South Seattle

Kubota Gardens

9817 55th Avenue S
Seattle, Washington 98118
206 684 4584
Admission: Free
Open everyday sunup to sunset
www.kubota.org/
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In 1927 Fujitaro Kubota bought five acres of logged-off swampland in the Rainier Beach neighborhood of Seattle and began his garden. Fujitaro's dream was to display the beauty of the Northwest in a Japanese manner. Today, Kubota Gardens is a stunning 20 acre landscape that blends Japanese garden concepts with native Northwest plants. Stroll by streams, waterfalls, ponds, and rock outcroppings in this unique urban refuge. There are two picnic tables, a great deal of lawn area and plenty of parking.

Seward Park

Environmental Learning Center
5902 Lake Washington Blvd. S
Seattle, WA 98118
Phone 206 684 4396 Art Studio: 206 722 6342
Hours 6am to 11pm daily
Admission Free
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Located on the shores of Lake Washington, within the Seattle city limits, Seward Park boasts 300 acres of beautiful forest land, home to eagles' nests, old growth forest, a 2.4 mile bike and walking path, an amphitheater, a native plant garden, a clay art studio, miles of hiking trails, and more.This is a place you can take the kids that you can enjoy, too, or slip away with a special friend or just be alone with you and the universe, a place to get away from the rat race and enjoy what makes this area a wonderful place to live.

Museum of Flight

Boeing Field
9404 East Marginal Way S.
Seattle, WA 98108-4097
Phone 206 764 5720
Free Parking
Free 1st Thursday evenings 5pm to 9pm
Café on Premise
www.museumofflight.org
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The Museum of Flight's collection of aerospace artifacts is the largest and most comprehensive in the western United States. Test the controls in the cockpit of the world's fastest jet, dock with the Hubble Space Telescope; take a turn in the X-Pilot full-motion simulator, and a lot more. Don’t forget to check out the Hall of Heroes. And it’s all just ten minutes from downtown Seattle.

Columbia City Theater

Seattle's Historic Vaudeville Theater
4916 Rainier Ave S
Seattle, WA 98118
(206) 723-0088
www.columbiacitytheater.com/
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The Columbia City Theater was once known as the Lish House and playground for jimi Hendrix. It was a haven for underground discoard and later hardcore punk bands called it home for a while. Now, the Columbia City Theater features live music acts, comedy and burlesque. Drinks are served in the theater, food and drinks are served in the lounge. If you are visiting the "south end" be sure to stop off at The Columbia City Theater.

Jefferson Park Golf Club

4101 Beacon Avenue South
Seattle, WA 98108
206 762 4513
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Jefferson Park Golf Course, in the Beacon Hill neighborhood, is just minutes south of downtown Seattle. Enjoy a day of golfing on the 18 hole course or a quick round on the 9 hole executive course. Jefferson Park Golf Course, built in 1915 by the reknown golf course architect, Scotsman, Thomas Bendelow, offers the golfer vistas of Seattle's skyline and Mt. Rainier. There is a restaurant on premise and a driving range.

Mount Baker Park and Colman Park

Mount Baker Park and Colman Park come together on the shores of Lake Washington, offering visitors forty-six acres of wooded paths, playfields, children’s playgrounds, picnic areas, and a marvelous beach and swimming area.

Mount Baker Park
2521 Lake Park Drive South
Seattle, WA 98144
206 684 4075
Free
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Mount Baker Park, gently sloping down to Colman Park and the Mount Baker Bathing Beach on Lake Washington provides visitors great picnic opportunities, play tennis courts, a place to set the kids loose in a small playground at the southwest corner. Or you can enjoy a peaceful stroll down a wide pathway—under maples, mountain ash, and chestnut trees—to Lake Washington Boulevard and the beach. Restrooms are located partway down the path. The northernmost end of the park is the starting point for Bicycle Sunday.

Colman Park
1800 Lake Washington Blvd. S
Seattle, WA 98118
(206) 684-4075
Free
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Looking for the perfect place to walk your dog, run some energy off the kids or just lie in the sun! Colman Park features a beach with grass, big drooping willows, and picnic tables. If you've brought along your Frisbee, football, soccer ball, or volleyball, the grass to the north makes a friendly playing ground.

Mount Baker Beach Park
2301 Lake Washington Blvd S
Seattle, WA 98144
206 725-0421
Free
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Mount Baker Beach Park, sometimes known as Mount Baker Bathing Beach, offers the visitor a fishing pier, swimming raft, diving board and a great place to lie in the sun. There are lifeguards on duty in the summer and a parking lot is available at the beach; the park is easily accessible by bicycle.

Northwest African American Museum

2300 S. Massachusetts Street
Seattle, WA 98144
Phone 206 518 6000
FREE to all 1st Thursday of each month
Café & Museum Store on premise
http://naamnw.org/
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The long awaited Northwest African American Museum, opened March 8th 2008 with much fanfare and a star-studded, music filled celebration. Beginning in 1981, the battle to save Coleman School (the sought after home for the museum) from the wrecking ball was a tortuous journey for both supporters and community alike. However, now with the museum as part the Urban League Village, the plans for the development and expansion into a living historical and culture center are now well on their way.

The Museum’s galleries will provide for long term and short term exhibits to show case through visual arts, music, crafts, literature, photos and artifacts the history of the Black American pioneers who settled the Pacific Northwest. The story of the Black American in the Pacific Northwest, both past and present, is one to be told, studied and appreciated by all who live or visit here. This is a museum is one to visit often and watch grow.