Ballard

Top Reasons to Go to Ballard

Dip your toes in the water at Golden Gardens Park. Here, kids splash in a designated swim area, while windsurfers wade in on rockier parts of the shore.

The Ballard Farmers' Market, on Ballard Avenue every Sunday from 10 to 3 (rain or shine, year-round), is one of the city's best farmers' markets.

See a show at the Sunset Tavern. Ballard has its own music scene, with several small clubs on Ballard Avenue; The Tractor is a small venue with a big reputation.

Imbibe by the glass and buy by the bottle at Portalis Wine Shop. This swanky spot also has welcoming lounge.

Get some retail therapy, Ballard-style: the area's artsy galleries and many boutiques, shoe, and clothing stores offer some very fine reasons to drop some dough.