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Best thing to do in Seattle
Hi Ladies, my mom and I are coming to Seattle at the end of October (from Minnesota and Arizona) and I am looking for your recommendations on things to do and/or areas to stay. We will be there for a week and would like some good restaurants, shopping and outdoor things (hiking, walking, etc.). We haven't booked a hotel yet so we are open. Any ideas or recommendations would be really appreciated!!
Re: Best thing to do in Seattle
ditto all this - October is weird because sometimes you'll get a really nice week and then sometimes it will definitely just be rainy, so be prepared for anything. It would be good to have both indoor and outdoor options
Some off the top of my head:
Outdoor: Woodland Park Zoo, Pike Place Market, Ballard Locks (and the Ballard area)
Indoor: Aquarium, EMP/Pacific Science Center/Space Needle, Seattle Art Museum, Asian Art Museum
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. i emailed her though, so hopefully she'll post her wonderful list.
ditto amanda on the places:
a few more
outdoor: kerry park (just a look out point...15 mins tops), alki beach, waterfront area
pike place market is "outdoors", but it's covered, so it's fine to go to on a rainy day.
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Here is uwhusky's infamous list (that I saved in my gmail account):
Museums
http://www.trophycupcakes.com/
http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/
http://www.seattlehistory.org/
http://www.futureofflight.org/ (if you go during a week day you'll have a better chance to see a plane being built on the tour)
http://www.museumofflight.org/
http://www.wingluke.org/
http://www.tacomaartmuseum.org/ (about an hour south of Seattle)
http://www.empmuseum.org/index.asp
http://www.seattleaquarium.org/
http://www.zoo.org/
Food (all of these are local places and I eat at all of them regularly)
http://www.tuttabellapizza.com/
http://www.paseoseattle.com/
http://mammamelina.com/
http://www.mistral-kitchen.com/
http://www.waterfrontpier70.com/waterfrontpier70/
http://www.bastilleseattle.com/
http://www.ipanemabraziliangrill.us/
http://www.volterrarestaurant.com/
http://www.sazeracrestaurant.com/
http://www.thelocalvine.com/
http://www.restaurantzoe.com/
http://www.cafejuanita.com/
http://www.tilthrestaurant.com/
http://crushonmadison.com/
http://www.bokaseattle.com/
http://www.schwartzbros.com/daniels.cfm
http://www.baroloseattle.com/
http://www.laspiga.com/
http://www.houseofhong.com/
http://www.wasabiseattle.com/
http://www.yelp.com/biz/green-leaf-vietnamese-restaurant-seattle
http://www.monsoonrestaurants.com/seattle/
http://www.ilovesushi.com/
http://www.saltys.com/seattle/
http://www.palisaderestaurant.com/page/home
http://www.wildginger.net/ (everyone seems to love this place, but personally I don't like it at all. IMO the best Thai around here are the little hole in the wall places, I'll remember to write them down the next time I pass by some. I only know them by location.)
http://www.yelp.com/biz/little-hot-pot-bellevue
http://topgunrestaurants.com/ (expect an hour wait)
http://www.dintaifungusa.com/ (still haven't been, but I'm going to try and go this weekend and I'll report back, Caryl's been to the one in LA)
http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-walrus-and-the-carpenter-seattle#hrid:T2UFfe2CB0xzZG9uyNHwWw
http://www.thepurplecafe.com/ (other people really like this and the wine selection is good, but the food has really gone down hill in the past few years. I refuse to eat here now)
http://www.boomnoodle.com/v2/
http://www.marjorierestaurant.com/
http://thekingfishcafe.com/
Music/Events Calendar
http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Search?search=music&hp
http://www.seattleweekly.com/calendar/
http://www.seattlemet.com/arts-and-entertainment/?gclid=CPiapa7vv6kCFULsKgodgHkshg
Hiking
http://www.washington-hiking-advisor.com/seattle-hikes.html
Sightseeing
http://www.pikeplacemarket.org/
http://www.spaceneedle.com/ (please, please, please don't get dinner here. The food is terrible and overpriced)
http://www.seattle.gov/parks/park_detail.asp?id=342 (my favorite view of Seattle)
http://www.snoqualmiefalls.com/ (about an 45 min east of Seattle, you could also do some light hiking here)
http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-fremont-troll-seattle
http://www.emeralddowns.com/ (45 min south of Seattle)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Waterfront,_Seattle
http://www.yelp.com/biz/olympic-sculpture-park-seattle
http://www.ridetheducksofseattle.com/ (annoying tour, but it's a fun way to see the city)
http://www.seattle.gov/parks/park_detail.asp?ID=293
Bars (again, all places that I go and love)
http://www.pintxoseattle.com/
http://www.librarybistro.com/
http://www.yelp.com/biz/suite-410-seattle
http://www.garagebilliards.com/ (bowling and pool too, but in the last year or so this has become the new cougar hang out)
http://www.yelp.com/biz/lindas-tavern-seattle
http://www.yelp.com/biz/havana-seattle
http://www.clubnocnoc.com/
http://www.yelp.com/biz/bathtub-gin-and-co-seattle
http://www.yelp.com/biz/quinns-seattle
http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-great-nabob-seattle#hrid:8KaCIEfWg5iR89jWK_GemA
http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-saint-seattle
http://zigzagseattle.com/
http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-chapel-bar-seattle (I'm going to tell you from first hand experience that the martinis are delicious, maybe too delicious, and it can get um... dangerous with their $5 martini happy hour)
http://www.kneehighstocking.com/
http://www.libertybars.com/ (also serves sushi)
Shopping/Malls
http://www.pacificplaceseattle.com/
http://www.westlakecenter.com/
http://www.downtownseattle.com/content/visitors/Shopping.cfm
http://www.uvillage.com/
http://www.bellevuecollection.com/ (20 min east of seattle)
http://www.thebravern.com/ (20 min east of seattle)
http://www.simon.com/mall/default.aspx?id=236
http://www.westfield.com/southcenter/
Neighborhoods to explore
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallingford,_Seattle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fremont,_Seattle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Hill_%28Seattle%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_District,_Seattle
http://www.cidbia.org/
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