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Things to Do in Seattle
| Name | Category | Location |
Alki Point and Beach 
In summer, West Seattle's Alki Beach is as close to California... |
Beaches, Parks | West Seattle |
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Ambach & Rice
What started out as OKOK—part gallery, part store, part... |
Museums / Galleries | Ballard |
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Barracuda Taquería
A good stop on the way to the Olympic Sculpture Park or Seattle... |
Restaurants | Seattle |
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Bellevue Arts Museum
A real feather in Bellevue's cap, this museum presents sophisticated... |
Museums / Galleries | The Eastside |
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Bellevue Botanical Gardens
This beautiful, 36-acre public area in the middle of Wilburton... |
Gardens / Arboretums | The Eastside |
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Bill Speidel's Underground Tour
Present-day Pioneer Square is actually one story higher than... |
Tours | Pioneer Square |
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Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Totem poles mark the entrance to this museum, where exhibits... |
Museums / Galleries | University District |
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Burke-Gilman/Sammamish River Trail
The 27-mi-long, paved Burke-Gilman Trail runs from Seattle's... |
Trails | The Eastside |
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Center for Wooden Boats
Though it used be considered an off-the-beaten-path gem, the... |
Educational Institutions | Seattle Center, South Lake Union, and Queen Anne |
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Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery
One of the state's oldest wineries is 15 mi northeast of Seattle... |
Wineries / Breweries | The Eastside |
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The Children's Museum, Seattle
This colorful, spacious museum is located just off the Center... |
Museums / Galleries | Seattle Center, South Lake Union, and Queen Anne |
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Columbia Winery
A group of UW professors founded this winery in 1962, making... |
Wineries / Breweries | The Eastside |
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Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park
This spectacular park in the "Issaquah Alps" has more than 36... |
Parks | Seattle |
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Crespinel Martin Luther King Jr. Mural
Heading west on Cherry Street in the Central Area, you'll see... |
Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue) | First Hill and the Central District |
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Davidson Galleries
Davidson has several different departments in one building: the... |
Museums / Galleries | Pioneer Square |
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Discovery Park
Discovery Park is Seattle's largest park, and it has an amazing... |
Parks | Seattle Center, South Lake Union, and Queen Anne |
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Experience Music Project/Science Fiction Museum
Seattle's most controversial architectural statement is the 140,000-square-foot... |
Museums / Galleries | Seattle Center, South Lake Union, and Queen Anne |
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Fetherston Gallery
As you make your way down the Pike-Pine Corridor, this airy... |
Museums / Galleries | Capitol Hill |
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Foster/White Gallery
One of the Seattle art scene's heaviest hitters, Foster/White... |
Museums / Galleries | Pioneer Square |
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Francine Seders Gallery
It's the only major gallery in this neck of the woods, and it's... |
Museums / Galleries | Fremont and Phinney Ridge |
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Friesen Gallery
This small, sophisticated gallery on the ground floor of a large... |
Museums / Galleries | Downtown and Belltown |
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Frye Art Museum
The Frye was a forgotten museum for a while, frequented only... |
Museums / Galleries | First Hill and the Central District |
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G. Gibson Gallery
Vintage and contemporary photography is on exhibit in this elegant... |
Museums / Galleries | Pioneer Square |
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Gallery 110
Gallery 110 works with a collective of 31 artists, showing pieces... |
Museums / Galleries | Pioneer Square |
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Gas Works Park
The park gets its name from the hulking remains of an old 1907... |
Parks | Wallingford and Green Lake |
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Green Lake Park
This beautiful 342-acre park is a favorite of Seattleites, who... |
Bodies of Water | Wallingford and Green Lake |
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Greg Kucera Gallery
One of the most important destinations on the First Thursday... |
Museums / Galleries | Pioneer Square |
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Grover/Thurston Gallery
Twenty Northwest artists are represented in this historic space... |
Museums / Galleries | Pioneer Square |
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Henry Art Gallery
The Henry is perhaps the best reason to take a side trip to the... |
Museums / Galleries | University District |
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Hiram M. Chittenden Locks ("Ballard Locks")
The locks are an important passage in the 8-mi Lake Washington... |
Nautical Sites | Ballard |
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Hiram M. Chittenden Locks ("Ballard Locks")
Though staring at a canal may not seem terribly exciting, the... |
Nautical Sites | Seattle |
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History House of Greater Seattle
This small museum celebrates the history of Seattle's neighborhoods... |
Museums / Galleries | Fremont and Phinney Ridge |
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Houghton Beach Park
On hot days, sun-worshippers, swimmers, and the beach-volleyball... |
Beaches | The Eastside |
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James Harris Gallery
One of Seattle's oldest and most respected galleries, Harris... |
Museums / Galleries | Pioneer Square |
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Jimi Hendrix Grave Site
Since his death in 1970, the famed guitarist has rested in Greenwood... |
Memorials / Monuments | The Eastside |
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Juanita Beach Park
Directly across Juanita Bay from peaceful wetlands, this Kirkland... |
Beaches | The Eastside |
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Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
A redbrick building with wooden floors and soaring ceilings contains... |
Museums / Galleries | Pioneer Square |
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Kobe Terrace park
Seattle's sister city of Kobe, Japan, donated a 200-year-old... |
Parks | International District |
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Lake Sammamish State Park
Eastsiders flock to this day-use park in summer to soak up the... |
Parks | The Eastside |
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Lake Union Park
Before this park at the foot of Lake Union was completed, you... |
Parks | Seattle Center, South Lake Union, and Queen Anne |
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Lakeview Cemetery
One of the area's most beautiful cemeteries looks east toward... |
Cemeteries | Capitol Hill |
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Larrabee State Park
A favorite spot of the hippies and college students that call... |
Parks | Seattle |
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Last Resort Fire Department Museum
Occupying the bottom floor of the Seattle Fire Department's headquarters... |
Museums / Galleries | Pioneer Square |
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Lawrimore Project/Ohge Ltd.
The talk of the contemporary art scene, Lawrimore represents... |
Museums / Galleries | International District |
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Martin-Zambito Fine Art
If you're interested in Northwest regional art, this gallery... |
Museums / Galleries | Capitol Hill |
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Marymoor Park
This 640-acre park has the famous Marymoor Velodrome—the... |
Parks | The Eastside |
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Mt. Si
A good place to cut your teeth before setting out on more-ambitious... |
Parks | Seattle |
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The Museum of Flight
Boeing, the world's largest builder of aircraft, was founded... |
Museums / Galleries | West Seattle |
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Museum of History & Industry
Just across the Montlake Cut (the bridge between the U-District... |
Museums / Galleries | University District |
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Nordic Heritage Museum
The only educational institute in the country to focus solely... |
Museums / Galleries | Ballard |
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Northwest African American Museum
Focusing on the history of African Americans in the Northwest... |
Museums / Galleries | First Hill and the Central District |
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Northwest Puppet Center
In a renovated church in the Maple Leaf neighborhood, the only... |
Museums / Galleries | University District |
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Occidental Park
This picturesque cobblestone "park" and the ivy-covered wall... |
Parks | Pioneer Square |
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Olympic Sculpture Park
This 9-acre open-air park is the spectacular outdoor branch of... |
Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue) | Downtown and Belltown |
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Pacific Science Center
Located on the Seattle Center campus, the Science Center has... |
Museums / Galleries | Seattle Center, South Lake Union, and Queen Anne |
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Photographic Center Northwest
A small, starkly attractive gallery space occupies the front... |
Museums / Galleries | Capitol Hill |
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Pike Place Market
Pike Place Market, one of the nation's largest and oldest public... |
Markets / Bazaars | Downtown and Belltown |
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Punch Gallery
This small artist-run gallery has been a critical favorite since... |
Museums / Galleries | Pioneer Square |
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Qwest Field
Located directly south of Pioneer Square, Qwest Field hosts two... |
Sports Venues | Pioneer Square |
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Roq La Rue Gallery
Cheeky surrealist pop art hangs in Roq La Rue, whose "emphasis... |
Museums / Galleries | Downtown and Belltown |
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Safeco Field
This 47,000-seat, grass turf, open-air baseball stadium with... |
Sports Venues | Pioneer Square |
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Seattle Aquarium
The city's renovated aquarium is more popular than ever. Among... |
Zoos / Aquariums | Downtown and Belltown |
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Seattle Art Museum
Seattle Art Museum. Long the pride of the city's art scene, SAM... |
Museums / Galleries | Downtown and Belltown |
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The Seattle Public Library
The hub of Seattle's 25-branch library system, the Central Library... |
Libraries | Downtown and Belltown |
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Seward Park
Seward Park, 20 minutes south of Downtown, is a relatively undiscovered... |
Parks | First Hill and the Central District |
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Smith Tower
New York tycoon Lyman Cornelius Smith had big plans for Seattle... |
Architectural Sites | Pioneer Square |
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Snow Lake
Washington State's most popular wilderness trail may be crowded... |
Parks | Seattle |
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Space Needle
Almost 50 years old, Seattle's most iconic building is as quirky... |
Architectural Sites | Seattle Center, South Lake Union, and Queen Anne |
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Steinbrueck Native Gallery
Prints, masks, drums, sculptures, baskets, and jewelry by local... |
Museums / Galleries | Downtown and Belltown |
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Stonington Gallery
You'll see plenty of cheesy tribal art knockoffs in tourist-trap... |
Museums / Galleries | Pioneer Square |
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Suyama Peterson Deguchi
The brainchild of art advocate and noted local architect George... |
Museums / Galleries | Downtown and Belltown |
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Theo Chocolate
If it weren't for a small sign on the sidewalk pointing the way... |
Stores / Malls | Fremont and Phinney Ridge |
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Traver Gallery
A classic gallery space with white walls and creaky, uneven wood... |
Museums / Galleries | Downtown and Belltown |
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Uwajimaya
This huge, fascinating Japanese supermarket is a feast for the... |
Stores / Malls | International District |
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Volunteer Park and the Seattle Asian Art Museum
High above the mansions of North Capitol Hill sits 45-acre Volunteer... |
Museums / Galleries, Parks | Capitol Hill |
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wall space
Seattle doesn't have many spaces devoted solely to photography... |
Museums / Galleries | Pioneer Square |
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Warren G. Magnuson Park
Also called Sand Point-Magnuson Park and most often simply Magnuson... |
Parks, Restaurants | University District |
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Washington Park Arboretum
As far as Seattle's green spaces go, this 230-acre arboretum... |
Gardens / Arboretums | Capitol Hill |
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Waterfall Garden
You can find a fun spot to take a break in this small garden... |
Gardens / Arboretums | Pioneer Square |
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West Seattle Junction art
Walk through West Seattle's business district, amid the small... |
Neighborhoods / Streets | West Seattle |
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Wing Luke Museum
Named for the Northwest's first Asian-American elected official... |
Museums / Galleries | International District |
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Woodland Park Zoo
Many of the 300 species of animals in this 92-acre botanical... |
Zoos / Aquariums | Fremont and Phinney Ridge |
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