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Pioneer Square Park – This is the neighborhood (Yesler Way and First Ave.) where Seattle was founded in 1851. Most of the area burned down in 1889, and was rebuilt in with red brick buildings, which you can see today. In the center of the square is a colorful 19th century Tlingit totem pole. From the park, wander around the neighborhood, soaking up the frontier feeling. |
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Klondike Gold Rush National Park (Visitor Center) – Seattle was the jumping off point for gold miners in the 1897 Klondike gold rush, a journey by steamship to Skagway or Dyea, over treacherous passes, down the river to the Klondike gold fields in the Yukon. In this museum, follow a “Stampeders” adventure, stocking up on gear in a replica store, getting tickets at the steamship office, and a miner’s cabin and cradle for prospecting (with sound effects). Turn the wheel of fortune, where you’re chances are most likely “Sorry you didn’t find any gold, better luck next time, ” although one says “Wow, you struck it rich.” The museum is free. |
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 Tip: To find out what awaited the prospectors when they got off the steamship, check out the visitor center in Skagway, Alaska. |
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Smith Tower Observation Deck – When the Smith Tower was built in 1914, it was the tallest building in Seattle (522 ft high), one of the first skyscrapers and the 4th tallest building in the world. Take a ride up in the original elevators to the observation deck, with great views of the port of Seattle. Also on the 35th floor is a Chinese room, with a carved teak and porcelain ceiling, decorative screens inlaid with stones, and a 300 year old chair given as gift from the Empress of China. |
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Thirteen-year-old Tim and his brother leave Seattle to strike it rich in the Yukon, climbing over the treacherous Chilkoot Pass, and boating down the Yukon River to Dawson City. Tim’s story is accompanied by historical information and photos, plus activities to do – make sourdough biscuits, carry a backpack, tie knots to load a mule, play solitaire to prevent cabin fever. (Illustrated chapter book)
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In 1897, young
Jason Hawthorn follows his brothers into the Klondike goldfields,
carrying a thousand pound pack over the Chilkoot pass, and canoeing
down the Yukon River to Dawson City. Nearly trampled by a moose,
Jason is rescued by an old prospector, but will he survive the subarctic
winter? (Chapter book)
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More children's books on other Seattle pages |
