Life Things you can't miss in Seattle

**DaFace** · 04-20-2018, 10:52 AM

My wife and I are taking a quick weekend trip to Seattle at the end of the month. Only on the ground for 2.5 days, so we'll just be scraping the surface of the city, but any recommendations on things we can't miss while we're there?

**Baby Lee** · 04-20-2018, 10:55 AM

Browse their local 'independent' paper, The Stranger, for events and reviews.

https://www.thestranger.com/

If it's anything like StL's RFT, or KC's Pitch [and I bet it is], it hews to the hippy-dippy, wavy-gravy, but will give you good info on the food scene and what arts and culture stuff will be going on.

DJJasonp · 04-20-2018, 11:03 AM

the market where they throw fish.......and a block from there is the original starbucks (if you're into that sort of thing).

If you're into music, you can check out EMP (Museum of Music, Sci-Fi, and Pop Culture).......I've been there and it's pretty cool.

KCUnited · 04-20-2018, 11:20 AM

If you like beer:

Fremont
Reuben's
Holy Mountain
Cloudburst

Halfcan · 04-20-2018, 11:21 AM

Mt. Ranier and Mt. Saint Helens are a must see.

Pikes market and the Space Needle are pretty cool as well.

Be prepared for rain-lots of it.

1 day in the city is enough to see it all- spend the rest in the beautiful mountains. Best hiking trails on the West Coast. St. Helens is still haunting after all of these years.

https://www.seattlemet.com/articles/...ns-are-waiting

Bewbies · 04-20-2018, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Halfcan

Mt. Ranier and Mt. Saint Helens are a must see.

Pikes market and the Space Needle are pretty cool as well.

Be prepared for rain-lots of it.

1 day in the city is enough to see it all- spend the rest in the beautiful mountains. Best hiking trails on the West Coast. St. Helens is still haunting after all of these years.

https://www.seattlemet.com/articles/...ns-are-waiting

It rains more in Boston and Nashville and Pittsburgh than it does in Seattle.

rtmike · 04-20-2018, 12:49 PM

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It rains more in Boston and Nashville and Pittsburgh than it does in Seattle.

That may be true. I’d rather have that then 24/7 drizzle weeks on end.

rtmike · 04-20-2018, 12:55 PM

If you tire of Seattle, drive 150 miles south to the Vancouver/Portland area.

Multnomah Falls (Big fire in the gorge last summer). Everything’s prolly greened up by now.
If you go to mf, keep heading east to the Bonneville Damn. You can watch the fish running upstream behind a window. Also you can seee the “fish counter” in their little room.

Mt. St. Helens is a must. The sheer destruction of Mother Nature is life changing. It’s unreal up there if you’re into nature,etc.

80 miles to coast. In wa. we can drive on the beach.

**digger** · 04-20-2018, 04:32 PM

10 E 3rd Ave, Spokane, WA 99202

Marcellus · 04-22-2018, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by rtmike

If you tire of Seattle, drive 150 miles south to the Vancouver/Portland area.

Multnomah Falls (Big fire in the gorge last summer). Everything’s prolly greened up by now.
If you go to mf, keep heading east to the Bonneville Damn. You can watch the fish running upstream behind a window. Also you can seee the “fish counter” in their little room.

Mt. St. Helens is a must. The sheer destruction of Mother Nature is life changing. It’s unreal up there if you’re into nature,etc.

80 miles to coast. In wa. we can drive on the beach.

All of this. My brother lived in Vancouver WA for 5 years and we made 3 trips to that area.

We went to Seattle on a trip up there years ago and plan to never go back. The Space Needle is cool and the rest of it is bleh.

The Columbia River Gorge is another story. Absolutely fantastic area.
Multnomah Falls is fantastic.

scho63 · 04-20-2018, 11:40 AM

Don't hurt yourself stepping over all the bums and homeless hippies. I hear it's quite a scene.

Bewbies · 04-20-2018, 11:41 AM

If you're into nature go up to the San Juan Islands and kayak with killer whales?

So much water and mountains in Seattle, love it.

BWillie · 04-20-2018, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Bewbies

If you're into nature go up to the San Juan Islands and kayak with killer whales?

So much water and mountains in Seattle, love it.

Yes we did that and went and saw the whales. You would be surprised how fun it is to see those bastards and their blowholes. If you are lucky maybe one will even flop out of the water and splash.

Bewbies · 04-20-2018, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by BWillie

Yes we did that and went and saw the whales. You would be surprised how fun it is to see those bastards and their blowholes. If you are lucky maybe one will even flop out of the water and splash.

They were gone the day we were there. But all the seals, bald eagles, salmon and fried egg jelly fish made for an incredible day too.

Plus, what an absolutely beautiful place San Juan Island is...

**Bearcat** · 04-20-2018, 11:50 AM

EMP/Museum of Pop Culture is pretty cool.

There's some really good Thai places (I can look up where I went if you're interested).

Olympic National Park is great for outdoorsy stuff.. hiked up Pyramid Peak, which has great views of a lake and a WWII lookout cabin on top.

Grab a bag of dicks.... er, Dick's.

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