Seattle “Must Sees”

jwc6160 · June 2018

I’ve only been to Seattle once and it was for work so I haven’t explored too much. I’m bringing the wife to the Home Shows and need some things to fill a few days. The good thing is that my wife likes to eat and drink like me so any recommendations for restaurants or areas with good pubs would be great. What are other things worth hitting during the day near downtown? Not terribly interested in tourist traps, but if something is worth it, feel free to let me know. We won’t have a car so we will be using Uber or whatever for the trip.

Thanks for any tips.

KC138045 · June 2018

The Ballard Locks. Salmon should be moving through the fish ladder in August. And you can hit Red Mill for lunch while your there. Great burgers!!!

http://www.myballard.com/ballard-locks-seattle/

thispureamericanriot · June 2018

Space Needle, Museum of Pop Culture, Pike Place, Ye Olde Curiosity Shop, Duck Tours. It's all great, so is the food. My uncle and his wife live there. There's also a cool underground tour I want to take next time I'm there.

BloodMeridian80 · June 2018

Ballard (neighborhood in Seattle) is a solid area for bars/restaurants that may be a little less ‘touristy’ and is very walkable once there. Ray’s Boathouse (cafe part more informal) is a good seafood focused restaurant with a great view that is in the area. But there’s a lot right on Ballard Ave.

The Belltown area along 1st and 2nd ave is also a good place to bar/food hop. Really each ‘neighborhood’ has a strip that’s good for pubs and food.

I always like taking a ferry ride out to Bainbridge Island with visitors if the weather is nice.

JojoRice · June 2018

Space Needle

big dipper ice cream · June 2018

Discovery park (for the trails) and views.

thispureamericanriot · June 2018

The Black Sun sculpture at Volunteer Park.

Image: http://www.feelnumb.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/black_hole_sun_sculpture_soundgarder_seattle.jpg

jwc6160 · June 2018

Awesome, thanks everyone. This seems like a good start. Any PJ or music related museums or places I should see?

Gingerlou77 · June 2018

Are you on fb? There's alot of info on the Seattle event page. Also free festival on 11th on Alki beach for subpop 30

F Me In The Brain · June 2018

Pearl Jam!

jk. Lots of good suggestions. That Black Hole Sun looks pretty cool

jwc6160 · June 2018

Gingerlou77 said:

Are you on fb? There's alot of info on the Seattle event page. Also free festival on 11th on Alki beach for subpop 30

Not a Facebooker. Thanks for the suggestion.

jpgoegel · June 2018

Moore Theatre, The Showbox, Benaroya Hall and the El Corazon are on my list of places to see where PJ has played.

curmudgeoness · June 2018

It kind of depends on your interests. E.g., my husband and my kids LOVED the Museum of Flight, but it bores me to tears. If you're into airplanes, you'll really like it.

I'm a big fan of the Woodland Park Zoo. And I agree that the Ballard locks and the fish ladder are well worth the visit. Both are free, and there are nice gardens around the locks, if you like roses and that sort of thing. If you do go the the locks, I suggest heading west/north afterwards to Shilshole Bay/ Golden Gardens, for a little walk on the beach. (I haven't lived in Seattle in many years, but unless things have changed, I should mention that most "beaches" in Seattle are/ were ankle-deep in goose poop. This is a place for walking/ relaxing, not tanning.)

Odds are I will be running on the Burke-Gilman Trail on a few of the days we are there. I like to run north from the UW, it's quiet, residential, and you get some nice views of Lake Washington. If you are a runner, I highly recommend it. You can stop at the University Village mall afterwards for coffee and a snack at one of the 85 Starbucks in said mall. ;-)

moemoe6434 · June 2018

curmudgeoness said:

It kind of depends on your interests. E.g., my husband and my kids LOVED the Museum of Flight, but it bores me to tears. If you're into airplanes, you'll really like it.

I'm a big fan of the Woodland Park Zoo. And I agree that the Ballard locks and the fish ladder are well worth the visit. Both are free, and there are nice gardens around the locks, if you like roses and that sort of thing. If you do go the the locks, I suggest heading west/north afterwards to Shilshole Bay/ Golden Gardens, for a little walk on the beach. (I haven't lived in Seattle in many years, but unless things have changed, I should mention that most "beaches" in Seattle are/ were ankle-deep in goose poop. This is a place for walking/ relaxing, not tanning.)

Odds are I will be running on the Burke-Gilman Trail on a few of the days we are there. I like to run north from the UW, it's quiet, residential, and you get some nice views of Lake Washington. If you are a runner, I highly recommend it. You can stop at the University Village mall afterwards for coffee and a snack at one of the 85 Starbucks in said mall. ;-)

I made a running schedule for Seattle, I can’t recall it all other than I have to do 16 on the day between the shows. Plan on starting at the needle head to the Burke Gilman trail, the whole loop around the water, back to the needle and down to sculpture park and back up to the needle. Is this a safe route?

ZeldaZonk · June 2018

jwc6160 said:

Awesome, thanks everyone. This seems like a good start. Any PJ or music related museums or places I should see?

Make sure to visit MoPOP because we're opening a Pearl Jam exhibition the week of the Home Shows! We also have a Nirvana exhibition, a horror exhibition, Marvel Comics exhibition which is our largest ever, and we always have a Jimi Hendrix gallery. Hope you enjoy!

silva · June 2018

Is there any further info on Mopop entry for tenclub members. Not the screening, just entry into the exhibition @ZeldaZonk

ZeldaZonk · July 2018

silva said:

Is there any further info on Mopop entry for tenclub members. Not the screening, just entry into the exhibition @ZeldaZonk

Nothing yet, so I think all of the details are still being ironed out. Hopefully it won't be much longer, and I will let you know if I hear anything about it.

ZeldaZonk · July 2018

silva said:

Is there any further info on Mopop entry for tenclub members. Not the screening, just entry into the exhibition @ZeldaZonk

I asked about it today and was told that 10c access will be given on Wednesday and Friday night AFTER the shows between 11pm and 2am. During the summer, we don't close until 7pm so it presents a challenge to allow access to an exhibition that is off limits to other paying guests. I don't know if any other times will be made available or not, but I hope so because I imagine a lot of people will not be thrilled about having to go so late after an already crazy night. Hope this helps!

Attaway77 · July 2018

Food, booze, roaming the city without a plan....... and wherever your two feet take you.....At least make a day/night for that while you're there after visiting what you can.

jwc6160 · July 2018

Attaway77 said:

Food, booze, roaming the city without a plan....... and wherever your two feet take you.....At least make a day/night for that while you're there after visiting what you can.

That’s what I plan on most of the trip honestly. I’m just looking for a couple of extra things to have on hand in case the wife gets bored.

jwc6160 · July 2018

ZeldaZonk said:

silva said:

Is there any further info on Mopop entry for tenclub members. Not the screening, just entry into the exhibition @ZeldaZonk

I asked about it today and was told that 10c access will be given on Wednesday and Friday night AFTER the shows between 11pm and 2am. During the summer, we don't close until 7pm so it presents a challenge to allow access to an exhibition that is off limits to other paying guests. I don't know if any other times will be made available or not, but I hope so because I imagine a lot of people will not be thrilled about having to go so late after an already crazy night. Hope this helps!

Can you provide any more info on this? So if I go to the museum during normal hours, I won’t get to see all of the exhibits? I assume the “off limit” ones are PJ related???

thanks

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