A brief list of fun things to do in Seattle:
The Underground Walking Tour in Pioneer Square is a humorous primer on early Seattle History, complete with traipsing through dank underground passageways.
Every visitor to Seattle must make a stop at Pike Street Market. Check out the vendors and watch the flying fish.
For a bit of peace, head to the Olympic Sculpture Park, a free branch of the Seattle Art Museum (also a good place to go).
For views on a clear day, you could go to the top of the Space Needle, OR you could save your $$ and head up to Kerry Park on Queen Anne Hill. Alternately, you can head to the top of the Columbia Tower, the tallest building in Washington State--significantly cheaper and taller than the Space Needle.
Like some other big cities, Seattle has it's own version of a duck tour. Ride the Ducks leaves from right across from Seattle Center. After you get your fill of cheesy jokes on your amphibious truck tour, you can head across and check out the Experience Music Project/Science Fiction Museum--one ticket gets you into both venues.
For beach fun, head to Alki Point in West Seattle (take the Water Taxi there from Downtown Seattle!) or Golden Gardens Park in the Ballard neighborhood.
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Things to do! Tacoma edition
Whether you have a day or a week in the area, there are lots of great things to do in Tacoma and the surrounding area.
Just a short drive from Tacoma is Wild Waves and Enchanted Village, a theme park/water park, fun for the whole family on a hot August day. Pack your sunblock and get ready for some great water slides.
The Tacoma Rainiers are the AAA feeder team for the Mariners. If you want an evening of seemingly-small town baseball, head over the Cheney Stadium for a game. The Rainiers will be playing the Albuquerque Isotopes on Wednesday and Thursday before the wedding, then they head out of town.
The Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium is located the same park where the wedding is taking place. This zoo is little in a good way--as in, it's possible to see everything without getting overwhelmed. The zoo specializes in animals from the Pacific Rim. (Also, you can visit sister Tracie who works in the gift shop!)
The Museum of Glass in Downtown Tacoma has a gallery with rotating exhibits of glass art, and the hot shop (that silver cone you'll see in pretty much every picture of downtown) is great--people blowing glass all day long! If going into the museum isn't your thing, you can still check out the Bridge of Glass, a foot bridge with lots of glass art on display to the public, and the outdoor plazas of the museum for free.
The Washington State History Museum. It's about the history of Washington. Fun for kids.
The Tacoma Art Museum specializes in showcasing Northwest art. Located within walking distance from the other two museums.
Important note: All three museums have free entry on the third Thursday of every month, which happens to be day before our wedding.
That's our short list. TripAdvisor has lots of other ideas.
Just a short drive from Tacoma is Wild Waves and Enchanted Village, a theme park/water park, fun for the whole family on a hot August day. Pack your sunblock and get ready for some great water slides.
The Tacoma Rainiers are the AAA feeder team for the Mariners. If you want an evening of seemingly-small town baseball, head over the Cheney Stadium for a game. The Rainiers will be playing the Albuquerque Isotopes on Wednesday and Thursday before the wedding, then they head out of town.
The Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium is located the same park where the wedding is taking place. This zoo is little in a good way--as in, it's possible to see everything without getting overwhelmed. The zoo specializes in animals from the Pacific Rim. (Also, you can visit sister Tracie who works in the gift shop!)
The Museum of Glass in Downtown Tacoma has a gallery with rotating exhibits of glass art, and the hot shop (that silver cone you'll see in pretty much every picture of downtown) is great--people blowing glass all day long! If going into the museum isn't your thing, you can still check out the Bridge of Glass, a foot bridge with lots of glass art on display to the public, and the outdoor plazas of the museum for free.
The Washington State History Museum. It's about the history of Washington. Fun for kids.
The Tacoma Art Museum specializes in showcasing Northwest art. Located within walking distance from the other two museums.
Important note: All three museums have free entry on the third Thursday of every month, which happens to be day before our wedding.
That's our short list. TripAdvisor has lots of other ideas.
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