101 Things to do in Seattle...

1. Visit the Seattle Aquarium with hands on tide pools

2. Visit the Seattle Pinball Museum where you can experience 70 years of pinball and play all day for a flat fee.

3. Visit the Woodland Park Zoo with over a 1000 animals from 300 different species 

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4. Visit the internationally renowned Seattle Art Museum

5. The Museum of Flight is an extensive museum with over 150 aircrafts and related artifacts

6. Lincoln Park has plenty of trails for walking, biking or running along a beautiful view of the beach

7. The Volunteer Park Conservatory has 5 different conservatory's that each has its own distinct environment from desert to jungle.

8. get a view of Seattle's skyline from the Seattle Great Wheel with 42 enclosed gondolos seating upto eight

9. Visit the Seattle Children's Museum with 13 hands on exhibits and various daily programs included with the admission price like a scavenger hunt.

10. listen to a concert at the Benaroya hall - home of the Seattle Symphony

11. Visit the Frye Art Museum

12. Chihuly Garden and Glass - a collection of work by artist Dale Chiculy in an exhibit hall, garden installation and glasshouse




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13. watch a comedy show at Comedy Underground

14. kids can take a class at the School of Acrobatics and New Circus Arts.

15. Winterfest at the Seattle Center is 6 weeks of fun and free activities including ice sculpting, Winter Tain & Village, ice rink and performances.

16. GameWorks has hundreds of different arcade games

17. watch a film at Seattle's 24 day long International Film Festival

18. Watch Movies at the Mural - free movies on the Mural Amphitheatre lawn which take place Saturdays at twilight during the summer.

19. check out the view of the Seattle skyline from Kerry Park

20. watch a Mariners game or get a tour of Safeco Field

21. watch a movie at Cinerama

22. check out a 360 degree view of the city from the top of the space needle

23. go bowling at West Seattle Bowl, Garage or AMF Imperial Lanes

24. Visit the Museum of History & Industry   to learn about the history of Seattle through rare displays and interactive exhibits

25. Visit Green Lake Park with a nice walking/biking trail or rent a boat

26. Visit Alki Beach - with a sandy beach area, picnic spots, bbq grills, volleyball tournaments, or watch the ships come into port. And when the tide is low you can see the Alki Point Lighthouse.

27. go indoor rock climbing at Stone Gardens, Seattle Bouldering Project or Vertical World

28. go golfing at Jackson Park Golf Club or West Seattle Golf Club

29. take a tour of the Theo Chocolate factory

30.Visit the Experience Music Project/Science Ficition Museum where kids can actually play the instruments, learn about legends like Jimmi Hendrix or check out the sci-fi exhibits

31. Visit Ye Olde Curiosity Shop where they have mummies and shrunken heads on display

32. Visit the Pacific Science Center with exhibits including a butterfly house, animal exhibits, body works and more. Watch a movie at the IMax Dome Theatre.

33. take one of the ferry rides even without a destination they are a great way to see the beautiful surrounding scenary

34. watch a performance at the Pacific Northwest Ballet

35. take a self guided tour of the Kubota Garden - a beautiful park with a stone garden, Japenese gardens and spring ponds with koi and turtles



 

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36. hit some baseballs at All Sports Cages and Netting or North Seattle Batting Cages

37. Visit the Washington park Arboretum with its 230 acres of amazing trees and plants, and in the spring you can see the amazing display of blooming azaleas and rhododendrons. You can also go kayaking or canoeing. Or take a walk through the beautiful Japanese Tea Garden located in the Washington Arboretum.

38. Halloween Events: Run Scared 5K  benefiting The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society at Seward Park, "Compound Fracture" Horror Movie Event at Varsity Theatre, Zombie Walk or Fright Fests

39. Olympic Sculpture Park - you can walk along the waterfront while looking at large modern art scuptures and get a great view of the sound and the needle.

40. watch the boats pass through the lock system at Hiram M. Chittenden Locks a.k.a. Ballard Locks, you can also take a boat tour

41. Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture - located on the University of Washington Campus this museum features dinosaur fossils and lots more.

42.  Columbia Center Sky View Observatory - gives you a great view of the city (higher than the space needle but not a 360 degree view)

43. Bumbershoot: Seattle`s Music & Art Festival takes place labour day weekend at Seattle Center and has an amazing music and comedy line-up

44. Visit the Seattle Public Library - the building itself is a site to see and see their calender of events for upcoming events like story time, homework help, learning basic computer skills or poetry appreciation.

45. The Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park is a small free museum that documents Seattle's history and the goldrush of the late 1890's.

46. Visit Pioneer Square with its delicious restaurants and shops and boutiques, a 22 foot man made waterfall and currently free tours of Bertha - the world's largest tunneling machine.

47. Visit Seattle's wading pools, outdoor pools, summer beaches and sprayparks - wading pool schedule

48. watch an entertaining show at Teatro ZinZanni a combination of dinner theatre and circus

49. watch the Seattle Seahawks play at the CenturyLink Field.

50. Check out some local food festivals including Seattle Cheese Festival in May, Ballard Seafoodfest and Bite of Seattle in July or Fremont Octoberfest in September.

51. Get a panoramic view of the Seattle skyline from the top of the Space Needle.

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52. check out the Log House Museum

53. go shopping at Westfield South Center with 230 stores and 56 restaurants and eateries

54. Play mini putt at Rainbow Run Putting Course, Smash Putt or Interbay Golf Center

55. go biking at the Burke-Gilman Trail - a paved bike path with scenic views

56. go ice skating at the Winterfest Ice Rink

57. Christmas Events:  Snow shows inside Pacific Place Atrium, cut your own Christmas tree at U-cut Christmas tree farm, The Gingerbread house inside of the Sheraton Seattle, watch a production of the nutcracker, Teddy Bear Suite at the Fairmount Olympic hotel or see the lights on Candy Cane Lane.

58. go white water rafting with Blue Sky Outfitters Whitewater Rafting

59. Visit the Center for Wooden Boats - take a look at all the classic wooden boats, rent a rowboat or a sailboat or take a free public boat ride Sundays from 2 - 3pm.

60. drive some go karts at K1 Speed - an indoor go kart rack

61. go to Pacific Place and admire the atrium while shopping at 50 stores including lululemon, Barneys & J. Crew.

62. take one of the many wine or brewery tours

63. take a cooking class at At the Table Cooking Classes & Parties or Paris Eastside

64. Visit famous gravesites including Bruce Lee & Brandon Lee and Jimmy Hendrix

65. take the Underground Tour and explore the storefronts and main roads of what was once downtown Seattle

66. go downhill skiing at Alpental Ski Area or Snoqualmie Summit Ski Area

67. Climb on the Fremont troll located under the Aurora bridge and stop for a bite at one of the food trucks along Fremont

68. go shopping at the Pike Place Market - an open air market great for flea market finds or fresh produce. And you can see the strange attraction - The Gum Wall.

69. go hiking at Denny Creek Trail

70. Visit the Seattle Glassblowing and see the brightly coloured glass objects or watch as they are being made.

71. go swimming at Madison Park Beach or go play at the Madison Park Playground with three sets of play equipment and a zip line

72. Visit more parks in Seattle including:  Roanoke Park, Madrona Park, Ravenna Park, Green Lake Park, Golden Gardens Park, Carkeek Park, Myrtle Edwards Park,  Seward Park, Woodland Park and Rose Garden

73. Visit the Center on Contemporary Art - with constantly rotating cutting edge art displays

74. take the ferry over to Blake Island to Tillicum Village for a Native Cultural Experience and Salmon Bake

75. check out some fun conventions including Penny Arcade Expo, the Seattle Tattoo Expo or Sakura-Con an anime convention

76. Visit the Seattle Metropolitan Police Museum

77. Visit Gas Works Park - an industrial plant turned playground equipment

78. Visit the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience to learn about the culture and history of Asian Americans.

79. Visit the Duwamish Longhouse - a collaboration between architect Byron Barnes and the Duwamish tribe was where tribal business was conducted

80. visit the salmon hatchery

81. Visit the original Starbucks coffee shop built in 1971 and relocated in 1976 to Pike Place.

82. Visit Mount Rainer an active volcano or Mount St. Helen's which erupted in 1980.

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83. Visit the Nordic Heritage Center with tributes to the Northern European culture that played a large part in Seattle's history.

84. watch an amazing musical at the beautifully restored 5th Avenue Theatre

85. go for a walk or kayaking at Washington Lake, and don't miss the Sea Fair held in August.

86. go scuba diving at Edmonds Underground park, a safe place to go scuba diving with man made coral reefs

87. Visit the Living Computer Museum which details the evolution of computers

88. Check out Last Resort Fire Department created in 1969 this museum has collection of antique fire trucks.

89. Visit the Children's Theatre.

90. Visit the Museum of Communications

91. take a seaplane tour with Seattle Seaplanes or Kenmore Air

92. check out a listing of Fourth of July events at Seattle Times - however the Family Fourth at Lake Union will not be held in 2013

93. watch aircrafts being assembles at the Boeing Factory Tours

94. Visit Seattle's Museum of Veterans

95. Take a guided tour: listen to some real ghost stories with Spooked in Seattle Tours led by real ghost hunters or take Cheryl's Northwest Tours which focuses on the regions heritage and they also have an annual mussel festival.

96. take a trip on the Seattle Center Monorail

97. all ages can take some trapeze or aerial classes at Emerald City Trapeze

98. go paragliding with Pudget Sound Paragliding

99. buy some fresh produce, cheese or baked goods at Ballard's Farmers Market

100. go shopping at City Centre

101. take a relaxing day at one of the many spas