Seattle Area

[Dogoda]

I'm going to be in the Seattle area at the start of the new year for about a week. Recommend things to do or see? Thanks in advance.

 

[Que]

I was only there once, the Asian food was outstanding. Also, if you have a passport over the border to China-town Vancouver is worth a day's visit.

 

[Comshaw]

The Fremont Troll:
http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ7w09GQu3wEfY8_3wxdajr-xQBnOJkRtF7nJDDohReCTRsugEi

In the Fremont District:
http://www.melissapocek.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2.fi_seattleguide.jpg

The EMP:
http://www.seattlecenter.com/locations/detail.aspx?id=63

At the Center:
http://www.seattlecenter.com/events/

Pike Place Market:
http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSg6-TvSBi6yIeJGtfhR4uVQdwvTnwDxQnhpeIv6Bg_8PRz0t4HDA

Take a ride on the cross sound ferry:
http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT3VTDy-vETED4ymhyfIeAKWFBvPGhIruKWg0Iy6hKEpDvoK-eWNA

Supper/lunch at the Space Needle:

http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/img/photos/2013/02/14/e3/81/Space_Needle.jpg

The under ground tour:
https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTFF-_wdIYbX4pUU5r3Pi9SIYpYc5EqCOVRpMp_99lSnKL2Vl4t

Seattle Aquarium:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1048/1078881437_8c6b6f7674.jpg




Comshaw

 

[SkAoUt]

Seattle area you say. Okay so I don't have much to add regarding Seattle however I really loved the Museum of Glass in Tacoma

http://www.tripadvisor.ca/Attractio...eviews-Museum_of_Glass-Tacoma_Washington.html

And Fort Nisqually which isn't that far away from the Museum of Glass is pretty cool. Was an HBC (Hudsons Bay Company) fort at one point which I was interested to learn.

http://www.tripadvisor.ca/Attractio..._Living_History_Museum-Tacoma_Washington.html


Unfortunately the suggestion that you cross the boarder into Canada, made by a previous poster, is no longer an option. The boarder is closed. An Avian Flu pandemic has gripped the lower mainland and there is a worry all you amoricans are supper susceptible.

http://media.tumblr.com/b38f7c3500cdc2cedafff4d7d0e8b9fc/tumblr_inline_mheo0hyXpY1qz4rgp.gif

 

[pink]

I got stuck in the airport a couple of times, I wouldn't recommend that.

 

[BotanyBoy]

Comshaw got most of it....esp for this time of year.

Also the Sci-Fi museum if you're into that kinda thing....it's like RIGHT next to the space needle.

Place in pikes...sells chocolate covered apples...also if that's your gig prob some of the best in the country if not world.

Topless drive thru coffee...yes sir...while smokin a doob......

Ahhh kinda want to go home for the holidays....fuckin' california ain't got no topless coffee....

 

[Sinny]

Fremont Troll, EMP, Seattle Center, Space Needle, the Aquarium and everything else Comshaw recommended.

For the fun side of town, check out the Gum Wall at Pike Place Market and the comedy improv at the theater on the other side of the Gum Wall. Also, check out the Archie McPhee toy store. It is very close to the Fremont Troll.

If you're going to dine out a lot, I am going to recommend neighborhoods, not specific restaurants. You have to check out Belltown and Ballard. If you are using public transit, eat on Capitol Hill. There is no fucking way you ever will find parking in that neighorhood. Take the bus there, if you can. There is no real public transportation to speak of within the city, other than the bus. There is commuter rail, but it mostly serves the burbs. The light rail goes from the airport to a fucking neighborhood nobody ever goes to.

For high quality Chinese and Vietnamese dining, head to the International District, specifically the area between 6th and 12th along Jackson. It is within walking district of CenturyLink Stadium, where the Hawks play.

If you are in Seattle proper, you are so very close to Paradise, literally. It is in Mt. Rainier National Park. Check it out, although the road to Paradise sometimes closes without notice (I love saying that). If you can't spend the time required traveling to Mt. Rainier, you can take a ferry to Bremerton or Bainbridge and explore the peninsula a bit. There are all kinds of trails and national and state parks within two hours of downtown Seattle. At the very least, take a ferry trip to one of the islands. Vashon is exceptionally beautiful this time of year.

I hear this from visitors all the time... how close to the ocean are we? We are more than two hours away. Seattle sits on Puget Sound, not the ocean (can't believe how many times I have had to explain that to out of towners). A drive to the ocean is about 2.5 hours, depending on which part of the coast you are visiting.

Expect rain every day. Bring two coats so you can dry one out while wearing the other. Nobody, and I mean nobody, carries an umbrella. If you want to stand out as a tourist, then bring one. It doesn't snow here much, so don't worry about cold weather clothes. The weather will be 40s-50s. The rain here is not like it is in other parts of the country. It is like a fine mist that is ever present. Enjoy.

 

[Comshaw]

Fremont Troll, EMP, Seattle Center, Space Needle, the Aquarium and everything else Comshaw recommended.

For the fun side of town, check out the Gum Wall at Pike Place Market and the comedy improv at the theater on the other side of the Gum Wall. Also, check out the Archie McPhee toy store. It is very close to the Fremont Troll.

If you're going to dine out a lot, I am going to recommend neighborhoods, not specific restaurants. You have to check out Belltown and Ballard. If you are using public transit, eat on Capitol Hill. There is no fucking way you ever will find parking in that neighorhood. Take the bus there, if you can. There is no real public transportation to speak of within the city, other than the bus. There is commuter rail, but it mostly serves the burbs. The light rail goes from the airport to a fucking neighborhood nobody ever goes to.

For high quality Chinese and Vietnamese dining, head to the International District, specifically the area between 6th and 12th along Jackson. It is within walking district of CenturyLink Stadium, where the Hawks play.

If you are in Seattle proper, you are so very close to Paradise, literally. It is in Mt. Rainier National Park. Check it out, although the road to Paradise sometimes closes without notice (I love saying that). If you can't spend the time required traveling to Mt. Rainier, you can take a ferry to Bremerton or Bainbridge and explore the peninsula a bit. There are all kinds of trails and national and state parks within two hours of downtown Seattle. At the very least, take a ferry trip to one of the islands. Vashon is exceptionally beautiful this time of year.

I hear this from visitors all the time... how close to the ocean are we? We are more than two hours away. Seattle sits on Puget Sound, not the ocean (can't believe how many times I have had to explain that to out of towners). A drive to the ocean is about 2.5 hours, depending on which part of the coast you are visiting.

Expect rain every day. Bring two coats so you can dry one out while wearing the other. Nobody, and I mean nobody, carries an umbrella. If you want to stand out as a tourist, then bring one. It doesn't snow here much, so don't worry about cold weather clothes. The weather will be 40s-50s. The rain here is not like it is in other parts of the country. It is like a fine mist that is ever present. Enjoy.

What she said....all of it. This time of the year the rain is part of our lives. And the farther west you go (with a small exception for the Olympic rain shadow) it increases. From Sequim going west it increases roughly at 1" per mile.
Sequim gets about 15" of rain a year, due to the 'afore mentioned rain shadow. Port Angeles, 15 miles farther west, gets about 30". Forks, another 70 miles west gets about 70" and the Hoh rain forest, well, it's a rain forest with around 200" of rain a year. No you didn't read wrong 200"- 14 to 16 FEET of rain a year.

But the summers, aw the summers here, 90 days of straight sun shine at a moderate high 70's to high 80 degrees.

But it really isn't all that great. The afore mentioned rain, we got slugs bigger then cats around here and the economic out look? Damn, we is poor. It's a nice place to visit but not a really good place to live. Really. I'm tellin' the truth. I swear.



Comshaw

 

[Dogoda]

Thanks for all of the suggestions. I may have a busy visit!