Warren Magnuson Park. Jutting into Lake Washington northeast of the University District is this beachside area, also called Sand Point-Magnuson Park. Innovative art is threaded through the grounds, including Soundgarden, a series of aluminum tubes mounted to catch the wind and create flutelike music. (Yes, Seattle's famous band named itself after this sculpture.) Morning walkers and joggers often rest on the whale-shape benches to watch the sun rise over Lake Washington -- a spectacle that's especially lovely when accompanied by this gentle sound track. The sculpture is in the northern part of the park, through the turnstile and across Moby Dick Bridge (embedded with quotes from Melville's novel). To get here from the U-District, you can follow 45th Street east past the University Village shopping center until it turns into Sand Point Way and then follow Sand Point until you reach the park. If you're coming from Downtown, take 1-5 to the 65th Street exit and head east on 65th until you reach the park. Note that traffic around University Village is usually pretty slow, especially on weekends.

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