MEANZ06

hey folks, ill be up in washington next week visiting my mom . she lives near port orchard. what kind of tourist stuff can we find to do? keep in mind i wont have the vette and will have my two teenage daughters . my mom is already planning on one day in seattle. any little secret spots we should check out? any suggestions would be greatly appreciated....
thanks in advance.... vic

captmike13

Here is a good place to go visit. cape flattery.

Herringchoker

Poulsbo, that entire area is a great spot to spend time, your surrounded by water and all related activities. (eating, drinking)

Mr. Peabody

While in Seattle the Pike Place market is a great place to visit.

Just south of seattle in Tacoma is the Museaum of glass where you can watch glassblowing taking place.

Depending on your interests the museaum of flight is really fantastic.

MEANZ06

thanks for the suggestions, please keep'em coming anyone know if the boeing tour is worth it?

c4cruiser

Pike Place Market is lots of fun but watch out for the flying fish http://www.pikeplacemarket.org/frameset.asp?flash=true

Just down the street is the original Starbuck's. It's a short walk to Westlake Center then climb on the Monorail and head to Seattle Center and the Space Needle for lunch.

The Boeing Museum of Flight is great if you like anything aviation-related. You can walk thru a Concorde, walk underneath an SR-71 Blackbird, go thru the space station simulator and visit the section devoted to WW1 and WW2 aircraft and those who flew them.
http://www.museumofflight.org/Portal.asp?Flash=True

If the weather is really nice, hop on the Bremerton ferry for the round trip to Seattle and back You can also go one way and drive back, but figure on at least a couple hours back to the Port Orchard area depending on the traffic.

Joy of 6

The Boeing Muz. is quite interesting and I find it well worthy the trip . The San Juan Islands are a wonderful spot to visit. Weather ought to be prettty good. the Olympic Peninsula is also quite spectactular. You might find that you will need to move up here to see it all. Mt Rainier is another hot spot. (I like the outdoors!)

kentz06

In Seattle go to the Pike Place Market and watch the flying fish show. Then across the street to the waterfront and visit the aquarium that is opening up a new exhibit this Friday. If you show up Wednesday morning (6/27) I will be scuba diving in the "Dome" tank (9:30AM to 10:30AM), stop by and say high and I will give you a tour!

PM me if you like...

Dean

Maui

I second that and I'd try to get to Raineer and the Olympics.

MEANZ06

okay, so far, pike place market, space needle for lunch, and boeing are a must anything else interesting up there? what about a trip into canada? is that far from port orchard? any special requirements to cross the boarder?

kentz06, ill be pm'ing you closer to the time and let you know...

c4cruiser, thanks for the links, very helpful on decision making

i appreciate all the feedback... vic

roadstr899

Take a day ferry ride to Victoria, BC up through the San Juan Islands and have high tea at the Empress Hotel. Got to learn to speak Canadian though... just add "eh" to the end of everything.

MEANZ06

Iroczlover

Depends on if you are going to be around ojn the 8th of July or not, if you are head over to Issaquah for the All Chevy & Camaro show. its a great place with great food & you can take your mom down to the chocolate factory just down the road.

MEANZ06

ill be up there from this sat. to only thurs. morning.... trying to make it back here to make the annual andy's run in socal

Maui

Victoria is well worth the trip. You're getting some great advice here.

MEANZ06

K2

Try to stay a few more days and take in the Vintage races at Pacific International Raceway on 29th-1st. Port Townsend is a great little town and then you can take the Kingston ferry to Whidbey Island and drive up past Deception pass and over to Burlington then up World famous Chuckanut Drive to Bellingham and Mt. Baker. You will not run out of sights to see in this neck of the woods. Enjoy.

RED99

I don't know if I would want to go to any place called "Chuckanut". OUCH.

WAwatchnut

Salty's is over in West Seattle - they have a great Saturday and Sunday brunch. Great food and the view of downtown Seattle from across the water is fanstastic. It's only a 15 minute drive from downtown. You'll definitely need reservations.

Also fun is Theatro Zinzanni in downtown Seattle. Dinner and a show (kind of like Cirque du Soleil dinner theater).

This weekend is a big car show over at XXX Rootbeer. It's out of the way, but this weekend's show should attract 300+ cars. (I heard 500 last year). Issaquah is about 20 - 25 minutes from downtown though. Maybe outlet shopping in North Bend for the ladies (15 min past Issaquah) and car show for you?

If you do the ferry ride, you'll probably want to take the high speed ferries (Victoria Clipper) that leave from downtown Seattle - 2 hours up and 2 hours back. In Victoria you'll have the downtown area (lots of little shops and good restaurants, and natural science museum), and Buchart Gardens this time of year will be beautiful.

Herringchoker

I think you'll need about 30 more days, all of this stuff shouldn't be missed. this trip you may just have to hit the majors.