display are in good health. The tropical display is excellent. The biggest limitation I think it suffers is that the whole Aquarium complex has no land available for expansion. Consequently, it doesn't have the space to seriously compete with other world-renowned aquariums.
The 5 mile Monorail ride between Westlake Centre and Space Needle lets you see some of the city from a different perspective and is a pleasant way to travel especially if it is raining!
The Barnes & Noble massive bookstore (in Bellvue) is a great stop for 'bookophiles'.
Your favourite clam chowder in bread place near Pike Place Markets(PPM) is a worthy stop. It was very appropriate on a cool rainy day.
A coffee from the original Starbucks at PPM has a sense of history about it.
The Klondike Gold Museum is really informative and recommended for a greater insight into the hardships of that era.
Catching local buses is a great way to see the local suburbia.
Using the free bus service in the Seattle CBD zone is really good.
Wandering around the Kirkland waterfront and local shopping centre plus watching all the boating activity is a great form of relaxation. The nearby vegetarian restaurant provided good food. The vegetarian restaurant in Redmond was also very good.
The historic Railway Station at Snoqualmie and nearby giant tree section are worth a visit. You could even take the train ride provided from there.
The Underground tour provides an insight into how the city's officials handled a major problem and came up with an innovative, but highly unusual, solution. There are a couple of interesting stops along the way eg glass skylight at First Ave.
Thats enough from me. K
I enjoyed the Museum of Flight, as well as the Cheesecake Factory, XXX Restaurant in Issaquah and Bainbridge Island was also nice.
Michael.
I wouldn't recommend the Boeing Tour at Everett. It wasn't that informative and you didn't really get up close to the planes.
House Boats on Lake Union were very pretty but not that tourist friendly perhaps on a summer day exploring them more by kayak is a better option.
I noticed that the Sea Hawks is not on the list, I've heard that it is almost impossible to get a ticket to see the NFL, but it might be worth checking out a college football game.
I'm a big fan of the Elliott Bay Book Company. It would simply be impossible to read all the books in that store.
A visit to West Seattle is also quite interesting, travelling over the West Seattle bridge enables you to see the size of the Port of Seattle. You also get a great view of the city on the other side of Lake Washington.
Ballard/Fremont are interesting places to visit to see some of the trendier neighbourhoods in Seattle.
Also worth a mention is the fact that the city provides very different experiences for the summer visitor and the winter visitor.
Visit the Fremont Troll.
This is great information for tourists. Many travelers have a hard time figuring out what they should and shouldn't be doing sometimes when they go on vacation.
Lists like this help them out.
Great List! Seattle is a wonderful city with a lot of great attractions. At Fox Rent a Car Blog we wrote various post presenting what to do, where to eat and stay in Seattle. We like to share travel information about different cities to help travelers get the inside scoop, and hopefully inspire readers' next travel plans.
Thanks for sharing.
Great list! I absolutely love Seattle. I visit twice a year or so and one of my favorite things to do in addition to seeing the space needle is heading to the local piano bar. You should definitely check it out!
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