=============== OUT & ABOUT in the NW ===============
A few recommended places to explore or activities to do in the NW
(Google the details as needed)
Here are a few sites to visit for more in depth information
on what to do in the region:
IN THE SEATTLE AREA:
Popular Destinations:
- The Ballard (Hiram Chittenden) Locks
- Green Lake
- The Arboretum
- Take a ferry and visit the Islands (bike or drive):
Bainbridge Island
Vashon Island
Whidbey Island
Blake Island
San Juan Islands
- The Seattle Center, which features:
Pacific Science Center
Space Needle
Experience Music Project
Chihuly Garden & Glass
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- The Woodland Park Zoo
- Pike Place Market
- Pioneer Square Galleries & Underground Seattle Tour
- Seattle's Great Wheel on the Waterfront
- Seattle Aquarium
- Ride "The Duck"
- Bike the Burke-Gilman Trail
- City Parks
Discovery Park
Golden Gardens Park
Bellevue Botanical Park
Gasworks Park
Volunteer Park
The Arboretum
Kerry Park (on Queen Anne Hill, best view of Seattle)
Magnuson Park (Sand Point)
Carkeek Park
Seward Park
Queen Anne Hill Overlook
Lake Sammamish
Green Lake
Marymoor Park
- Woodinville Wine Loop (Picturesque valley known for its wide variety of local wineries & microbreweries)
- Sky view Observatory at the top of the Columbia Tower
- Argosy Cruises (For tours of the Seattle Waterfront, Lake Union, Blake Island, and more)
Art & Culture: (check listing in www.thestranger.com/events/performance)
- Theaters:
The ACT
The Rep
The Intiman
The Village Theater
The Fifth Avenue
The Paramount
Teatro ZinZanni
The Bathouse Theater on Greenlake
Snoqualmie Falls Theater
- Seattle Symphony
- Seattle Opera
- Museums:
Henry Art Gallery (UW)
Frye Art Museum (free)
Burke Museum (UW)
Seattle Art Museum
Asian Art Museum
Boeing Aeronautics Museum
Museum of History & Industry (MOHI) on South Lake Union
Wooden Boat Museum (on South Lake Union
Seattle Pinball Museum
Olympic Sculpter Park (outdoors)
- Live Music Venues
Highway 99 Blues Club
Athletic Activities:
- Bike Rental (multiple locations, or use Lime Bikes found on the streets)
Bike the Burke-Gilman Trail Bike Path
- Kayak Rentals (multiple locations)
UW Boathouse (to explore the Arboretum)
South Lake Union, Agua Verde Cafe & Paddle Club
- Hiking:
Mt Rainier
Cougar Mountain
The Olympics
The Cascades
Mount Si (very popular hike)
Hiking Websites: "Hikes 30 Minutes from Seattle"
BEYOND SEATTLE:
- La Conner
- Issaquah
- Mount Rainier
- Mount Saint Helens
- Leavenworth (Bavarian Village)
- Winthrop (Wester Frontier Town, and Gateway to the Cascades)
- Snoqualmie Pass
- Suncadia Lodge & Resort
- Snoqualmie Falls (and Salish Lodge)
- Ocean Shores
- The Olympic Peninsula, which includes:
Port Townsend
Sequim
Dungeness Spit
Lavender farms
Berry farms
Hurricane Ridge
Ho Rainforest
Rialto Beach
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