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Seattle Attractions
The U District
University of Washington
The U District is 3 miles (5km) northeast of downtown and accessible by bus.
The campus sits at the edge of a busy commercial area known as the U District. The main streets here University Way, commonly called the Ave, and NE 45th St. are filled with affordable restaurants and cafes, art houses, cinemas and student bars. 'U Dub', as most people refer to the university, is a lively place that's definitely worth touring, especially in spring, when pink and orange flowered azaleas paint the campus in brilliant hues.
Washington Park Arboretum
206-543-8800
Daily 10-4
Donation requested
The park features 5500 different plant species within 200 acres (80ha) of mature forest and gardens. At the southern edge of the arboretum is the Japanese Garden, a collection of koi pools, waterfalls and manicured plantings. Bird watching is popular at the northern end of the arboretum, as are canoeing, fishing and swimming. Free public tours are offered.
Broadway its multitudes of sweets shops and cafes, it's also a fine place to locate sugar and caffeine. Adjoining St Marks Cathedral where a chorus features a chorus that performs Gregori dotted with restaurants and pubs along the neighborhood's main strip. With an chants on Sunday nights.
Pike/Pine Corridor
a nightlife hotspot of all-night coffeehouses, live-music clubs and rowdy, smoke-filled bars. If you're looking for late night action, this is one of Seattle's most lively scenes. Capitol Hill is a mile (2km) northeast of downtown and connected to the city center by bus.
Queen Anne
Rising above Seattle Center is Queen Anne - a neighborhood of majestic red-brick houses and apartment buildings, sweeping lawns manicured to perfection and gorgeous views of the city and bay. Queen Anne is not nearly as established as other neighborhoods, but it does have cafes, trendy music clubs and some old-time Seattle entertainment. The main reason to visit is to check out the view. The observatory deck at 3rd Ave and Highland Drive is the best spot for it, especially at night or sunset. Queen Anne is just over a mile (2km) northwest of downtown and has frequent bus connections to the city center.
Experience Music Project
Museum of Rock 'N' Roll combines exhibitions of artifacts with interactive displays that help people create and play music on their own. A tribute to the "Seattle Sound," the museum was financed by billionaire Paul Allen who was inspired by Jimi Hendrix, the legendary Seattle guitarist of the 1960's. Memorabilia from the bands Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Soundgarden and many other local groups are displayed along with the history of the bands that sprang from Seattle and redefined the industry.
Seattle Art Museum
100 University Street
206 - 625-8900, Fax: 206 - 625-8913
Tuesday-Sunday 10 am-5 pm, Thursday till 9 pm.
Free the first Thursday of the month.
Save your ticket! It will admit you to the Seattle Asian Art Museum if you go within one week. 100 University St. at 1st Avenue. Phone 206-654-3100.
The mammoth Hammering Man sculpture guards the museum's entrance. Within are four floors of African, European and Northwest Coastal Native American art.
Jonathan Barofsky's towering metal "Hammering Man" makes the museum at 100 University St. easy to spot. Visitors pass the gift shop and climb an impressive staircase to the main galleries.
Among the museum's most distinguished permanent collections are African, Northwest Coast Indian and Asian art. "The Russian Decorative Arts: The Plestcheeff Collection" offers visitors a look at Russian porcelain and decorative arts. And "The Northwest Art/Asian Affinities" exhibit explores the relationship between Asian aesthetics and recurring motifs in the work of Northwest artists.
Seattle Asian Art Museum
1400 E. Prospect.
206-654-3100.
Tuesday-Sunday 10 am-5 pm, Thursday till 9 pm.
Admission charged.
Free the first Thursday and Saturday of the month.
Your ticket is also good for admission to the Seattle Art Museum within one week.
This museum houses one of the nation's most important collections of Asian art. The building itself is a gorgeous example of art nouveau architecture. Ample free parking.
Woodland Park Zoo
5500 Phinney Ave. N
206-684-4800
Open 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily
Admission charged.
Discount for King County residents.
Butterflies and Blooms," an outdoor exhibit representing nearly 1,000 butterflies of North America, opens May 13 and runs through summer at the award-winning zoo. Another summer exhibit (opening May 27) is the Dragons of Komodo, where visitors can get an up-close-and-personal glimpse of the largest lizard in the world.
The zoo is a pioneer in open-environment exhibits where animals live in natural settings with a minimum of fences. Popular spots include the Northern Trail of Alaska, the tropical rainforest exhibit, Elephant Forest and the African savanna.
University of Washington Museum
15th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 41st Street
206-543-2280.
Admissioncharged.
free Thursday 5-8 p.m.
Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., until 8 p.m. Thursday.
The museum is a mecca for contemporary art in Seattle. On display this summer will be "Andy Warhol: Drawings, 1942-1987," with more than 200 rarely seen drawings that survey Warhol's entire career. It runs July 20 through Oct. 8
Museum of History and Industry
2700 24th Ave. E.
Open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m
Admission charged.
206-324-1126.
This is the place to get a sense of Seattle's distant and not-so-distant past. Exhibits of artifacts bring to life Seattle's roots (from the Klondike Gold Rush to Boeing's early days), and a new show, "See All About It," features 100 images of 20th-century Seattle taken by Seattle P-I photographers.
The museum offers walking tours (to the Montlake Cut with a museum historian and the Washington Park Arboretum with a naturalist), on most weekends through September.
The museum is off Montlake Boulevard, south of Husky Stadium and the Montlake Bridge
Argosy Cruises
(206) 623-4252
Piers 55 and 57 at the foot of Seneca St. and Lake Union
Hours: The 1-hour cruise departs daily at 11, 12:15, 1:30, 2:45, 4 and 5:15, June-Sept.; at 12:15, 1:30, 2:45 and 4, Apr.-May and in Oct.; at 1:30 and 2:45, rest of year.
The 2.5-hour cruise departs daily at 10, noon, 1, 2:30, 4 and 7, July-Aug.; at 10, 1, 4 and 7, in June and in Sept.; at noon and 3, Apr.-May and in Oct.; at noon and 1:30, rest of year.
The 2-hour cruise departs daily at 11, 1:15 and 3:30, June-Sept.; at 1 and 3:30, Apr.-May and in Oct. at 1pm, rest of year
1-hour narrated trips along the waterfront and past the shipyards or a 2.5-hour tour through the Hiram Chittenden Locks to Lake Union. A 2-hour cruise of Lake Washington departs from AGC Marina on South Lake Union.
Admission based on length of tour.
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