Hey! I’ll be in Seattle(my first time) next week and just wanted to see if anybody else would be in the area and maybe wanted to explore together? Locals welcome! Here’s a list on what I plan to do, no particular order:
Rattle snake ledge
Water front
Pikes place
Macrina
Spheres (already booked the 21st at 1:15)
gum wall
Space Needle
Freemont Troll
Gas works park
Colombia tower(already booked for 6pm on the 14th) Bet that sunset view will be amazing
Hot cakes
Hong Kong kitchen
Snowy village
Hot tub boat
**IF IM MISSING ANYTHING I SHOULD EXPERIENCE PLEASE LET ME KNOW!
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Welcome to the area! I’m not in Seattle itself but speaking as someone who lives across the Puget Sound, I definitely recommend taking a ferry to one of the islands.
The gum wall is the grosssssest thing ever but it is one of those things you have to experience for yourself so you know you never want to go back again Whenever friends are visiting from out of town I do go to Pike Place with them, but I always hang back when they venture towards the gum wall.
My list is long since we’ve been here since late August and have done two back to back house sits (Capitol Hill and Mt. Baker).
If you are into trolls, there is a wood troll in west Seattle. The views from that area into downtown are pretty epic. You can take a ferry over from roughly Pike Place.
If you like gnomes, there is a valley of them with a little bridge!
While you are at the Space Needle, pop on down to the Olympic Sculpture Park!
Discovery Park is amazing - from the lighthouse you can see both Rainier and Mt. Baker
Golden Gardens Park
–Aviv Hummus Bar
–Mamnoon
–Yalla
–Cafe Munir
–Sea wolf Bakers
–Frankie & Jo’s (best ice cream ever)
–Hello Em Việt Coffee & Roastery (vietnamese egg coffee, seattle style. Neighborhood is basically an open air drug market so careful)
–Book Larder (a bookstore of only cookbooks)
If you are into music, Hendrix was from here, and his grave is somewhere. So is the grave for Bruce and Brandon Lee.
I’m jealous of your tour of the Amazon Sphere! I meant to do that and never got around to it.
I’ll be staying in the Ballard area. I’m definitely adding all to my list!! Well maybe not the sketchy neighborhood but the rest yes! Thanks so much for the list
Ever seen the Pixar film, “Up”? The house that inspired it is in Ballard. “Edith Macefield House.” And Trader Joe’s is right there … who doesn’t love TJ’s? (besides maybe Edith…)
I sure wish I could show you around. I live in the area. I’m going to be doing a pet sit through THS that time period. Hope you enjoy our beautiful area. PS you should check out Snoqualmie Falls. We also have a lot of pumpkin patches and corn mazes.
Seattle Pinball Museum. Lots of fun, inexpensive, and around the block from Chinatown for lunch or dinner. Not too far from a light rail Link station, either. have you ever heard of the app Atlas Obscura? We use it everywhere we go and a lot of my fondest memories are from visiting less-famous, quirky places that are listed on the app. Enjoy!
Whenever friends are visiting from out of town I do go to Pike Place with them, but I always hang back when they venture towards the gum wall.
Hi Mastiffmon,thank you ,we spend a great time this summer in Seattle,this time it’s Aaliyah23 who asks for information