Things To Do in Seattle
Activity
Website
Within 5 miles of downtown
Woodland Park
www.zoo.org
Zoo
Ride the Ducks
www.ridetheducksofseattle.com
Cost (adult)
Harbor Cruise
http://www.argosycruises.com/p
ubliccruises/harbor.cfm
$17.50 *
Space Needle
www.spaceneedle.com
$12.50 *
Seattle Center
www.seattlecenter.com
N/A
Experience Music
Project
www.emplive.com
$19.95
Seattle Mariners
Game
www.seattlemariners.com
$7 - $55
Pike Place Market
www.pikeplacemarket.org
No entrance
fee
Waterfront stroll
www.cityofseattle.net/tour/wat
er.htm
Free if you
don’t shop!
Schedule/Times
$10 *
$22
Every day, departures
once per hour from
10am – 5pm
Daily Departures:
11:00am, 12:15pm,
1:30pm, 2:45pm,
4:00pm, 5:15pm
Sunday – Thursday:
9am – 11pm
Friday – Saturday:
9am - midnight
Monday – Thursday:
10am - 5pm
Friday - Saturday: 10am
- 9pm
Sunday: 10am - 6pm
Home games every
night!
7/22 vs. OAK (7:05pm)
7/23 vs. ANA (7:05pm)
7/24 vs. ANA (7:05pm)
7/25 vs. ANA (1:05pm)
Monday – Saturday: 9am
- 6pm
Sundays:
11am to 5pm
Comments
Visit hippos Saturday morning! About 5 miles north
of downtown core area.
A wacky 90-minute land/amphibious tour that gives
you a unique overview of Seattle. Located a couple
blocks from the Space Needle.
1-hour, narrated, no food served
Free with dinner reservation; located in the
Seattle Center complex which also houses the
Pacific Science Center. * The Space Needle is one
mile north of the downtown core area.
74 acres surrounding the Space Needle. Has mini
golf, carnival rides, museums, theaters, and more.
An interactive music museum, including a “ride” and
a music lab where you can play instruments.
Directly next to the Space Needle. Also has a
restaurant.
Takes a group of 40+ to get a mention on the
scoreboard during the game. Less than a mile
south of the downtown core area (“Sodo”).
Don’t miss the fish throwing; known for fresh
seafood and produce, but also lots of individual
vendor booths. The original/first Starbucks is
here. Downtown core area.
See ferries, shops, Ye Ol’ Curiosity Shop, the
aquarium * is there. The waterfront is not part of
the downtown core, but certainly within walking
distance if you cut through Pike Place Market.
Activity
Pacific Science
Center
Website
www.pacsci.org
Cost (adult)
$9.50 *
Museum of Flight
www.museumofflight.org
$11 *
Schedule/Times
Monday – Friday:
10am – 5pm
Saturday – Sunday:
10am – 6pm
Daily 10am – 5pm
Ballard Locks
www.nws.usace.army.mil/opdiv/l
wsc
free
Daily 10am – 6pm
Seattle
Underground Tour
www.undergroundtour.com
$10
Daily on the hour
10am – 6pm
Seattle Aquarium
www.seattleaquarium.org
$11.50 *
Daily 9:30am – 7pm
Seattle Art
Museum
Teatro ZinZanni
Dinner Theater
www.seattleartmuseum.org
$7
http://dreams.zinzanni.org
$89 or $109
Tues – Sun: 10am – 5pm
Thurs: 10am – 9pm
Thurs – Sat: 6:30pm
Sun: 5:30pm
Downtown
shopping
Westlake Center:
www.seattledowntown.com/westlake-center
Pacific Place:
www.pacificplaceseattle.com
Seattle shopping in general:
www.seattle.com/shopping/inde
x.shtml
www.showmeseattle.com
Depends on
how much
you buy!
Driving tour of
Seattle
$36
4 departures daily with
pickup/dropoff at the
Silver Cloud
Comments
In the Space Needle complex. Really fun for kids
(and adults). Contains an IMAX theater and laser
dome (separate pricing)
Located between the airport and downtown –
requires car or bus.
Connects two large freshwater lakes with the salt
water Puget Sound without mixing the two. Free
guided tours. A few miles north of the Space
Needle.
In the 1890’s a fire destroyed much of Seattle,
after which many of the streets were elevated and
the city rebuilt. 90-minute walking tour of 1890’s
streets and storefronts that still exist below
street level. In the Pioneer Square area, which is
between the downtown core and Safeco Field, close
to Seahawks Stadium.
Contains an IMAX theater too (separate pricing).
On the waterfront.
Downtown core
A unique 3-hour dinner experience (described as
“the Kit Kat club on acid” and “the place where
Moulin Rouge meets Cirque Du Soleil”). Downtown.
Two major downtown core shopping areas –
Westlake Center and Pacific Place (walking
distance of each other). Other major stores in the
area include Nordstrom, Bon-Macy’s, FAO Schwarz,
Old Navy, and many others, large and small.
A three hour tour for those who prefer an
expanded land version of ride the ducks
Activity
Outside of Seattle
Bellevue Arts &
Crafts Fair
Wild Waves &
Enchanted Village
Website
(still within 20 miles)
http://www.cmiregistration.com
/user/splash.jxp?org=281
(really a site for the artists,
but gives some useful info)
www.sixflags.com/parks/enchan
tedvillage
Dinner Train
www.spiritofwashingtondinnertr
ain.com
Emerald Downs
www.emeralddowns.com
Cost (adult)
Schedule/Times
Comments
?
Not sure of times yet –
all day 7/23-7/25
A 30-minute drive each way across Lake
Washington (WAY more in rush hour – beware!);
the largest arts & crafts event in the state.
$30 ($2 off
if purchased
online)
$50-75
10am – 8pm
A 70-acre theme and water park, operated by Six
Flags. Boasts the biggest coaster in Washington.
Mon – Fri: 6pm
Sat: 12pm and 6:30pm
Sun: 11am and 5:30pm
A 3½ hour train ride that starts and ends in Renton
(about 15 miles south of Seattle) and includes a 45minute stopover at the Columbia Winery in
Woodinville.
Horseracing in Auburn, about 30 miles south of
Seattle
$4 admission
(free
parking)
Races Thurs – Sun
Thurs & Fri: 6pm
Sat & Sun: 1pm
* Included in CityPass ($42) www.citypass.com
Some general “things to do” links:
• www.seattleattractions.com
• www.seeseattle.com (you can request a visitor info packet here)
Discount coupons to attractions, including zoo and Space Needle:
• Some of these are still good but some have expired:
http://www.seattleattractions.com/coupons/2k3_psac_brochure.pdf
• Check here for updated coupons:
http://www.seattleattractions.com/specials.html
Ideas for people staying extra days:
• Snoqualmie Falls (half hour outside Seattle – gorgeous lodge with fabulous breakfast/brunch) www.salishlodge.com
• Olympic National Park (beautiful rainforest and mountainous area with many hiking trails and scenery – an easy day trip) www.nps.gov/olym
• Mt Rainier (3 hour drive south and “up” from Seattle to Paradise Visitor Center – allow the better part of a day) www.nps.gov/mora
• Victoria Clipper (1.5 hour high speed ferry ride to Victoria BC) www.victoriaclipper.com
• Mount St Helens (3+ hours south of Seattle but worth the diversion if you’re driving home via I-5) www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/mshnvm
• Museum of Glass (in Tacoma, 30 miles south of Seattle) www.museumofglass.org
• Boeing Tour (at the Everett plant, 30 miles north of Seattle) www.boeing.com/tourcenter
• Vancouver BC is a 3-hour drive north from Seattle