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Space Needle – Ride to the sky, 600ft up to the top the Space Needle for spectacular views of Seattle, Mt. Rainier to the south and snow covered peaks on the Olympic Peninsula to the west (free telescopes). At nighttime, the Seattle waterfront is ringed in a necklace of lights, ships are lit up, and ferries are bright little beacons flickering in the darkness. The observation deck is open air, so if you go at night, bring sweaters. Tip: Free admission and no waiting in lines with Seattle CityPass. |
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Ride the Monorail – Take a short, speedy ride on the Monorail, zooming high above the streets from Seattle Center to Westlake Center. If you sit right up front, you can watch the driver drive, and the driver might let the kids open the doors at the end of the ride. |
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Fun Forest – amusement park with ferris wheel and amusement park rides |
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Experience Music Project – This is one of our favorite spots in Seattle, a hands-on museum that’s all about popular music, rock’ n’ roll, jazz, soul, blues, hip-hop, punk. Jimi Hendrix grew up in Seattle, and the galleries are chock full of his guitars. A huge wall (the “ Sky Church”) pulses with lights and music, or listen to music in the tree-like sculpture Roots and Branches, made up of 700 instruments. In the Sound Lab, kids can play pick up instruments to play keyboard, drums, or guitar, mix sounds and play DJ. On Stage gives kids their own rock star experience, with a video of their performance. Tip: Free admission with Seattle CityPass. |
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Pacific Science Center – On a gray day, head inside to the butterfly house with free flying butterflies, tropical plants and a toasty warm environment. Check out animatronic dinosaurs and robotic insects, a scale model of Puget Sound, plus the planetarium, laser shows and IMAX theater. In good weather, kids will have fun with the Water Works. Tip: Free with Seattle CityPass. |
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Seattle Children’s Theatre – Shows for toddlers to teens, such as puppets for the littlest ones or zombies for teens, musicals and more. Click here for the schedule. |
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The Children’s Museum – This museum is a big hit with younger kids. Build things in the Construction Zone, mazes and levers to push and pull in Cog City, try on clothes in the Global Village, drive a bus, serve up food, create art projects, climb through a stump, slide down a glacier in the Mountain Forest. |
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Center House – Here’s where you you’ll find an inside food court – hot dogs, fish n’ chips, pizza, Chinese food, sandwiches, hamburgers, pastries and ice cream. |
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International Fountain – A musical fountain that’s perfect on a warm day. The fountain plays in time with the music (the music changes), kids can run down the slope, in and out of the fountain, and they may get wet. |
