Seattle Attractions
Ballard Locks
The Ballard Locks connect Puget Sound with the fresh water of Salmon Bay, Lake Washington, and Lake Union where you can watch vessels being raised and lowered.
The locks also feature seven acres of botanical gardens and salmon fish ladders that can be seen from an underwater viewing window.
The Burke Museum
Enjoy spectacular artifacts and amazing specimens at the region's only and major natural history museum. The Burke Museum houses many interactive events and exhibits
such as a rumbling volcano, real dinosaur skeletons, and an Ice Age mastodon.
The Experience Music Project
The Experience Music Project (EMP) is a one-of-a-kind music museum combining interactive and interpretive exhibits to tell the story of the creative, innovative, and
rebellious expression that defines American popular music. This newly opened museum features a world-class collection of artifacts, unique architecture, state-of-the-art
technology, exciting interactive presentations, and a dynamic ride-like attraction. EMP will encourage visitors of all ages and backgrounds to experience the power and joy
of music in its many forms.
The Museum of Flight
The Museum of Flight showcases the history of aviation technology from its inception to the present. Exhibits are housed in the Red Barn, Boeing's first manufacturing plant, and in
the glassed-in Great Gallery Complex located near Boeing field.
Pacific Science Center
Located under the arches near the Space Needle, the Pacific Science Center is a six-building complex offering hands-on science adventure. It also contains a planetarium, a three and
one-half story IMAX theater, and the Spacearium featuring laser light shows.
Pike Place Market
Since 1907, local farmers have been offering fresh produce at the Pike Place Market. The market complex is home to several hundred businesses, ranging from fish markets to arts
and crafts shops, bookstores, street musicians, and dozens of restaurants, delis, and take-outs.
Pioneer Square
Pioneer Square is a 30 block historic district that has sidewalk cafes, art galleries, antique shops, boutiques, nightclubs, restaurants, and parks.
Seattle Aquarium
The Seattle Aquarium, located at Pier 59 on the waterfront, features several species of birds, fish, invertebrates, and marine mammals. Highlights include the 400,000-gallon Underwater Dome
with a 360 degree view of Puget Sound's aquatic life, the Pacific Coral Reef Exhibit, the Tide Pool Exhibit, sea otters, seals, and a salmon ladder and hatchery.
Seattle Art Museum
The Seattle Art Museum, located in downtown Seattle, features more than 20,000 art objects, from African, Asian, ancient Mediterranean and Egyptian collections, to old master paintings and contemporary
Northwest art. The museum also houses a cafe and store.
Seattle Space Needle
The Space needle, Seattle's crowning landmark, offers a 360 degree view from the observation deck which includes both an indoor and outdoor viewing deck, a gift shop, and an espresso bar. Above the observation deck is
a revolving restaurant offering Northwest cuisine.
Seattle Waterfront
The Seattle Waterfront is a great place to stroll where a variety of shops, restaurants, and coffee shops can be found. Waterfront Park offers a great view of the Seattle skyline and the oceangoing vessels on Puget Sound.
Washington Park Arboretum
The Washington Park Arboretum is a 200 acre living museum of trees, shrubs, and vines featuring more than 10,000 exotic plants. The grounds also include a 3.5-acre Japanese Garden that features azaleas, Japanese maples, rhododendrons,
camellias, evergreens, mosses, ferns, a pond, and a teahouse.
Washington State Ferries
The Washington State Ferries are the State's number one tourist attraction and the second largest mass transit system in the state of Washington. Sparkling waters, snow-capped mountains, cityscapes, salt air, leaping Orca whales,
the call of the gulls - a journey aboard a Washington State Ferry appeals to the senses.
Contact:
Seattle-King County Convention and Visitors Bureau
Tel: +1 206 461 5800
Fax: +1 206 461 5855
www.seeseattle.com
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