Things To Do
Ready to be a Seattle Tourist?
Here are few of the things we recommend if you would like to get to know the City of Seattle! ~Places to Visit~ Chihuly Garden and Glass: Walk through the gardens and museum showcasing the works of Dale Chihuly. Located a 3 minute walk from the Seattle Space Needle Pike Place Market & Gum Wall: Enjoy some Beecher's Mac & Cheese or Clam Chowder while shopping through the many vendors at Pike Place. You can even see some fish throwing if you time it right. For those of you who don't mind germs you can also place a piece of gum on the gum wall in the alley way next to the market, as thousands of others of visitors have done before you. Seattle Underground: Did you know Seattle is a city built on top of a city? Go underneath the current building of Pioneer Square to see the original building of Seattle and learn about Seattle's gritty history. MoPop Museum: Visit Seattle highly regarded museum of Pop Culture Best Views of Seattle: Kerry Park & Gas Works Park
In & Arround Edmonds
~Things to Do~ Edmonds Beach: Walking along the beach/boardwalk is one of our favorite things today at Sunset. Feeling a little peckish, grab a bag of popcorn at the Edmonds theater to enjoy on your walk. Poking Around Downtown: Edmonds has so many cute shops, you can spend the good portion of an afternoon strolling through the shops. ~Places to Eat & Drink~ Need a 'Pick Me Up'? : Grab a cup at one of ur favorite coffee shops Walnut Coffee Want Something Sweet?: Grab a donut/pastry from Edmonds Bakery (they are best in the morning when they are freshly baked/fried. If you aren't a donut person Molly Moon's ice cream up the street is a great option too! Breakfast Recommendations: Rusty Pelican or Calypso Lunch Recommendations: Rory's Dinner Recommendation: Niles Peacock- Enjoy the Pizza that won the grand prize in the Galbani Professionale U.S Pizza Up, made from a 100 year-old sour dough starter Drinks: Check out Daphnes Bar right on Main Street.
Enjoying the Great Outdoors
For those of you nature lovers on our guest list. Here are some of the hikes we love and recommend for those who wish to experience the beauty the Pacific NW has to Offer. ~Walks~ Edmonds Beach, Edmonds Green Lake Park, Seattle (Green Lake Neighborhood) Discovery Park, Seattle (Magnolia Neighborhood) Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle (Washington Park Neighborhood) ~Hikes~ Rattlesnake Ledge-Moderate Hike- < 60 minutes from Seattle Franklin Falls-Easy Hike- 1 hour from Seattle Bridal Veil Falls-Moderate Hike- 1.5 hours from Seattle Skyline Loop Trail-Hard- 2 hours from Seattle (Mount Rainer National Park) ***Many of these hikes (not the walks) require a day pass for hiking please look online before hand
Day Trips From Seattle/Edmonds
Just a Ferry Ride Away... plus a little driving. Poulsbo: Check out this small town called "Little Norway". This town is full of cute shops, restaurants and Bakeries. This towns is located in area that is deemed as being similar to the fjords of Norway. Enjoy wandering around the and Nordic inspired architecture. To get there take the Ferry from Edmonds to Kingston. Poulsbo is then a 10 mi drive from the Kingston Ferry terminal. Bainbridge Island: Another small town filled with charm and lovely shops to stroll through. Bainbridge island is also home to Bloedel Reserve known for it's landscaped gardens and trails. To get there take the Ferry from Seattle to Bainbridge Island Terminal.