Things To Do
Main Attractions
- Smith Tower (Downtown): 360 views of Seattle and cheaper than the Space Needle, restaurant at the top - Pike Place Market (Downtown): don't leave Seattle without visiting! Enter at 1st & Pike and enjoy all the market's delights - fresh flowers, fish and fruit, trinkets, and restaurants (we love Rachel's Ginger Beer). - Seattle Aquarium (Downtown): newly remodeled, right on the waterfront, great for kids! - Seattle Art Museum (Downtown): Seattle's premier art museum - Space Needle (Queen Anne): expensive but do it once? - Chihuly Glass Museum (Queen Anne): also expensive but worth seeing once - Olympic Sculpture Park (Queen Anne): best place for sunset in Seattle - Asian Art Museum (Capitol Hill): nice small collection of art and artifacts, beautiful location in Volunteer Park (stop at Volunteer Park Cafe while you're in the neighborhood!) - Woodland Park Zoo (Woodland Park): good for kids
Get outside - in the city!
- Arboretum & Japanese Gardens (Madison Valley): Beautiful walking trails and gardens - where Jon proposed! - Discovery Park (Magnolia): Walking trails and urban hikes, views of Rainier, lighthouse. Where we took our engagement photos! - Magnuson Park: large park along Lake Washington with walking trails and great dog park! - Green Lake: A hop and a skip from the venue. Flat paved walking trail around the lake (a little less than 3 miles). Lots of restaurants nearby.
Chinatown International District
To-Do: - Wing Luke Museum: Emma's old workplace and her favorite museum in the city - learn about the history, art and culture of the Asian diaspora in the US and Seattle - Uwajimaya: Japanese supermarket with home goods, cosmetics and stationary in addition to grocery + food court Eat: - Kilig: Incredible Filipino Food - Purple Dot Cafe: Late night dim-sum, open until 3am on Fridays & Saturdays - TP Tea: Emma's favorite Bubble Tea - Fort St. George: Japanese comfort food, don't miss the green tea shots - karaoke rooms downstairs - Honey Court: quality dim-sum - Szechuan Noodle Bowl: order the hot and spicy dumplings, the veg ones are amazing too - Tai Tung: oldest Chinese restaurant in Seattle where Bruce Lee used to eat - don't miss the fried chicken wings
The Central District
To-do: - Central Cinema: retro cinema with food and drinks that plays movie re-runs - one of our favorite date spots! Eat: - Reckless Noodle Bowl: two blocks from Emma and Jon - don't miss the beef cheek noodles - Woodshop BBQ: Sable's favorite spot - Broadcast Coffee: Sable's second favorite spot - also has solid coffee - Temple Pastries: one of the best, most creative bakeries in Seattle - also serves Broadcast coffee - Standard Brewing: chill local brewery that we often walk to in the summer - Metier Brewing: black-owned brewery that has small local events and plays sports games - Avole Coffee: black-owned coffee shop serving single-origin Ethiopian beans - Communion: highly acclaimed 'Seattle Soul Food' restaurant - don't miss the cocktails and the banana pudding!
Other Fun Neighborhoods
- Capitol Hill: - Fremont: - Ballard: