Visiting Seattle

disneydork06 · 6th of April 2012 (Fri)

I am flying in to Seattle, WA as a chaperone and was curious if anyone had any ideas for something to do on a Thursday. I'll be free up until about 6pm when the convention starts.

Seqsea · 6th of April 2012 (Fri)

The Pacific Science Center has a neat butterfly exhibit if you're into that sort of thing. The EMP/Sci-fi museum are also worth a go. The view from the top of the Space Needle is nice, but probably more of a night thing... I wouldn't eat there though. Pioneer Square is usually a lively place as well, and has the advantage of being free

there's also the Pike Place Market which is fun and free.

Snydremark · 6th of April 2012 (Fri)

Pac. Science Center; go down and wander Pike Place Market; hit the Olympic Sculpture park at the Northwestern end of the waterfront; wander the waterfront. Pioneer Square can be interesting; but it's a sketchy area these days, so keep a little more vigilant if you're wandering down there.

There's a new park, down on the South end of Lake Union that has a little, sailboat pond and a maritime museum; you can also get some good looks at sea planes coming/going off the lake down there.

disneydork06 · 12th of April 2012 (Thu)

Cool. Thanks guys!

Snydremark · 12th of April 2012 (Thu)

Hope you have a good trip out, Ryan. If you like open areas, you might, also, want to try and get out to Golden Gardens park for a while; that will put you right on Puget Sound and is a nice, open beach.

wcpeabody · 12th of April 2012 (Thu)

Things I would add are the Underground tour (it is still open, correct?) and I have wanted to but have not taken a ride on the duck boats.

Bil

disneydork06 · 12th of April 2012 (Thu)

Cool, thanks Bil and Eric. We'll see what I can get to. I'm a little restricted since I don't have a car. I'm out by the convention center in seattle. was kind of hoping to make it to the zoo but we shall see. I have till about 4 to try and do something today.

wcpeabody · 12th of April 2012 (Thu)

Another cheap thing to do is to take a ferry ride.

The ride to Bremerton from downtown is more interesting then the ride to Winslow-Bainbridge.

Here is a link to the underground tour - http://www.undergroundtour.com/about/history.html

Bill

6th of April 2012 (Fri)	#1
disneydork06 Cream of the Crop Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 6,979 IMAGE EDITING OK	Visiting Seattle I am flying in to Seattle, WA as a chaperone and was curious if anyone had any ideas for something to do on a Thursday. I'll be free up until about 6pm when the convention starts. __________________ Ryan ~AZ POTN Planned Activities let me know how I can improve, cause we all know I need it : Flickr myspace facebook The Greatest online forum known on Earth twitter 500xp follow me! in something^ you know you want to

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Seqsea Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 16 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Visiting Seattle The Pacific Science Center has a neat butterfly exhibit if you're into that sort of thing. The EMP/Sci-fi museum are also worth a go. The view from the top of the Space Needle is nice, but probably more of a night thing... I wouldn't eat there though. Pioneer Square is usually a lively place as well, and has the advantage of being free there's also the Pike Place Market which is fun and free.

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Snydremark Cream of the Crop Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Issaquah, WA Posts: 12,529 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Visiting Seattle Pac. Science Center; go down and wander Pike Place Market; hit the Olympic Sculpture park at the Northwestern end of the waterfront; wander the waterfront. Pioneer Square can be interesting; but it's a sketchy area these days, so keep a little more vigilant if you're wandering down there. There's a new park, down on the South end of Lake Union that has a little, sailboat pond and a maritime museum; you can also get some good looks at sea planes coming/going off the lake down there. __________________ - Eric S.: My Birds/Wildlife (7D, 40D, Canon 10-22 f/3.5-4.5, Canon 24-105L f/4 IS, Canon 70-200L f/2.8 IS MkII, Canon 100-400L f/4.5-5.6 IS, Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro, Tamron 18-270 DiII PZD, 580EX II) "The easiest way to improve your photos is to adjust the loose nut between the shutter release and the ground."

12th of April 2012 (Thu)	#4
disneydork06 Cream of the Crop Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 6,979 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Visiting Seattle Cool. Thanks guys! __________________ Ryan ~AZ POTN Planned Activities let me know how I can improve, cause we all know I need it : Flickr myspace facebook The Greatest online forum known on Earth twitter 500xp follow me! in something^ you know you want to

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Snydremark Cream of the Crop Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Issaquah, WA Posts: 12,529 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Visiting Seattle Hope you have a good trip out, Ryan. If you like open areas, you might, also, want to try and get out to Golden Gardens park for a while; that will put you right on Puget Sound and is a nice, open beach. __________________ - Eric S.: My Birds/Wildlife (7D, 40D, Canon 10-22 f/3.5-4.5, Canon 24-105L f/4 IS, Canon 70-200L f/2.8 IS MkII, Canon 100-400L f/4.5-5.6 IS, Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro, Tamron 18-270 DiII PZD, 580EX II) "The easiest way to improve your photos is to adjust the loose nut between the shutter release and the ground."

12th of April 2012 (Thu)	#6
wcpeabody Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Eastern Wa Posts: 53 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Visiting Seattle Things I would add are the Underground tour (it is still open, correct?) and I have wanted to but have not taken a ride on the duck boats. Bil

12th of April 2012 (Thu)	#7
disneydork06 Cream of the Crop Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 6,979 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Visiting Seattle Cool, thanks Bil and Eric. We'll see what I can get to. I'm a little restricted since I don't have a car. I'm out by the convention center in seattle. was kind of hoping to make it to the zoo but we shall see. I have till about 4 to try and do something today. __________________ Ryan ~AZ POTN Planned Activities let me know how I can improve, cause we all know I need it : Flickr myspace facebook The Greatest online forum known on Earth twitter 500xp follow me! in something^ you know you want to

12th of April 2012 (Thu)	#8
wcpeabody Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Eastern Wa Posts: 53 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Visiting Seattle Another cheap thing to do is to take a ferry ride. The ride to Bremerton from downtown is more interesting then the ride to Winslow-Bainbridge. Here is a link to the underground tour - http://www.undergroundtour.com/about/history.html Bill

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