OK What should I do while visiting Seattle

[indigo32]

won't be till the first week of Aug.

We do have a side trip to Mt Ranier planned.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

1. Meet FlamingYouth..an epically COOL person

[indigo32]

2. No doubt

I really hope that can be arranged. We've discussed it before.

[flamingyouth]

15. We should plan a gathering while you're out here

That would be really fun. Let's let you pick the type of restaurant you'd like to go to and we can find a place. Surely we can get all the Seattle-area moderators together! (Me, SOteric, JulieRB, opiate69). It would be a blast!

I can't wait - this will be very fun!

[indigo32]

20. Woo Hoo

I'm all over it!

[fudge stripe cookays]

22. I'm hoping to come for a visit next year,

and you Seattle DUers are first on my list!

There's a conference I want to go to, but hoping we can start a vacation after it's over. This is in May.

Definitely want a day or 2 in the San Juans, a day or 2 in Vancouver, and a day or 2 in Victoria. Or at least tea at the Empress and a tour around the inner harbor.

[indigo32]

23. I'm using a conference for an excuse as well

my mom and sister will be joining me.

[flamingyouth]

25. Welcome!

I would love to host a meet up for you! :hi:

[fudge stripe cookays]

27. Cool!

I actually get to meet a real flapper! I'll let you know where and when!

(Besides Fargo's tongue, that is...)

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[opiate69]

26. hey!

That sounds good to me! Let me know when and where!

[indigo32]

31. that'd be great

:hi:

[GOPisEvil]

4. SOteric, too!

There's lots of cool DUers in Seattle.

[indigo32]

6. Hey

I didn't realize Soteric was there too
:freak:

there really are alot of cool DUers there.

[flamingyouth]

16. Thanks, precious!

I try, I really do! :D

[GOPisEvil]

3. Underground Seattle!

And the Market - watch the guys toss the fish around. :D

[indigo32]

5. Flying Fish

:thumbsup: :evilgrin:
actually that is definitely on the list

[Wickerman]

9. How can you leave God's Country at this time of year?

Well, if you must, I guess you could look for the ghost of Cobain, see if he is playing cards with Hendrix.

[indigo32]

10. he he

it's not till Aug. It'll be humid as heck by then.

I expect Cobain would still be playing his guitar but whadda I know.

[flamingyouth]

18. I can take you to where Kurt died (the garage is gone) but the house

is still there. Also, I can show you the house Hendrix grew up in. There are all kinds of weird little things to see here. I'm quite fond of the Petroleum museum, myself. :D

[indigo32]

19. See this is the kind of insider stuff I need to know

the petroleum museum. I love it!

[Wickerman]

21. I have heard good things of the petrol museum, oddly

the Hendrix house would be cool. Me, I want to see Mudhoney (does anyone still live in town?)

[jono]

28. The petroleum museum is gone!!

On Bellevue and Pine, right? Unless it's moved, I think the place ceased to exist.... :(

[flamingyouth]

32. Are you serious?!?!? NO WAY!!!

When did this happen? We were just at a party there last summer. :argh:

[jono]

45. The place looked empty to me when I drove by.

I had been there twice in the last couple years for different functions. But when I went by a couple weeks ago it looked bare. :(

[flamingyouth]

47. I just called their number and it's been forwarded to the 360 area code

OH NO!!!!!! I had my 30th birthday party there! I am so sad. That was always one of my favorite places to take out-of-town guests. And I'm such an afficionado of old gas stations, hell, I could have been the curator! I must find out what happened to them!

There is a new Moroccan restaurant right by there now, though, I see. I haven't walked around there since we moved in April.

[ohiosmith]

7. Drive directly to Vancouver BC.

[indigo32]

8. I hear its very pretty there.

[HEyHEY]

36. heh AMEN!

SOrry - Vancouverite here

[Speck Tater]

11. Try to stay dry. Good luck! (nt)

[indigo32]

12. I love Jazz

where do I go to hear some there.

[SOteric]

37. Dimitriou's

http://www.jazzalley.com/

[DrWeird]

13. Catch a Mariners game.

Safeco's one of the best parks in the league. Naturally you'll want to go up the Space Needle. The aquarium is pretty nice. I also recommend a ferry trip out to the San Juan Islands.

[greatauntoftriplets]

14. Space Needle.

Views are incredible. Try to go in the early evening so you can watch the light change as the hour moves towards sunset.

Snoqualmie Falls -- about 1 hour east of Seattle. The drive takes you through the Cascades.

And, as previously mentioned, the Public Market is great!

[mydawgmax]

17. Experience Music Project. eom

[rucky]

33. I second that one

you can do it & the space needle in a half day, then take the monorail over to pike place.

[Justice]

24. Some Ideas

Underground Seattle is fun

Take a ferry ride over to Bainbridge Island - do it in early evening, after rush hour. Very nice.

Go to a brew pub.

[jono]

29. There are a lot of good recommendations on this thread.

I agree that you shouldn't miss the Underground Tour or the Space Needle. I would also recommend you ride a ferry to Bainbridge or Vashon Island, and also see the brand-spankin'-new Downtown library:

[cmf]

30. Definitely take a ferry ride

But if you go on a weekday, go before 3pm or after 7pm. It's very crowded during peak commute times. Plus, there are all sorts of unspoken rules that the commuters have and you can get some dirty looks if you sit in somebody's seat or get in people's way. (I've been a ferry commuter for several years.)

Anyway, check out Snoqualmie falls. Maybe go see the Ballard locks. All of the mentioned before like the Space Needle, Pike Place Market, and the Underground Tour are fun, too.

[The empressof all]

34. You are going to love it!

If you have time visit the Olympic Peninsula and take a hike in the Ho Rain Forest. Visit Lake Crescent the most beautiful place in the world. Take a drive to Leavenworth for some Bratwurst. It is a great drive through the Cascades. IMO better than Snoqualmie Falls but much longer--You will need an entire day. If you do do the Snoqualmie Falls thing, visit the winery's in Woodinville. They have some great concerts planned for the summer. You will have a great time in August. The weather is usually perfect.

[HEyHEY]

35. Caution - low flying fish!

Make sure you go to pike place

[SOteric]

38. Further things to and see in the Seattle area:

The Boeing Museum of Flight, http://www.museumofflight.org/index.html

Wizards of the Coast, http://www.wizards.com/

Tillicum Village, http://www.tillicumvillage.com/index.htm

Paradise Point on Mt. Rainier,

The Rain Forest of the Hoh River, http://www.rnrnow.com/onlinetours/hohrainforest/ulthm.htm

Tour the Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, http://www.ste-michelle.com/main.cfm

Or, - Ride the Spirit of Washington (maybe participate in a "Murder Mystery") and tour the Columbia Winery, http://www.spiritofwashingtondinnertrain.com/sightseeing.cfm

Visit the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks and see the Fish Ladders, http://gocalifornia.about.com/cs/waseattle/a/wasealocks.htm

[flamingyouth]

39. Website on Esoteric Seattle:

http://www.kolvir.com/esoteric/?item=PETROL
There are some good recommendations here (and they still list the petroleum museum). I hope it's still there. :(

I also enjoy the Vintage Telecommunications museum on East Marginal Way:

http://www.scn.org/tech/telmuseum/

Too bad the people who owned the toaster museum in Pioneer Square moved to Portland a few years ago. :(

[Zomby Woof]

40. Seattle is a lot more boring these days

Now that I left. :evilgrin:

I could recommend the ZombyWoof Historic Tour of Places He Had Fun, but without me as your guide, it just wouldn't be the same. ;-)

I will recommend you get some good coffee, so try Café Messiah on Capitol Hill. :donut:

[SOteric]

41. Not the Uptown Espresso in Lower Queen Anne?

:shrug:

[Zomby Woof]

46. I used to work in Lower Queen Anne

Never drank the coffee there, though. :shrug:

(Ate at TupTimThai more times than you can count - they were firm believers in garlic on their garlic prawns.) :D

[flamingyouth]

48. My Thai friends say that's the best Thai place in Seattle

And those garlic prawns are DEEEEE-lish. :swoon:

Oh, damn, now I want to go eat their prawns.

[flamingyouth]

42. The Fargonian Coffehouse in Madison Valley looks interesting

It's just a few doors down from the Philly Cheese Steak place with all the anti-Bush signs in the window. :D

[chaska]

43. Go to the locks in Ballard and watch the fish swim by through the glass.

And tell Rebecca I still love her.

...Now I'm sad.

[flamingyouth]

44. In August, that should be a great thing to do

Right time of the year.:thumbsup:

I'll give Rebecca your best, whomever she is.:hug: