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Violet & Michael

Saturday, August 22, 2026 • Seattle, WA
81 Days To Go!

Violet & Michael

Saturday, August 22, 2026 • Seattle, WA
81 Days To Go!

Things to Do in and Around Seattle

City Pass:

City Pass includes some of the most popular attractions and offers discounts when you want to visit more than one of them. The Chihuly Garden and Glass Art Museum and the Space Needle are not to be missed!

https://www.citypass.com/seattle-comparison


Included Attractions:

- Space Needle (Seattle Center/ Queen Anne)

- Chihuly Garden and Glass (Seattle Center/Queen Anne)

- Pacific Science Center (Seattle Center/Queen Anne)

- Museum of Pop Culture (MOPOP) (Seattle Center/Queen Anne)

- Seattle Aquarium (Seattle Waterfront)

- Argosy Cruises (Seattle Waterfront)

- Woodland Park Zoo (Phinney Ridge, north of Seattle)


See below for additional things to do, listed by neighborhood.


Free walking tours you can download:

https://historylink.tours/


Shopping:

https://visitseattle.org/things-to-do/shopping/




THINGS TO DO BY NEIGHBORHOOD:


Downtown:

https://visitseattle.org/neighborhoods/downtown-seattle/


Pike Place Market

https://www.pikeplacemarket.org/

Seattle Underground tour:

https://undergroundtour.com/

Olympic Sculpture Park (also the wedding venue)

https://www.seattleartmuseum.org/visit/olympic-sculpture-park/

Seattle Art Museum

https://seattleartmuseum.org/

Central Library | The Seattle Public Library

https://share.google/QO8A4gxBdwXVkzyxC

The Spheres

https://www.seattlespheres.com/

Great Wheel:

https://seattlegreatwheel.com/

Seattle Waterfront

https://newseattlewaterfront.org/

Ferries

https://stateofwatourism.com/seattle-day-trips-by-ferry/

Center for Wooden Boats

https://www.cwb.org/

Museum of History and Industry, including a children’s museum

https://mohai.org/



Ballard:

https://www.visitballard.com/


Ballard Locks

https://ballardlocks.org

National Nordic Museum

https://www.nordicmuseum.org

Ballard Farmer's Market on Sundays

https://www.sfmamarkets.com/visit-ballard-farmers-market



Fremont:

https://visitseattle.org/neighborhoods/fremont-wallingford/


Gas Works Park

https://www.seattle.gov/parks/parks/gas-works-park

Walk or bike the Burke-Gilman

https://www.seattle.gov/parks/parks/burke-gilman-trail

Fremont Troll

https://theramblingrenegade.com/original-fremont-troll/

Statue of Lenin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Lenin_(Seattle)

Archie Mcphee

https://archiemcpheeseattle.com/



Capitol Hill:

https://visitseattle.org/neighborhoods/capitol-hill/


Volunteer Park Conservatory

https://www.volunteerparkconservatory.org/

Cal Anderson Park

https://www.seattle.gov/parks/parks/cal-anderson-park

Colorful Street Art

https://www.seattletimes.com/life/outdoors/sample-seattle-street-art-with-a-short-walk-featuring-capitol-hill-murals/

Dick’s Drive-In

https://ddir.com/locations/broadway

Elliot Bay Book Company

https://www.elliottbaybook.com/



University District:

https://visitseattle.org/neighborhoods/university-district/


Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

https://www.burkemuseum.org/

University of Washington

https://www.washington.edu/

Suzzallo Library

https://lib.uw.edu/location/suzzallo-and-allen-libraries/

Canoe/Kayak/Paddleboard

https://www.washington.edu/ima/waterfront/boat-rentals/



Seattle Center/Queen Anne:


See also city pass above for the main attractions here

https://visitseattle.org/neighborhoods/queen-anne/

International Fountain

https://www.seattlecenter.com/explore/attractions/international-fountain



Chinatown-International District:

https://visitseattle.org/neighborhoods/international-district/


Wing Luke Museum

https://www.wingluke.org/

Seattle Pinball Museum

https://seattlepinballmuseum.com/

Uwajimaya

https://www.uwajimaya.com/

Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory

https://www.goldengatefortunecookies.com/

Dim Sum at Diamond Bay

https://www.diamondbay.online/




FURTHER OUT DESTINATIONS / DAY TRIPS:



List of 30 day trips:

https://postcardstoseattle.com/day-trips-from-seattle/

Would recommend any of these. Travel times vary from 30 minutes to 3 ½ hours each way.


Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument

Very long day trip but worth it. 3 hours and 45 minutes each way to the north side.

The mountain's eruption on May 18, 1980 is the most economically destructive volcanic event in U.S. history.

https://www.mshinstitute.org/visit