Things to Do

As one of the city’s most popular attractions, a visit to the Seattle Museum of Pop Culture will likely be on your list of things to do in Seattle. Founded by the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen in 2000, the museum initially began as a tribute to Allen’s love of Jimi Hendrix and has since…

The National Park System is a big draw for traveling in the United States, both for residents and for attracting visitors from abroad. When you visit Washington State’s National Parks, you’ll find everything from beautiful views over a variety of landscapes, magnificent wildlife, and interesting historical sites. The state has numerous parks to visit, including…

The Washington State History Museum hosts Men of Change: Power. Triumph. Truth., a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian. The museum is only one of two on the West Coast to host the exhibit, a narrative of our nation through stories of revolutionary, iconic African American men. “Many of these men’s contributions have often not been…

A trip to Seattle wouldn’t be complete without a visit to the Seattle Space Needle. This stunning attraction went through a $100 million renovation in 2017 and 2018, transforming it from a Seattle must-see into a Seattle must-do. Standing at 605 feet, the Space Needle in Seattle is one of the city’s most recognizable sights…

The Pacific Northwest town of Gig Harbor, Washington, is located across the Tacoma Narrows Bridge from Tacoma and is about a 45-minute drive from Sea-Tac Airport. The town has taken its rich history of commercial fishing and boat building and turned its downtown area into a historic waterfront community that attracts visitors with its galleries,…

Tacoma Art Museum will present Monet, Renoir, Degas, and Their Circle: French Impressionism and the Northwest, a new exhibition opening on September 28, 2019, that examines how the work of French Impressionists and their immediate precursors made their way into Northwest public and private collections. It also includes selected paintings by American and Northwest artists…

Indulge in the taste, smells, and history of the Olympic Peninsula during the 3rd annual Olympic Peninsula Apple & Cider Festival. The three-day festival runs October 11-13, 2019, with a combination of free and ticketed events scattered throughout the north-eastern tip of the Olympic Peninsula in East-Jefferson County. “A common misperception is that Washington state…

If you take the Washington State Department of Transportation’s Bainbridge Island Ferry and follow Highway 305 to Poulsbo, you will discover that much to your surprise you have arrived in Scandinavia. Well, not really, but the elaborate Velkommen Poulsbo mural outside the Bakery Cafe may have had you fooled. The floral patterns that decorate the shutters…

The Seattle Aquarium is high on the list of fun and family-friendly attractions in Seattle. Deservedly so. Located on Seattle’s waterfront, the Seattle Aquarium opened in 1977, with expansion and regular updates, is the 7th largest aquarium in the U.S. (based on attendance). In addition to its popularity with Seattle visitors, it offers research and…