Favorite Seattle Attractions
May 12th, 2013, 08:43 AM
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Favorite Seattle Attractions
An article about the top ten attractions in the May 12, 2013, edition of The Seattle Times got me to thinking about my favorite attractions in my home town.
My top three, it turns out, are the Pike Place Market, the ferry to Bainbridge Island, and the Argosy Locks Cruise.
I round out my top ten attractions with the the Space Needle, the downtown retail core (centered on 5th Avenue and Pine Street), Pioneer Square art galleries, Chinatown International District, the Olympic Sculpture Park, the Seattle Art Museum, and the Museum of History and Industry.
I also especially like the Frye Art Museum (where i heard a great guitar recital yesterday), the Henry Art Gallery, and Woodland Park Zoo, which is as interesting to me for its well-cared for grounds as for its zoological displays.
For the performing arts, I like the Seattle Repertory Company, ACT Theater, Seattle Symphony, Seattle Opera, Jazz Alley, The Triple Door, and several other organizations (such as the Seattle Chamber Music Society) that perform only from time to time.
Mt. Rainier is my top day trip from Seattle, and my other favorite destinations near Seattle are the Olympic Peninsula, San Juan Island, the North Cascade Loop, the Columbia River Gorge, and the Oregon Coast.
With the summer tourist season in view, I hope this will inspire others to share their favorite Seattle attractions, including some obvious ones that aren't on my list.
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My top three, it turns out, are the Pike Place Market, the ferry to Bainbridge Island, and the Argosy Locks Cruise.
I round out my top ten attractions with the the Space Needle, the downtown retail core (centered on 5th Avenue and Pine Street), Pioneer Square art galleries, Chinatown International District, the Olympic Sculpture Park, the Seattle Art Museum, and the Museum of History and Industry.
I also especially like the Frye Art Museum (where i heard a great guitar recital yesterday), the Henry Art Gallery, and Woodland Park Zoo, which is as interesting to me for its well-cared for grounds as for its zoological displays.
For the performing arts, I like the Seattle Repertory Company, ACT Theater, Seattle Symphony, Seattle Opera, Jazz Alley, The Triple Door, and several other organizations (such as the Seattle Chamber Music Society) that perform only from time to time.
Mt. Rainier is my top day trip from Seattle, and my other favorite destinations near Seattle are the Olympic Peninsula, San Juan Island, the North Cascade Loop, the Columbia River Gorge, and the Oregon Coast.
With the summer tourist season in view, I hope this will inspire others to share their favorite Seattle attractions, including some obvious ones that aren't on my list.
HTtY
Jan 5th, 2017, 11:35 AM
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HTTY-
Thankyou for your insight. I am traveling to Seattle in a couple months and plan and taking into account some of your recommendations. After my Seattle visit, I am taking 6-7 days to drive down to SF. Have you some recommendations to share about the route to take and gems to see along the way ? Any input is appreciated since I am not experienced in west coast travel.
Thankyou for your insight. I am traveling to Seattle in a couple months and plan and taking into account some of your recommendations. After my Seattle visit, I am taking 6-7 days to drive down to SF. Have you some recommendations to share about the route to take and gems to see along the way ? Any input is appreciated since I am not experienced in west coast travel.
Jan 5th, 2017, 12:31 PM
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Onthego7- start your own thread! More likely to get answers. But I'd drive to the Columbia River gorge via I5, spend time there, then cut over to Astoria and work your way down the coast. Spend a day or two in Redwoods National Park.
HTtY: I wondered why you were posting in January...perhaps thinking about camping reservations like me...and then I saw the date lol. I'll add anyway!
Seattle Mystery Bookstore, although since its move it is not quite as glorious as it once was.
Wing Luke Museum (as a subcategory of ID)
Any and every ferry ride. Any chance to ride the monorail too.
Rachel's ginger beer.
Walrus and carpenter oyster bar
Not really Seattle, but I never tire of Wights garden store in Lynnwood
Seattle Shakespeare in the park
...you know, really, it's just summer in Seattle that I love! Those endless days, and being out on the water! Can't wait!
HTtY: I wondered why you were posting in January...perhaps thinking about camping reservations like me...and then I saw the date lol. I'll add anyway!
Seattle Mystery Bookstore, although since its move it is not quite as glorious as it once was.
Wing Luke Museum (as a subcategory of ID)
Any and every ferry ride. Any chance to ride the monorail too.
Rachel's ginger beer.
Walrus and carpenter oyster bar
Not really Seattle, but I never tire of Wights garden store in Lynnwood
Seattle Shakespeare in the park
...you know, really, it's just summer in Seattle that I love! Those endless days, and being out on the water! Can't wait!
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I was in Seattle for the first time in September and absolutely loved it!
(It was part of a Pacific Northwest trip. I flew to Vancouver, then took the train to Seattle and then took the train to Portland before flying back to the East Coast.)
My favorite things included:
A wonderful day on Bainbridge Island. Cute downtown with interesting shops and good food, great (free) art museum. Perfect view of Mount Rainier from the ferry.
Terrific museums: Wing Luke, in Chinatown, was fascinating and filled in some gaps in my knowledge of American history; Chihuly Glass Museum is beautiful; Museum of History and Industry gave me a great overview of how Seattle grew.
Pike Place Market: Salmon is my favorite fish and the guys at the fish market let me hold one while a friend took my picture! It was also fun to eat the market's Athenian Inn, where they filmed a scene from "Sleepless in Seattle."
I had a delicious thin-crust pizza at Serious Pie, one of Tom Douglas's restaurants.
I also took a trolley tour through some neighborhoods and out to the Chittenden Locks.
I could go on and on. I really fell in love with the whole region, especially Seattle!
(It was part of a Pacific Northwest trip. I flew to Vancouver, then took the train to Seattle and then took the train to Portland before flying back to the East Coast.)
My favorite things included:
A wonderful day on Bainbridge Island. Cute downtown with interesting shops and good food, great (free) art museum. Perfect view of Mount Rainier from the ferry.
Terrific museums: Wing Luke, in Chinatown, was fascinating and filled in some gaps in my knowledge of American history; Chihuly Glass Museum is beautiful; Museum of History and Industry gave me a great overview of how Seattle grew.
Pike Place Market: Salmon is my favorite fish and the guys at the fish market let me hold one while a friend took my picture! It was also fun to eat the market's Athenian Inn, where they filmed a scene from "Sleepless in Seattle."
I had a delicious thin-crust pizza at Serious Pie, one of Tom Douglas's restaurants.
I also took a trolley tour through some neighborhoods and out to the Chittenden Locks.
I could go on and on. I really fell in love with the whole region, especially Seattle!
Jan 5th, 2017, 04:51 PM
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HTtY: I wondered why you were posting in January
I posted that in May--four years ago!
I'm not sure I completely agree with my younger self. One thing I would add is that I have since realized that Orcas Island is a very special place that I hope to visit at least once each year for as many years as I can.
HTtY
I posted that in May--four years ago!
I'm not sure I completely agree with my younger self. One thing I would add is that I have since realized that Orcas Island is a very special place that I hope to visit at least once each year for as many years as I can.
HTtY
Jan 6th, 2017, 02:48 PM
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HTtY would you believe I was in Seattle on Wednesday? I visited 2 spots that have not been mentioned. I went to Groundspeak HQ for my 1800th geocache and attended a geocaching event with more than 20 geocachers next to the troll under the Aurora bridge in the Fremont neighborhood.
People at the event thought it was cold (40F). When I got home to Crescent Oregon it was -2F (that's cold).
People at the event thought it was cold (40F). When I got home to Crescent Oregon it was -2F (that's cold).
