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Pike Place Market
One of the nation’s oldest continuously running farmer's markets has 9-acres of vendors selling everything from fresh fish to flowers, plus restaurants, the original Starbucks, and a museum featuring gigantic shoes.
First Ave. and Pike St.; Seattle, WA; 206-682-7453; www.pikeplacemarket.org
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Seattle Aquarium
Check out Seattle Aquarium’s new “Windows on Washington Waters” exhibit. It connects visitors to marine life by placing them on the sea floor surrounded by marine animals and plants.
1483 Alaskan Way, Pier 59; Seattle, WA; 206-682-3474; www.seattleaquarium.org
Tags: family | wildlife
Lake Union smart splurge
The movie Sleepless in Seattle put this area on the map. Learn about Seattle’s unique floating homes (they number close to 500) on a one-hour cruise with a local house boater.
117 East Louisa St.; Seattle, WA; 206-624-3028; www.discoverhouseboating.com
Tags: family | tour | smart splurge | outdoors
Seattle Center
Built for the 1962 Seattle World Fair, this 74-acre park is a must for its iconic Space Needle (ride to the top!), science center, and Frank Gehry-designed Experience Music Project.
305 Harrison St.; Seattle, WA; 206-684-7200; www.seattlecenter.com
Tags: family | architecture | outdoors
Experience Music Project
Learn about music’s history and the creative process through 140,000 Frank-Gehry-designed-square-feet of music memorabilia, exhibits (one traces guitar history), and recorded interviews with greats like Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready.
325 5 Ave. N; Seattle, WA; 877-367-7361; www.empsfm.org
Tags: family | architecture | culture | music | history | art
Seattle Art Museum
In 2007 the Seattle Art Museum expanded, tripling its works to 2,400. Don’t miss the lobby’s hanging art installation of nine full-size cars tumbling across two stories.
1300 First Ave.; Seattle, WA; 206-654-3100; www.seattleartmuseum.org
Tags: family | culture | new | art
Olympic Sculpture Park
Don’t miss the Seattle Art Museum’s 9-acre sculpture park featuring work by Richard Serra and Alexander Calder – it’s only a twenty minute walk from the museum.
2901 Western Ave.; Seattle, WA; 206-654-3100; www.seattleartmuseum.org
Tags: family | outdoors | art | editor pick
Seattle Architecture Foundation Tours
Explore the city with an architectural tour. Themes range from historic skyscrapers to the intersection of art and architecture (the latter includes the Rem Koolhaas-designed public library).
1333 Fifth Ave., Third Fl.; Seattle, WA; 206-667-9184; www.seattlearchitecture.org
Tags: family | architecture | tour
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