For my honeymoon in August, I'm thinking about flying into Vancouver for a few days and then driving down to Seattle. I heard the scenery is gorgeous. Is the drive worth it?

I'd head the other direction. The trip to Seatle is OK but the trip to Whistler, BC or beyond is magnificent. Depending on how much time you have, you might also want to take the drive up the Frasier River Canyon (Yale, Boston Bar, Cache Creek). Either trip is wonderful.

The San Juan Islands are nice - could you take a cruise from BC down to Seattle at least one way? The drive down from Vancouver to Seattle is OK but not particularly amazing. Seattle is a neat city, but then again so is Vancouver.

Andrew

I'm not a fan of the drive between Vancouver and Seattle. Sometimes the border X-ing can involve LONG waits especially in the summer. If I were you I would spend the time driving to Whistler or the Sunshine Coast. Alternatively, take Ferry to Vancouver Is. and check out Victoria or Tofino. If you really want to see some nice scenery and make it to Seattle,
another solution would be to take the Port Angeles Ferry from Victoria to P.A. Wash. From there you can make it to Seattle. However, that is a lot of "Ferry Riding" and I'm not sure how long you have. If you detail out the type of trip you would like to have and your interests, I would be happy to help out further.

blue67: The drive is nice enough, but not special. The suggestion to ferry to Victoria, spend the day and a night to take in the Harbor and adjacent area and then ferry to Seattle the next day. The ferry trips are pretty, Victoria is a great honeymoon location (of course, I love Vancouver and you will too) and Seattle is a really fun City. Best wishes and have a great honeymoon.

the only part of the drive south from vancouver that is special is chuckanut drive- follolw the other advice and skip the border hassle.

Or..we are heading out from Vancouver on the way to Seattle. However, we are travelling via Deception Pass onto Whidbey Island then ferry over to the mainland and on down to Seattle. Check out the Inn at Langley on Whidbey Island. It's a great honeymoon spot.

If you do go to Victoria I recommend Abigail's. It's a lovely B&B, in a great location with a breakfast beyond description.

Consider a different route than the Victoria-PA-Seattle one if you're interested in seeing a less-visited part of this region.

From Vancouver head east on the Trans Canada Hwy to the junction with BC Route 3 at Hope. Follow BC3 east to Osoyoos, turn south and cross the US border at Omak. Follow US Hwy 97 south to the junction with Washington State Route 20. Follow SR 20 west to its junction with Interstate 5 about an hour north of Seattle.

Why this route? Well, you'll cross the Cascades on a scenic route, travel through the Okanagan Valley on both sides of the border, one of the preeminent fruit growing regions in North America - gorgeous orchards amidst real (really real) cowboy and Indians country, then SR 20 will cross through the North Cascades National Park on its way back to the freeway. The scenery and variety will knock your...whatever.

Spend one night en route, maybe in Osoyoos or Omak, maybe in Winthrop, for a complete and utter change from the oh-so urban and watery world of Van-Sea. Go picknicking with a wonderful bottle of BC wine, or better IMO, some of the amazing local (hard) ciders from the Okanagan; get some produce that was in the ground or on the tree that morning, look at the sagebrush and hawks, warm up, and just consider how lucky we are in this region to have mountains, ocean, islands, great cities, and big gorgeous empty places too. Or, alternatively, gaze into each others eyes some more. Congratulations.