With Spring Break coming up, you may be thinking of arranging some fun family outings or play-dates to enjoy some quality time together exploring what our community has to offer. Here are a variety of options for every kind of weather spring break may bring.
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. Enjoy!
The Arboretum and Japanese Garden: www.seattle.gov/parks/parkspaces/japanesegarden.htm
Aviation Center & Boeing Tour (Everett): www.futureofflight.org
Bellevue Art Museum: www.bellevuearts.org
The Burke Museum (Seattle): www.burkemuseum.org
Chihuly Garden & Glass (Seattle): www.chihulygardenandglass.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 (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 (Arlington): www.outbackkangaroofarm.com
Padilla Bay Beach and Estuarine Research Reserve (Mount Vernon): www.padillabay.gov
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium (Tacoma): http://www.pdza.org
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
Skagit Valley Tulip Festival: www.tulipfestival.org
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.
Please let us know if you have suggestions for other types of outings we have not listed here. We are always looking for new and exciting ideas to share. Thank you!
