Some suggestions of things to do if you visit Seattle!

• Dick’s Drive In: http://www.ddir.com/
  • Voted best burger in Seattle (2018)
• Ivar’s: http://www.ivars.com/all-locations
  • Fish Bar (to-go with outside seating) or Acres of Clams (sit down), both are at Pier 54
  • There are other locations, but those are the originals
• Kerry Park (free)
  • http://www.seattle.gov/parks/find/parks/kerry-park
  • Iconic views of Seattle, great photo op
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerry_Park_(Seattle)
  • See picture at the end of the page
• Ferry ride
  • Specifically the Seattle to Bremerton route: http://www.wsdot.com/ferries/schedule/ScheduleDetailByRoute.aspx?schedrouteid=1712
  • Crossing time is 60 minutes each way
  • Seattle to Bainbridge Island is shorter option (35 minutes each way): http://www.wsdot.com/ferries/schedule/ScheduleDetailByRoute.aspx?schedrouteid=1715
• Museum of History and Industry: http://mohai.org/
  • South Lake Union (just north of downtown Seattle)
• Seattle Underground Tour
  • After the Great Seattle Fire of 1889 destroyed 31 blocks, Seattle was “raised” one story
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Seattle_Fire
  • http://www.undergroundtour.com/
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Underground
• Museum of Flight: http://www.museumofflight.org/
  • You can take a Metro Bus #124
  • The first flight-worthy 747
  • The first jet-powered Air Force One
  • Condcorde 214¹
  • Space Shuttle Full Fuselage Trainer (FFT), a shuttle mockup that was used to train all Space Shuttle astronauts
  • The Boeing Red Barn
• Future of Flight/Boeing Tour: https://www.futureofflight.org/
  • Up in Everett (about 30 minutes north of Seattle)
• Living Computer Museum: http://www.livingcomputers.org/
  • SODO (part of downtown)
• Museum of Communications: http://museumofcommunications.org/
  • Kind of near Museum of Flight, I believe #124 goes here as well…double check
  • I’ve not been here, but I really want to go
• Ballard Locks: http://www.ballardlocks.org/
  • Two blocks from where we used to live
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballard_Locks
• Space Needle
  • Yes, you can do the Space Needle. We’ve not been in several years. Personally, I like Kerry Park better and it’s faster.
• Pioneer Square
  • This neighborhood was one of the first settlements in the Northwest.
  • Note: The Seattle Underground Tour starts here
• Pike Place Market
  • A fun place to visit
• Seattle Public Library, Downtown
  • Award-winning central library
• Mount Si
  • Great place to hike
• Ride The Ducks
  • While this is a popular tourist attraction, there is lots of concern about how safe these rides are. There have been some very serious fatal accidents with these WWII era vehicles, both in Seattle and around the country.
  • While I have been on the ride in the past, I would not feel comfortable recommending it now.

Last updated: 2018-July-21

1. This is one of only four Concordes on display outside Europe, with the other three being near Washington, in New York, and in Barbados. ↩