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Things to do in and around Seattle.

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Parker.
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I'm headed out to the PNW for a few weeks and I'm wondering what i should add to the to do list. I'm staying in Vashon with a friend for 10ish days. Any notable places to hike, skate, or just places I should see? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I'm from Vermont and this will be my first time out West. Thanks in advance.
Jul 7 2010 4:58PM
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Balto
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pike place market
space needle
mt rainier national park
Jul 7 2010 5:41PM
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Mr.Panda
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Those as well as:

Waterfront

Uwajimaya (just a unique experience for some reason in a grocery store)

Asian District in general
Jul 7 2010 6:08PM
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Mr.Panda
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Those as well as:

Waterfront

Uwajimaya (just a unique experience for some reason in a grocery store)

Asian District in general
Jul 7 2010 6:09PM
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-justice-
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The Seattle Center has a nice new concrete park so I would check that out, along with all of the Seattle Center in general.  Both Mrs. T and the panda (sorry, just forgot your SN) recommend Pike Place Market and I support that 100%.  It's something you should always do.  If you get the chance maybe check out a Sounders or a Mariners game. 

I don't know Vashon too well but there are many places within an hour drive from Seattle that offer great day hikes, especially now that it is summer.
Jul 8 2010 12:15AM
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cobra_commander
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there are about 2 days worth of stuff in seattle that can be done on foot out of down town (hop the foot ferry from Vashon). If your into museums, there are a ton of great ones you can get to via bus. Museum of flight is one of the best in the country, so if you like planes and the history around them, that would be a great place to go. (half a day)

The space needle / science center is a great bet, just don't do the dinner thing. Its over rated, and over priced. Eat somewhere near by, or downtown instead. Google can find you some good places.
For a good one day in Seattle, I would hop the ferry across, walk down the waterfront and up to pike place, then over to west lake center, hop the monorail to Seattle Center, do that stuff, back to downtown and head south for a Sounders game. The Mariners are fucking gay, and I wish the Sonics took them when they left. Find a place to eat between seattle center and the game.

REI is also worth checking out if your into outdoors stuff, I take it for granted, but when I take visitors there they are blown away. walking distance from convention center bus station.

As for skate spots, I don't know of any good city spots, but finding a local park is probably your best bet. Pretty sure there is one at seattle center.

For hiking you have both the cascades and the olympics right there. Both Olympic NP and Rainier NP are HUGE. You will not see all of either park, so don't try. I would suggest a few 3-4 day trips, depending on how fast you can move. We have mountains here, and you will cover a lot of vertical, so keep that in mind. Also before you decide on a trail, keep in mind that quite a few are still washed out or have trees over them. Ask the local rangers when you sign in at the ranger station. To avoid the crowds I would suggest trails outside of Mt Rainier NP, and in the southern Olympics.


Jul 8 2010 1:48AM
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RudyGarmisch
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Hire a 6'2" tranny off Aurora.
Jul 8 2010 1:10PM
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cobra_commander
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Aurora is pretty long, and probably has a plethora of trannies. Rowen you should probably let him know which are your favorites.
Jul 9 2010 12:30AM
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skier_boy26
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crown inn at 95th & aurora is under the radar

seattle motor inn got shut down, that place was ill, so columbus motor inn at 97th is rockin in its stead

best pick up corners at 92nd, 102nd, and perhaps north at 117th. you can thank me later
Jul 9 2010 1:43AM
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Hermondo
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alki beach is dope. i'm a fan of dicks burgers. waterfront mos def. first starbucks if you're into that sort of thing. brief tour of uw maybe. and what everyone else said
Jul 9 2010 3:12AM
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Deletedtoday
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o rly?
Jul 9 2010 2:06PM
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Balto
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we all know you do...
Jul 9 2010 7:07PM
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Scott29~
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Get a rowboat and a small knife and try to board yachts and steal their booty~
Jul 10 2010 2:58AM
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Parker.
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Anyone know where I can buy a dirty cheap skateboard deck? The airline lost mine yesterday.
Jul 10 2010 12:29PM
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Leafman
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i'll sell you one
Jul 10 2010 2:23PM
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Schoening
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check out the spacerocket but it's pricy getting up there.
Jul 10 2010 3:18PM
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Balto
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i have missed your posts scott
Jul 10 2010 10:33PM
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aaron@summit
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go to lower woodland for a good skate park
Jul 11 2010 3:24PM
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RudyGarmisch
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In all seriousness, things to do:

Get Than brothers Pho on the Ave.
Olympic sculpture park at sunset on a clear day.
Dicks drive in on Capitol Hill around 1 am.
Walk through UW, sit in on a random lecture in one of the quad's buildings.
Latte at Vivace coffee on capitol hill.
Salumi meats for lunch in downtown.
Find the epic gum wall at Pike Place market, beers at Pike Brewery after, cabaret at Can Can much later.
Golden gardens at sunset.
Walk through Discovery park after dusk, find the wicca shrines in the forest.
Dim Sum at House of Hong, International district.
Beers at Brauers in Fremont, 40 drafts and a 6 page menu of bottled belguims and craft beers.
Movie at the Neptune or Egyptian theaters, old movie houses that rock.
Sushi at Musashi's in Wallingford.
Elliot Bay bookstore in downtown.

All of the above are gateway places, do the activity and then wander around the area for more adventure.
Jul 12 2010 1:57PM
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Dukeybrains
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Yo you've found those wicca shrines too??

My friend and I were looking for a good spot for some bike jumps and stumbled across those.  We got so creeped out, there was like a doll and a bottle of wine or something and a book we did not dare open. All sorts of crazy rock designs and stuff too.
Jul 13 2010 6:58PM
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Blake.P
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Go to alki beach. It's in west Seattle not far from the fauntleroy ferry.
Jul 13 2010 11:10PM
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p-fo
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go to colonnade if you mountain bike. its a little ways north of REI... or duthie hill. all ive heard are good suggestions
Jul 14 2010 1:17AM
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TheFlyingHonky
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definetly check out alki and on vashon quartermaster harbor is pretty cool
Jul 14 2010 4:27AM
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Djosh11
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Skate Garfield and the Magnolia Ledges

Jul 15 2010 3:47PM
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Parker.
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I ended up doing a lot of things on this list. Pike Place Market was touristy, but definitely cool. SAM had Andy Warhol and Kurt Cobain which was pretty sick. REI was massive. Alki was a beach. Dicks burgers were surprisingly good. UW was almost as massive as REI. Lower Woodland was a very sick park and I also skated the Ballard bowl a fair bit. Thanks for the suggestions, now i'm off to Portland.
Jul 16 2010 5:52PM
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Ducky.
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Not sure if anyone has posted this yet, but the Seattle Aquarium is pretty rad.
Jul 19 2010 2:03AM
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Sallabillz
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BUMP!!

im going to Seattle in two days and was wondering if theres any sick cheap shopping like outlets and shit

Aug 17 2010 8:28PM
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p-fo
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northgate mall probably... people who live in seattle full time can probably tell you more
Aug 18 2010 1:12AM
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Mr.Panda
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South Center? The one near SeaTac is pretty nice. Alderwood too.
Aug 18 2010 1:21AM
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division.bell
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The Seattle Premium Outlets at Tulalip are usually a good bet, but are a small drive north of Seattle.

Store Listing;
www.premiumoutlets.com/outlets/store_listing.asp?id=71
Aug 18 2010 1:26AM
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Mr.Panda
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That Casino has some awesome resturants in it.
Aug 18 2010 1:31AM
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Leafman
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Dont buy anything on Tulalip land or anything to do with the Tulalip tribe
Aug 18 2010 2:56AM
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Mr.Panda
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Why if I may inquire?
Aug 18 2010 2:57AM
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Leafman
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They're appealing to the Stevens bike park due to their huckleberry picking rights
Aug 18 2010 3:05AM
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Mr.Panda
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I could say something really insensitive about them now but I won't.
Aug 18 2010 3:13AM
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Leafman
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So could I
Aug 18 2010 4:49AM
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Jordan.j
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im coming down too seattle from vancouver tommorow, i was wondering if somone could recommend a sick ski shop for me ?
Aug 19 2010 3:56AM
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sdfjklioeur
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marginal way ftw

gotta love sketchy vert.
Aug 19 2010 4:37PM
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ski2sky.
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molly moons ice cream haha
Aug 20 2010 4:50PM
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Jordan.j
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where is evo? or any other ski shops. is there any near like bellingham?
Aug 20 2010 8:09PM
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powderhound100
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Rowena works saturday nights.


Also what cobracommander said about the space needle. I go to school in seattle and have never been up there. But I heard that its like $15 to get up there, so you might as well get dinner up there cause then its free to get up and you get dinner to. Will probably be more then $15 but I think it rotates so as you eat you see different views. Sounds pretty sick. haha
Aug 21 2010 1:20AM
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sdfjklioeur
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free jazz improv at the faire sunday nights
Aug 21 2010 2:56PM
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SkiFreshPow
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uhh Sky High in Bellevue and the Greenlake Pitch N' Put Golf Course
Aug 23 2010 12:10AM
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