Must see places in Seattle?

[m0nkey]

The girlfriend and I are going tomorrow but will be there less than 48 hours. We plan on hitting up the space needle, pike's place fish market, and the Chihuly garden, but are there any other places we should hit up?  Anything else we should make a point in seeing or checking out?

[Blarg]

@Chuckster70

[Brandon]

Championship and Banner Museum 

[mancini79]

The Chihuly exhibit is fantastic. You can hit up the Needle that evening. 

If you love chocolate, go on a Theo Chocolate tour. The shop also has unlimited chocolate tasting. 

At Pikes, hit up Piroshky Piroshky. 

If you are in the downtown area, go to one of the AmazonGo stores. Download the app and pick items off the shelves and walk out. But don't go out of your way to hit up one of the stores.

If you want to unwind and relax, bring a picnic to Gasworks Park. Great view of the sound and see the planes land on the water.

[Lou]

• the Dipoto-shaped hedge in front of Ender's house
• the umbrella museum
• the "Tribute to Female Underarm and Leg Hair Exhibit" at city hall 

[OCAngelsNotLAA]

If you are planning on going to the space needle and Chihuly garden you might as well get the city pass for $89 and that includes 7 attraction options and I think if you do as little as 3 of them it is still cheaper to buy the pass :

• 1Space Needle
• 2Seattle Aquarium
• 3Argosy Cruises Harbor Tour
• 4Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP)   OR   Woodland Park Zoo
• 5Chihuly Garden and Glass   OR   Pacific Science Center

Read more at https://www.citypass.com/seattle#kpSwwkLkW3tkp5dR.99

[Chuck]

2 hours ago, m0nkey said:

The girlfriend and I are going tomorrow but will be there less than 48 hours. We plan on hitting up the space needle, pike's place fish market, and the Chihuly garden, but are there any other places we should hit up?  Anything else we should make a point in seeing or checking out?

@m0nkey it's tough to see a lot of places up here in just 48 hours. Most covered some of the things you can check out. What do YOU like to do? What type of food do you like? Do you like to drink? 

I would check out the Snoqualmie Falls. 

[Brandon]

1 hour ago, Lou said:

• the Dipoto-shaped hedge in front of Ender's house
• the umbrella museum
• the "Tribute to Female Underarm and Leg Hair Exhibit" at city hall 

You forgot the AIR and Rosy Exhibit

[T.G.]

Take in a Sonics game.  Oh wait...

 

[IEAngelsfan]

Best seafood I had was in Seattle.  Too bad I can't remember any of the restaurants.

[m0nkey]

4 hours ago, Chuckster70 said:

@m0nkey it's tough to see a lot of places up here in just 48 hours. Most covered some of the things you can check out. What do YOU like to do? What type of food do you like? Do you like to drink? 

I would check out the Snoqualmie Falls. 

We’re not huge drinkers or that hipstery, so really we’re looking for the main actractions so to speak. The girl is into seafood and sushi while it’s whatever for me, but I imagine we can find good sushi up there pretty easily. 

We’re staying near pikes so we’ll be looking around that area. 48 hours is pretty tight as it is, seeing if there’s anything I should make a point in seeing. 

[Tank]

by pike place market you'll find one of the infamous gum walls. it's worth seeing.

there's also an underground seattle tour that i hear is pretty good.

[mancini79]

2 hours ago, Tank said:

by pike place market you'll find one of the infamous gum walls. it's worth seeing.

there's also an underground seattle tour that i hear is pretty good.

About a year ago the city blasted all the gum off, but people have been adding back since.

[Lou]

1 hour ago, mancini79 said:

About a year ago the city blasted all the gum off, but people have been adding back since.

Seriously? I honestly thought the gum wall comment was a joke. 

That's f'n disgusting. 

[cez]

drive to bellingham or port townsend

it's everything around seattle that's amazing

[eaterfan]

12 hours ago, mancini79 said:

The Chihuly exhibit is fantastic. You can hit up the Needle that evening. 

If you love chocolate, go on a Theo Chocolate tour. The shop also has unlimited chocolate tasting. 

At Pikes, hit up Piroshky Piroshky. 

If you are in the downtown area, go to one of the AmazonGo stores. Download the app and pick items off the shelves and walk out. But don't go out of your way to hit up one of the stores.

If you want to unwind and relax, bring a picnic to Gasworks Park. Great view of the sound and see the planes land on the water.

Agree with everything on this list. 

I'll add Beecher's cheese shop near Piroshky Piroshky.

And if you go to Gasworks Park head over to Fremont Brewing. It's about a 10-15 minute walk from there and you go by the troll bridge. They have a tremendous beer. There are also a lot of really good Thai restaurants in the area.

[mancini79]

3 hours ago, Lou said:

Seriously? I honestly thought the gum wall comment was a joke. 

That's f'n disgusting. 

It's so romantic with whiffs of spearmint, peppermint, juicy fruit, grape, etc.

[Lou]

so , m0nkey, I hope you and your beautiful young lady enjoy all that Seattle has to offer - beer, fish, chocolate, cheese and strangers' flavored saliva. 

[T.G.]

Seattle is obviously a cesspool.  No wonder they have grunge.

[Tank]

14 hours ago, mancini79 said:

About a year ago the city blasted all the gum off, but people have been adding back since.

not 100% positive but thought i've heard that the city cleans it all off every six months or once a year or something, and then people start it all over again.

[T.G.]

Is it true that Seattle is the hepatitis capital of the world?

[Angel Dog and Beer]

If you're into fresh, local oysters, this place was really good: https://www.shuckersseattle.com/

 

[T.G.]

1 hour ago, Angel Dog and Beer said:

If you're into fresh, local oysters, this place was really good: https://www.shuckersseattle.com/

 

Are you sure they're actually oysters?  I mean.. given the gum wall thing... they could just be snot in a shell

[Slegnaac]

No one mentioned the Seattle Free Walking Tour?

http://www.seattlefreewalkingtours.org

[Angel Oracle]

On 11/8/2018 at 2:34 PM, True Grich said:

Take in a Sonics game.  Oh wait...

 

They should be having the NHL soon.   Then someone needs to move their NBA franchise to Seattle.