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Chihuly Garden and Glass
24,244 reviews
"This is a great place to bring older kids, though, to truly marvel at the talent and artistry that goes into making each piece and then putting all those pieces together into a sculpture (landscape, etc.) that is...""Next to the Space Needle, visit the Chihuly Garden and view the delightful glass sculptures which are colorful and works of art! Spend time to wander around and enjoy!"
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The Museum of Flight
6,668 reviews
"Its a fantastic museum that goes into the history of Boeing, as well as how aircraft contributed to both world wars, and then a display of aircraft in two locations, including my favorite, the prior Air Force one!""Great museum at Boeing Field highlights the history of flight from it's modern inception with the Wright Bros glider too todays fighter jets and airliners."
Food & Drink
Pike Place Market
21,505 reviews
"You'll be surrounded by color, food, flowers, art, artisan cheeses, meats, flying fish (!), local arts and crafts, street musicians, and a great selection of restaurants from casual to one of the best kept secrets...""... inside stall, bought a juicy Washington peach, and stopped by Rachel's Ginger Beer to taste the different flavors on tap! Restaurants, bakeries, fresh flowers, fruit and flying fish, there's always something fun!"
Sights & Landmarks
T-Mobile Park
4,348 reviews
"Great stadium food and beer was perfect addition to the winning baseball game by the Mariners.""Group of la Dodgers fans came out to support the boys in blue, this truely a big love for the game of baseball, first time here, i absolutely enjoyed seeing the stadium n experience seeing a great ball game."
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Discovery Center
696 reviews
"My family enjoyed learning about the work done by the Foundation through the interactive displays and short films.""Just across the street from the Seattle Center's many attractions (The Space Needle, etc.), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Discovery Center provides a very special attraction, indeed !"
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Museum of Pop Culture
6,892 reviews
"From the momentous tower of guitars, through excellent exhibits featuring Prince, Jimi Hendrix, Pearl Jam and Nirvana to the Sound Lab where you can try your hand at making your own music it's a feast for modern m...""We loved it and the exhibitions are fantastic whether it’s the Nirvana exhibit and explaining to my 12 & 10 yr old how cool they where to the Indie gaming exhibit where they explained to me how cool that is!"
Nature & Parks
Seattle Center
1,507 reviews
"Seattle Center is the home to many different sites to visit including MOPOP, Chihuly Gardens, Pacific Science Center, Space Needle, Seattle Monorail as well as the International Fountain and just so many areas to...""Love this beautifully landscaped park that has many of the attractions tourists love ( in a good way): Space Needle, Chihuly Glass Museum, Pacific Science Center, Museum of Pop Culture , and more."
Zoos & Aquariums
Seattle Aquarium
4,206 reviews
"From the moment you enter to see the huge tank with a diver narrating the show, to the hands-on pools for sea anemones, urchins, and coral, to Zoey the octopus...well worth a visit.""... where you can see the fish being fed by a diver, many colorful tanks with very exotic fish and marine life, lots of indoor and outdoor hands-on displays, two large octopus and of course the lovable sea otters."
Nature & Parks
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
1,046 reviews
"Another National Park Service attraction that hits it out of the park! 🇺🇸Interesting and interactive inside exhibits, along with a great short film telling about early Seattle and its roll in the gold rush.""A small museum- part of the National Park system, Free Can get National Park Pass there Related to Skagway National Park - lots of artifacts and a small movie theater that shows several movies related to the gold..."
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Pacific Science Center
1,901 reviews
"There is the Butterfly Garden, the Planetarium, the dinosaur exhibit, the bee hive, the naked mole rats! - they are fascinating, the hands-on tidal pool, and there are some many more places to explore and be amaze...""... 21+ events, Science Pubs and other events for the young adult (and older crowd) Two recent special events - Sherlock Holmes and the art of detection and the Terra Cotta warriors were superb exhibits for all ages."
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Museum of History & Industry
839 reviews
"We spent a fascinating couple of hours here learning all about the history of Seattle from the early settlers, the great fire, through to its involvement with Boeing.""The building itself has a history as an armory and a naval reserve center and is set in a very nice park with fountains, boats and historic ships, and with a great view north across Lake Union."
