Things to do in Seattle?

[joeychen]

Any suggestions for things to do in Seattle?
Definately will go to Pike Market, and then was thinking of strolling around Fremont, Capitol Hill and U Districts.
Any other ideas? Are the tulip fields up north still in bloom? Is that worth seeing?
We will have Friday and Saturday for sightseeing etc.
Tuesday travelling to Portland, Wed and Thurs morning seeing Portland, and Thurs afternoon Shipwreck beads, and driving up to Seattle.

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[emily-hahn.livejournal.com]

Go say hello to Casa de Snufkin at 2409 Boyer Avenue East. That was the best damn place I've ever lived -- right by Interlaken Park (great hiking), the Arboretum (great for paddling), and walking distance to the Museum of Industry & Technology, the Lakeside Museum (where the Lees are buried), and Volunteer Park (Great view from the water tower if the weather's clear).

Other stuff? I finally got to visit the Frye Museum on First Hill in February b/c one of my friends was participating in a group show there. They have a great collection and it's totally free to get in. I was not too thrilled w/either the U District or Fremont (too much construction going on), but there's always walking around Queen Anne, Ballard (Archie McPhee!), or the lower side of Capitol Hill around 15th Avenue East (first part of the city I lived in). Oh and make sure to go have a Zombie (soup tureen sized cocktail I was telling applehangover and queen_puff_puff about) at the Luau lounge in Wallingford.

And there's always the Eastside if you're interested in trespassing on to the grounds at Microsoft for a look see. I'd recommend Red West (my last place working for them) for the grounds and chunks of the Berlin Wall in the cafeteria.

[joeychen.livejournal.com]

Archie Mcphees, of course! How could I have forgotten that place!
Where's Wallingford? Those cocktails sound like the bomb, perhaps we could meet up with the Seattle glitterati there.
Not sure if we are going to see any of them, hopefully will hear if they will be around

[star-blue.livejournal.com]

the aquarium (it's really close to pike market) is decent. they have a gigantic octopus, and a smaller, very beautiful octopus. they also have a some river otters that are so adorable they make me want to vomit from cuteness overlead. they're in a pretty decent habitat, so it's not sad watching them. and you can touch various sea critters in a little fake tidepool area.

there's a super nice yarn/weaving/spinning store in the "university" area of Seattle called Woodland Woolworks.

my dad's family lives in the Tacoma area, and if you go through Tacoma, it's worth it to stop at the museum of glass (glass museum?). they have a live glassblowing display, and some really nice exhibits of glass and other art. when we were there they had a kind of zoetrope on display that was literally the most amazing thing i've seen in my life. it's supposed to be there through may, and i VERY VERY highly recommend stopping to see it. http://www.museumofglass.org/s01_installation.jsp is the info about that

really. it was the most beautiful, mesmerizing thing. i sat on the floor watching it for half an hour, and i gladly could have sat there all day.

Tacoma!

[emily-hahn.livejournal.com]

Just wanted to add that my friend went to that museum this summer while she was living in Olympia b/c one of her dad's pieces is in the permanant collection. She totally raved about how it's one of the best museums she's been to (besides having her dad's art in the collection).

And Tacoma gets cred for being dusty old jewel in the South Puget Sound

Wallingford

[emily-hahn.livejournal.com]

It's the area between the U-District and I-99, all kind of clustered around 45th Street. The Luau Polynesian Lounge is on 2253 N 56th St where the Honey Bear Bakery used to be. This site is nice little guide to the different neighborhoods -helped me figure out how to get around when I first moved there.

Man that Zombie could be classified as a WMD --after drinking part of it (and various other cocktails to be honest) I had an attack of drunk food and woke up the next morning feeling all bloated for my friends' wedding.

[kickarse.livejournal.com]

My favorite takin'-tourists-on-a-toury-trip destinations in Seattle:

-Pike Place Market
-Seattle Underground Tour: cheesy tour of the lost underground city that's underneath Seattle. A bit corny but you actually learn a lot of neat stuff about Seattle and the history of the American West. Cool!
-Seattle Center: look at the Space Needle! Ride a scary little roller coaster!
-Volunteer Park & nearby cemetary: as mentioned, Bruce & Brandon Lee's graves, plus just a beautiful, historical setting
-Archie Mc Phee AND the Ballard Locks/Golden Gardens
-the Bainbridge ferry. The views of Seattle and the Olympics are lovely and you can eat some Ivar's fish n' chips on the way.

I'm sure the Luau has delightful drinks but for West Coast Tiki, I don't think you can beat the Tonga Room in San Francisco. It rains! There's a band on a floating raft! They also have a "lava bowl"! And other than Pike Place or Archie McPhee, most of Seattle's shopping destinations are nothing to write home about.

[kickarse.livejournal.com]

I just wanted to add that I like all these places because I think they're very "only-in-Seattle-y".

[joeychen.livejournal.com]

thanks for the tips K, are we going to be able to hook up with you and the other gals while we are up there?

[monstermishmisu.livejournal.com]

I'd love to hang out! Email me, k?

[kickarse.livejournal.com]

Mais oui! You guys are welcome here too if the plan with Liz's place doesn't work out, although our place is even smaller than hers!

[applehangover.livejournal.com]

Yay for Ivar's!
Slam some clam!

[mizrobot]

when are you coming? i would love to hang out!
I dont think the tulips are anything to write home about but i grew up up there so maybe i have become numb to their beauty. in any case, it's getting a bit late for tulip-ing.

i am really frazzled from today's crazy work day but i will respond with some fun seattle-y things to do in the morning when i'm more clear headed! kickarse had some good suggestions.

[mizrobot]

oh yeah, here's some more:
the aquarium just tore down a big exhibit so unless they are lowering the admission price in the interim i don't know if there's a lot to see there. the little otters are damn cute, but i'm not sure they are worth $9! the woodland park zoo is a GREAT zoo and also has otters, although they are of the less adorable river variety.

i used to live in tacoma and i really like it there. the museum of glass is pretty cool, and the thrift stores have much better pickins too!

[kungfugirl.livejournal.com]

I'll be back from Florida on the 8th, so I can hang out if you're still here. Especially if you go to the Luau! That's my favorite restaurant in the city, with the most delicious, amazing drinks.

I also reommend Broadway for shopping, and 45th Ave in Wallingford if you like cute, more pricey Boutiques.

If you like Bingo, there's a cool place in Shoreline next to the Crest Movie Theater where I just won $100.

Pine St. has the trendiest bars like The Cha Cha Lounge, where you might see some local rock stars, and Graceland on Eastlake usually has really good indie/hardcore bands.

I know there's more...

[alineskirt.livejournal.com]

I'd like to go to archie mcphee's if I can come up with you two, and of course I'd love to get together with all the cool Seattle girls. I think I could stay until about 4 pm Friday, maybe I'll check out Amtrak...

There are tons of cool things to do in Seattle, now let's cross our fingers for good weather!

[blood-water.livejournal.com]

The Asian Arts Museum is absolutely gorgeous.

For eats, Elliot's Oyster Bay.