Seattle honeymoon

cfront7

Hi everyone! We will be honeymooning in Seattle for a few days then taking the Amtrak down to Portland for a few days in May. What are some things we must see/do/eat while there?  I can't wait to go!!!

mgoss228

This is really long, but here is a list a former Knottie created, that I find very useful with planning stuff to do with OOT guests.

Downtown Seattle:
Pike's Place Market (If you can, take a Savour Seattle tour, it's a fantastic way to get to know and taste the market, and then you get 10% on purchases in some establishments!)
Post Alley (have a WA only wine flight at The Tasting Room, Visit the first Sur La Table (ok, if you like kitchen things!)
Underground Tour (I don't care how kitschy it is, it's a fun/comedic experience that usually people enjoy)
Walk around Pioneer Square (go to New Orleans Creole REstaurant, catch a good jazz show at night)
Flagship Nordstroms
The Waterfront (Miners Landing, The Aquarium)
Belltown (go have a brioche french toast at Macrinas, shop along 1st ave for local boutiques)
Olympic Sculpture Park
Seattle Art Museum
If you can, go at night to hear the symphony at Benaroya
Or go to The Moore/The Showbox, 5th Ave Theater, The Rep, PNB/The Paramount/The Triple Door/Musiquarium for a music show/play/opera/ballet
Fave restaurants: Purple, Wild Ginger, Zoe, Tango, Matts, Cafe Campagne, Black Bottle, Local 360, Cafe Shea, Pink Door (catch a trapeze show if you can!)

Capitol Hill (just east of Downtown)
Walk around on Broadway, up Pike/Pine, and go window shopping/gallery shopping
Go to Volunteer Park, go up the water tower
Go to the Seattle Asian Museum
Go to the VP Conservatory
Have a cocktail at Chapel, a sammy at The Baguette Box, or go to Linda's to dance, to Coastal Kitchen and have some of whatever nationality they're featuring that time, to Cafe Presse and have their fries (trust me, you'll thank me!), a coffee at Vitrolas or Vivace, (then another cocktail at 22 doors next door to Vitrolas!), a bunch of small toasts at Dinette or a fancy tapas at Lark, and brunch at 611 Supreme (their freshly squeezed grapefruit mimosa is to die for!
Walk up and down and around Aloha and see all the gorgeous victorian homes

Queen Anne (North of Downtown)
I guess technically lower queen anne, but the Space Needle is a must. I mean, when in Rome, right? I also like the EMP, but I like music in all forms, and love a space that's purely dedicated to this art form in a museum style setting
Go up Queen Anne ave, it's especially fun to watch the bikers go up that hill, and suffer with them.
Go to Kerry Park for an amazing view of downtown.
Have dinner at How to Cook a Wolf, or if you're celebrating a special occasion, at Canlis

Fremont
Go to Troll ave, and visit the troll
See the very controversial Lenin statue
Have a tour at Theo's Chocolate
Walk around and see all the quirky shops
Have a delicious dinner at 35th St Bistro
On Sunday, the Fremont market is awesome.


Wallingford/Green Lake/Phinney
Walk around Green Lake
if it's in the late spring/early summer, rent a boat and paddle around green lake
Have a burger at Red Mill
Best Thai - May on 45th. Best vegetarian food - Carmelitas
Their farmer's market is on Wednesdays in the late afternoon, it's really cute (on Wallingford Center)
Have a Trophy Cupcake

Ballard
Go see the locks
Go to Ballard ave - cute historic neighbourhood
go to Space Oddity, it's always cool what he has to sell
Have pizza at Madame K's, puerto rican at La Isla, French at Bastilles, mexican at El matador, if on Sunday - their farmer's market rocks (on Sundays at noon)
Not technically in ballard, but across the bridge going towards Magnolia, you can stop at the Fish Market, and have the best (I'm told) crab roll
Have a Cupcake Royale cupcake

Magnolia
Go to Discovery Park and hike around

University District
Visit the University - the campus really is lovely, and during the right time in spring, the cherry blossoms will be a blooming!
Go to Agua Verde, rent a kayak, go around Lake Union or the Arboretum
Eat at Pair (jesus, I realize that a lot of my rec's involve food!)

Madison Park
Walk around Madison Park
Go to the Arboretum
Go have a delectable dinner at Harvest Vine or at Rovers/Luc

West Seattle
Go to Alki Beach, walk around, if you can rent a bike, that's a great spot to bike around
IF it's the summer, go to the farmer's market on California Street
In fact, go up California street, and there's a park where you have wonderful views of DT Seattle (or you can easily get them on Alki Drive
Have brunch at Salty's

Near Seattle
Woodinville

WINE TASTING!!! There rae ~45 tasting rooms around this area, with some of the country's best Merlots, and other varietals. They are routinely />89pts or more!

If you like wines - take a day trip (or an o/n trip) to Yakima valley, where you can go to Prosser, Rattlesnake hills, and Yakima to see the vineyards where most of these wines come from! (Walla Walla is also an alternative ,but Yakima is only 3 hrs away, where as Walla Walla is ~5). On the way to Yakima, you can stop at Salish Lodge, and see the falls. (unless you want to stya there for a night, and have a spa day!

Another day trip that I like to do is go either to Whidbey Island (you'll need to take a ferry), to Anacortes/La Conner (cute little towns), or to Bainbridge (across the sound from Seattle). If you have more time, you can also go to Port Townsend (also a cute downtown).

cfront7

Thank you so much, that is extremely helpful

MayDay513

Enjoy your time here.

vickydm

Wow, I am from Seattle and didn't know there was this much to do.