Activity | Web Site | Hours | Comments |
EMP/SFM | www.empmuseum.org | Daily 10a – 7p | Experience Music Project/Science Fiction Museum Right next to the Space Needle. Only requires a couple hours. Currently, Avatar: The Exhibition |
Space Needle | www.spaceneedle.com | Observation deck: 9a – midnight Restaurant: 930a – 945p (closed from 3p – 5p) | Go to the bar or restaurant and get a bite or a drink. More cost effective than just paying to ride up the elevator to the observation deck. If the weather is clear the view is amazing. |
Pacific Science Center | www.pacsci.org | 10a – 6p | Near Seattle Center (Space Needle, EMP) |
Ferry to Bainbridge Island | www.ci.bainbridge-isl.wa.us www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries | | Take a Ferry from downtown Seattle. Fun to drive / walk around the island and see the artsy area and restaurants. |
Seattle Aquarium | www.seattleaquarium.org | 930a – 5p Last entry at 5pm, exhibits close at 6pm | Fun aquarium. Across the street from Pike Place and down the street from the Ferry terminal. |
Pike Place Market | www.pikeplacemarket.org | 9a – 6p (5p on Sunday) | Seattle icon. If you haven’t been there, GO! Across the street from the original Starbucks. Very nearby to the Seattle Aquarium and Ferry terminal. |
Seattle Art Museum | www.seattleartmuseum.org | Wed, Sat and Sun 10a – 5p
Open until 9p Thurs and Fri | Very near Pike Place Market |
Olympic Sculpture Park | www.seattleartmuseum.org/visit/OSP | Opens 30 minutes prior to sunrise. Closes 30 minutes after sunset. | Open and free to the public. Small sculpture park with a beautiful view of Puget Sound. Allow 30 -45 minutes for a visit |
Kerry Park | http://tinyurl.com/3m9doy | 24 hours | Ever seen a picture of downtown Seattle on a postcard with the Space Needle in the foreground and Mt. Rainier in the background? This is where it was taken from. Park is small but the view is fantastic.Many great restaurants nearby in Queen Anne. |
Woodland Park Zoo | www.zoo.org | 930a – 6p | Nice zoo. Not much else to say. |
Mariners | www.mariners.com | Home game 8/17. On the road 8/18 – 8/25. | |
Pioneer Square | http://www.pioneersquare.org | | Historic Seattle area with shopping and galleries |
Seattle Underground | www.undergroundtour.com | 10a- 7p | A leisurely, guided walking tour beneath Seattle’s sidewalks and streets. As you roam the subterranean passages that once were the main street of old downtown Seattle. It’s history with a twist! |
Troll under the bridge - Freemont | http://www.fremontseattle.com/fremonttroll.html | | Check him out…brief stop near Freemont but lots of very interesting restaurants/shopping in Freemont. |