With summer right around the corner and beautiful blue skies tempting us out you may be thinking of exploring what our community has to offer. There are plenty of fun adventures just waiting to be had right in our area. No formal vacation plans required!
We’ve compiled the following list of day trip ideas we hope you will find helpful. Some of these ideas are geared toward younger family members, some older, while others hold interest for the whole family.
Please let us know if you have something else to add or any feedback about any of these ideas.
The Arboretum and Japanese Garden: www.seattle.gov/parks/parkspaces/japanesegarden.htm
Aviation Center & Boeing Tour (Everett): www.futureofflight.org
Beach Days — Golden Gardens/Ballard, Alki Beach/West Seattle, Seahurst Park/Burien or Jetty Island/Everett all offer a local sandy beach experience! Idylwood Park on Lake Sammamish, and Juanita, Houghton, or Medina Beach Park on Lake Washington offer lake swimming and water play.
Bellevue Art Museum: www.bellevuearts.org
Bellevue Parks: https://parks.bellevuewa.gov/parks-and-trails/parks/bellevue-downtown-park
The Burke Museum (Seattle): www.burkemuseum.org
Chihuly Garden & Glass (Seattle): www.chihulygardenandglass.com
Crystal Mountain (hiking and gondola ride): www.crystalmountainresort.com
Experience Music Project (Seattle): www.empmuseum.org
Farrel McWhirter Park & Farm (Redmond): http://www.redmond.gov/ParksRecreation/Farrel-McWhirterFarmPark
Flower World (Maltby nursery with a small petting zoo area): www.flowerworldusa.com/aboutus.html
Fox Hollow Farm (Issaquah): www.foxhollowfamilyfarm.com
Kelsey Creek Farm (Bellevue): www.farmerjayne.com
KidsQuest Childrens Museum (Factoria): www.kidsquestmuseum.org
Museum of Flight (Seattle): www.museumofflight.org
Museum of History & Industry (Seattle): www.mohai.org
Northwest Railway Museum – Thomas the Train event (Snoqualmie) www.trainmuseum.org
Northwest Trek (Eatonville): http://www.nwtrek.org
King County Parks (link to list of area parks): www.kingcounty.gov/recreation/parks/inventory.aspx
The Pacific Science Center (Seattle): www.pacificsciencecenter.org
Outback Kangaroo Farm (Artlington): www.outbackkangaroofarm.com
Padilla Bay Beach and Estuarine Research Reserve (Mount Vernon): www.padillabay.gov
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium (Tacoma): http://www.pdza.org
Remlinger Farms – U-pick, Farm Animals and some small rides. www.remlingerfarms.com
Ride the Ducks Seattle Tour: www.ridetheducksofseattle.com
The Seattle Aquarium: http://www.seattleaquarium.org
Seattle Art Museum: www.seattleartmuseum.org
Seattle Bug Safari: www.seattlebugsafari.com
Seattle Children’s Museum: www.thechildrensmuseum.org
Seattle Waterfront & Ye Olde Curiosity Shop: www.ye-olde-curiosity-shop.myshopify.com
Snoqualmie Falls: http://www.snoqualmiefalls.com
The Space Needle (Seattle): http://www.spaceneedle.com/home
Tillicum Village/Blake Island Tour: www.argosycruises.com
Washington State Ferries: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries
Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle): http://www.zoo.org
Museum of Glass (Tacoma): http://museumofglass.org
Local magazines Parent Map www.parentmap.com and Seattle’s Child www.seattleschild.com/Things-To-Do also contain a lot of articles and ideas for family-friendly excursions.
Enjoy!
