Guidebook for Seattle
Sightseeing
terrific trails for hiking or running just minutes from our location. Beautiful views of Puget sound! Play on the beach, have your kids play at the playground, great picnic spot!
251 locals recommend
Carkeek Park
950 NW Carkeek Park Rdterrific trails for hiking or running just minutes from our location. Beautiful views of Puget sound! Play on the beach, have your kids play at the playground, great picnic spot!
amazing urban promenade perfect for walking, biking (we have super-cute bikes to check out!), swimming, and even a little playhouse. Some nice restaurants close to the lake as well.
148 locals recommend
Green Lake
amazing urban promenade perfect for walking, biking (we have super-cute bikes to check out!), swimming, and even a little playhouse. Some nice restaurants close to the lake as well.
Kerry Park
211 W Highland Dramazing view of Seattle!
best tourist dollar to be had...anywhere! Walk on the ferry to Bainbridge and spend the day sauntering around Winslow. Pegasus Cafe has great food and drinks!
33 locals recommend
Bainbridge Ferry Terminal station
best tourist dollar to be had...anywhere! Walk on the ferry to Bainbridge and spend the day sauntering around Winslow. Pegasus Cafe has great food and drinks!
Fanatstic park just North of the waterfront downtown. Fantastic views of Puget Sound! It's a very successful community space.
653 locals recommend
Olympic Sculpture Park
2901 Western AveFanatstic park just North of the waterfront downtown. Fantastic views of Puget Sound! It's a very successful community space.
Space Needle
400 Broad Stgreat activity on a sunny day!
Favorite Restaurants
great restaurant in a secret little neighborhood with some very good bars as well.
72 locals recommend
Brimmer & Heeltap
425 NW Market Stgreat restaurant in a secret little neighborhood with some very good bars as well.
Awesome authentic Thai food--seriously! Stuck in a strip mall but don't let that fool you. Always great specials! The pork leg on the menu is one of my favorites.
12 locals recommend
Pop Pop Thai Street Food
13242 Aurora Ave NAwesome authentic Thai food--seriously! Stuck in a strip mall but don't let that fool you. Always great specials! The pork leg on the menu is one of my favorites.
Amazing Italian market in Pike Place Market. Order a plate of cheeses, charcuterie, and anti pasta, grab a baguette and head upstairs to the wine area to dine at a table with a bottle of wine from their amazing selection.,
14 locals recommend
DeLaurenti Food & Wine
1435 1st AveAmazing Italian market in Pike Place Market. Order a plate of cheeses, charcuterie, and anti pasta, grab a baguette and head upstairs to the wine area to dine at a table with a bottle of wine from their amazing selection.,
This is our favorite way to spend a Sunday morning. This place is brimming with passionate farmers with a wide array of amazing produce, meats, jams, soaps, jewerly, pottery, music, prepared foods, and plenty of smiles.
220 locals recommend
Ballard Sunday Farmers Market
5345 Ballard Ave NWThis is our favorite way to spend a Sunday morning. This place is brimming with passionate farmers with a wide array of amazing produce, meats, jams, soaps, jewerly, pottery, music, prepared foods, and plenty of smiles.
This incredible restaurant masquarading as a coffee house is on our list whenever we are entertaining guests in Seattle. We hop on the bainbridge ferry from downtown Seattle and enjoy a 45 min. ride with views abound. Then stroll on up through the quaint town of Winslow and settle into Pegasus for a terrifc meal. Do it--seriously.
30 locals recommend
Pegasus Coffee House
131 Parfitt Way SWThis incredible restaurant masquarading as a coffee house is on our list whenever we are entertaining guests in Seattle. We hop on the bainbridge ferry from downtown Seattle and enjoy a 45 min. ride with views abound. Then stroll on up through the quaint town of Winslow and settle into Pegasus for a terrifc meal. Do it--seriously.
The most "Seattle" view possible from this amazing restaurant located upstairs of the Pike Place Market. We love having lunch here looking out over the bussle of the market below.
78 locals recommend
Matt's in the Market
94 Pike StThe most "Seattle" view possible from this amazing restaurant located upstairs of the Pike Place Market. We love having lunch here looking out over the bussle of the market below.
Beautiful coffee shop located upstairs of the Pike Place Market
45 locals recommend
Storyville Coffee Pike Place
Beautiful coffee shop located upstairs of the Pike Place Market
Grab a coffee and wait outside for your turn to have a terrific breakfast!
143 locals recommend
The Fat Hen
1418 NW 70th StGrab a coffee and wait outside for your turn to have a terrific breakfast!
We LOVE heading out here during the weekends when they are making incredible pizzas to go along with their tasty wines. Very fun tasting room!
17 locals recommend
Novelty Hill - Januik Winery
14710 Woodinville - Redmond Rd NEWe LOVE heading out here during the weekends when they are making incredible pizzas to go along with their tasty wines. Very fun tasting room!
If you love oysters and crab you must have a lunch here!
150 locals recommend
Taylor Shellfish Oyster Bar
1521 Melrose AveIf you love oysters and crab you must have a lunch here!
One of the most unique food experiences you can have. Very fresh and exciting flavors, great value, fun design.
110 locals recommend
Tamarind Tree
1036 S Jackson StOne of the most unique food experiences you can have. Very fresh and exciting flavors, great value, fun design.
Zoo
Woodland Park Zoo
5500 Phinney Ave NOne of the countries' best zoos!
Arts & Culture
Very cool museum at a great location--something for everyone. Very nice park to hang out, swim in Lake Union, watch the float plans take off and land, picnic, check out the Center for Wooden Boats next door.
357 locals recommend
Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI)
860 Terry Ave NVery cool museum at a great location--something for everyone. Very nice park to hang out, swim in Lake Union, watch the float plans take off and land, picnic, check out the Center for Wooden Boats next door.
Seattle Selfie Museum
92 Union StIf you love the Seattle music scene you will want to head here for a coffe and treat at the coffee shop in the lobby. Watch the dj's spin records for their show and maybe even catch a live performance.
29 locals recommend
KEXP
472 1st Ave NIf you love the Seattle music scene you will want to head here for a coffe and treat at the coffee shop in the lobby. Watch the dj's spin records for their show and maybe even catch a live performance.
Parks & Nature
Beautiful Japanese garden. Great for strolling around with your kids or romantic outing. Take a picnic and bask in carefully composed serenity.
203 locals recommend
Seattle Japanese Garden
1075 Lake Washington Blvd EBeautiful Japanese garden. Great for strolling around with your kids or romantic outing. Take a picnic and bask in carefully composed serenity.
Sports
Seattle Mariners
1250 1st Ave SVery fun stadium!
Neighborhoods
Greenwood is our neighborhood and we love it! It has many of our favorite restaurants, cafe's and parks in all of Seattle and it's just a short stroll from the house!
25 locals recommend
Greenwood
Greenwood is our neighborhood and we love it! It has many of our favorite restaurants, cafe's and parks in all of Seattle and it's just a short stroll from the house!
Ballard
Great restaurants and shops and an amazing farmers market on Sunday!
We love strolling around this interesting neighborhood just south of downtown. Grab some Dim Sum, sushi, or try Tamarind Tree Restaurant!
200 locals recommend
Seattle Chinatown-International District
We love strolling around this interesting neighborhood just south of downtown. Grab some Dim Sum, sushi, or try Tamarind Tree Restaurant!
wine tasters delight! We love Novelty Hill for their weekend pizza and fun tasting room!
92 locals recommend
Woodinville
wine tasters delight! We love Novelty Hill for their weekend pizza and fun tasting room!
C ool older industrial neighborhood south of downtown. We love Having lunch at Ciudad, tasting wine at Jet City, and then stopping in to Fran's Chocolates for a treat!
112 locals recommend
Georgetown
C ool older industrial neighborhood south of downtown. We love Having lunch at Ciudad, tasting wine at Jet City, and then stopping in to Fran's Chocolates for a treat!