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SeattleSeattle TOURIST STOPS

Tourist Stops
Most kids are tourists at heart, always exploring and discovering. Whether you're on a family trip or just finally planning to visit the historic, scenic, sublime, and ridiculous spots near you, we've got them all covered museums, parks, great views, tours by land, air, or sea, and more!
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Tolt MacDonald Park and Campground


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Location: 31020 NE 40th Street, Carnation, WA
Tolt MacDonald's 574 acres sit at the confluence of the Snoqualmie and Tolt Rivers in the Snoqualmie Valley. The park features 16 utility campsites and 17 campsites, two baseball fields, a socc...

Wild Waves


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Location: 36201 Enchanted Parkway S, Federal Way, WA
Wild Waves, a combination water park/amusement park, has scads of water slides, roller coasters, and other thrill rides for adrenalin junkies. Young children like the antique carousel, Enchante...

Kelsey Creek Park


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Location: 410 130th Avenue SE, Bellevue, WA
A visit to Kelsey Creek makes a delightful outing with kids - it's worth the drive if you live in the Seattle area. The park is made up of 150 acres of forest and wetland habitat, with a number...

Magnolia Playfield


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Location: 2518 34th Avenue W, Seattle, WA
Magnolia Playfield is a 15.26-acre park located just north of the Magnolia Village business district, adjacent the

Kerry Park


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Location: 211 W Highland Drive, Seattle, WA
When the networks come to Seattle and want to film the definitive Seattle view, they come here.

Kerry Park offers spectacular views - dominated by the Space Needle in the...

Marshall Viewpoint


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Location: 7th Avenue W & W Highland Drive, Seattle, WA
Along with Kerry Park and

Jetty Island


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Location: Tenth Street and W Marine View Drive, Everett, WA
Jetty Island is a two-mile long, man-made island located near US Naval Station Everett. Its sandy beaches and shallow warm water provide a wonderful water spot for children. The City of ...

Hands On Children's Museum


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Location: 106 11th Avenue SW, Olympia, WA
Olympia's Hands On Children's Museum was founded in 1987 and offers a preschool program, day camps and workshops, field trips, overnight events, and party packages.

Permanent exhibits ...

The Children's Museum Seattle


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Location: 305 Harrison Street, Seattle Center, Seattle, WA
A small-scale world awaits kids here. They can put on a play at the Bijou Theatre, explore kid-sized houses from around the world, or hike in the Pacific Northwest woods and slide down a glacie...

Camp Long


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Location: 5200 35th Avenue SW, Seattle, WA
This 68-acre park, hidden in the heart of West Seattle, is the only place in town where you can (legally) camp. Some of the camping and picnic areas are obviously well-traveled - it's not an ex...

Northwest Trek


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Location: 11610 Trek Drive East, Eatonville, WA
We're always on the lookout for interesting destination daytrips from Seattle on the days that we've been to in-city attractions one time too many. The 615-acre Northwest Trek, located w...

Seattle Aquarium


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Location: Pier 59, 1483 Alaskan Way, Seattle, WA
The Seattle Aquarium, built on a pier that boasts excellent views of Elliott Bay, offers a mix of older exhibits that still shine after all these years, and exciting new exhibits with though...

Willows Edge Farm


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Location: Bothell, WA
Willows Edge Farm offers opportunities to pet Norwegian Fjord horse ponies, hold bunnies, and watch chickens peck for worms.

The farm offers a Family Farm Life camp program for ...

Imagine Children's Museum


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Location: 1502 Wall Street, Everett, WA
The winner of several Parents' Picks awards, including best museum, day camp, and parents' night out in 2008...

Thistle Theatre


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Location: 7400 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA
Thistle Theatre is a Seattle-based theatre group that presents puppet shows at three locations around town. Performances are generally suitable for kids ages three and up.

Thistle Thea...
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