Waterfront
Alaskan Way along Elliott Bay
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Stroll the Waterfront from The Washington State Ferry Docks on Marion Street 18 blocks to Myrtle Edwards Park off Broad Street. Browse in a myriad of small shops; stop for a bite in one of the many dining spots, ranging from hot dog stands to five star restaurants and everything in between. Play in the park, go to the aquarium, ride a carousel or take a harbor tour. Maybe just watch the sail boats and ships, or enjoy the mountains. Take your time, but be sure to enjoy.
Olympic Sculpture Park
2901 Western Avenue
Seattle, WA 98121
Phone 206 654 3100
Open and free 365 days a year!
Café in the PACCAR Pavilion
www.seattleartmuseum.org/visit/osp/
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Experience the variety of 21 sculpture’s by internationally acclaimed artists in an outdoor setting, while enjoying the breathtaking views and beauty of the Olympic Mountains and Puget Sound. And it’s all Free.
Seattle Aquarium
Pier 59
1483 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone 206 386 4300
www.seattleaquarium.org/
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See amazing sea creatures in award-winning exhibits at this newly expanded facility. Look through the Window on Washington Waters. Touch, seastars and urchins, watch seals and otters play, sit in the sea dome and watch the denizens of Puget Sound swim over and around you. Explore the underwater world.
9:30 am to 5 pm daily
Admission: $15 and under
Café on premise
Let’s Go Sailing
Pier 54
Emerald City Charters
Kiosk on Pier 54
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone 206 624 3931
www.sailingseattle.com/
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Take the helm, trim the sails, or just relax and enjoy the ride, on a 70’ yacht. Both the Obsession and Neptune’s Car have large open decks that invite you to relax and enjoy the ride and sights as the highly experienced crew make your trip a memorable one. See Seattle with the wind in your face and a taste of salt spray.
Season: May 1 to Oct 15 call for off season availability
Tickets 1½ hr. Harbor Excursion: $25 2½ hr. Sunset Sail $40
Schedules posted daily on website. Price breaks for seniors and under 12.
Ye Olde Curiosity Shop
Seattle Waterfront
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1001 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone 206 682 5844
www.yeoldecuriosityshop.com/
Open 7 days a week summer 9am to 9:30pm winter 10am to 6pm Fri and Sat 9am to 9pm
Admission: Free
Visit Seattle’s world famous Ye Olde Curiosity Shop. Famous for its sideshow like museum, Ye Olde Curiosity Shop also offers a wide array of Northwest native art, imported arts and crafts from around the world, as well as Seattle and Washington State souvenirs and memorabilia. Whether your interests lie in mummies, shrunken heads, rare and exotic artifacts, Northwest Native totemic art, Russian and other folk art, novelties and gags, jewelry and collectibles you’ll find it here! And they’ve been doing it for over 100 years.
Spooked on the Pier
Seattle Waterfront
Tour Host: Ye Olde Curiosity Shop
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1001 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA98104
Phone 206 682 5844
www.spookedinseattle.com/SeattlePier.html
Admission $13.00 Adults, $8.00 Children 13 and under.
Please contact Ye Olde Curiosity Shop for tickets and tour times.
For the winter quarter the Spooked on the Pier tour is by request only with a minimum of four or more participants.
Spooked on the Pier, a walking tour, guides its guests along Seattle's beautiful waterfront and lower parts of Belltown, as real ghost hunters share true ghost stories and their own personal experiences at some of these frightening places built from the famous Alaskan gold rush.
Your 2 hour chilling adventure starts off with a 15 minute discussion about ghosts and photos that may prove that spirits could exist among the living. Visit locations such as the Pike Place Market, Kells Irish pub, and the Moore Theatre. Wander through the lower parts of Seattle hearing about chilling stories of an anniversary haunting, famed Seattle restauranteur Ivar Hagglund's frightening family tragedy and the famous Mahoney trunk murder. These stories that haunt the piers and Belltown area may leave a chill in your spin. So are you brave enough to see why we are Spooked in Seattle?
Coast Guard Museum Northwest
Pier 36 map
1519 Alaska Way South
Seattle, Washington 98134
Phone 206 217 6993
www.rexmwess.com/cgpatchs/cogardmuseum.html
Admission: FREE
Open Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 9am to 3pm
Closed Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
You’ll find large displays of various Coast Guard memorabilia, nautical items and over 15,000 photographs from as early as the 1800's on display here. And the red-hulled icebreakers POLAR STAR, POLAR SEA and HEALY are homeported here, as well as the 378' high-endurance patrol cutters MELLON and MIDGETT. They may be available to visitors. Go aboard and ask.
Waterfront Park
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1300 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA 98101
www.waterfrontpark.com
Hours: 6: A.M. to 10: P.M
Between Pier 57 and Pier 59, Waterfront Park offers a lamp lined oasis complete with benches and high, curving railings. There are two viewing platforms that provide excellent views of the city skyline, the waterfront, the shores of Elliott Bay, Blake and Bainbridge Island -- on a clear day, the Olympic Mountains. The north end of the park offers picnic tables, and some trees in planters and the Waterfront Fountain, a great place to enjoy your lunch.
Tillicum Village
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1101 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone 206 933 8600 or 1 800 426 1205
www.tillicumvillage.com/
Admissions vary with type of tour. Check website for schedules, tour package type, and price.
The Tillicum Village adventure will take about 4 hours. Sit back and enjoy a 1 hour tour to Blake Island. Once there, you start things with an appetizer of steamed clams, a tour of the Long House; where Salmon’s cooked over alder wood fires. Your meal is served buffet-style and includes a menu of Traditional Indian-style Baked Salmon, Warm Tillicum Whole Grain Bread, New Red Potatoes, Long Grain Wild Rice, Fresh Salad Bar, Boehm's Chocolate Salmon, Coffee, Tea, or Lemonade. Followed by a spellbinding performance where the myth and magic come to life, preformed by the Tillicum Village Native American dancers.
The Victoria Clippers
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Pier 69
2701 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA 98121
Phone 206 448 5000 1 800 888 2535
www.clippervacations.com/
Call for sailing schedules and prices
If you crave a touch of old England, plus much more try a trip to Victoria BC. Or, maybe you want to visit the San Juan Islands, maybe go whale watching. Take a day trip or maybe two and book on to one of the Victoria Clippers, high-speed passenger ferries. Enjoy an onboard meal baskets or a refreshing beverage served right at your seat during the 2-3 hour trip. Victoria trips sail daily year round. San Juan Island trips, seasonal.
