Jana & Mackenzie
Jana & Mackenzie
Things to Do
Some of Jana and Mackenzie's favorite restaurants:
Shawn O'Donnell's Irish Pub: Jana and Mackenzie's favorite spot for hearty meals on chilly days
Feast World Kitchen: a nonprofit restaurant that supports and features rotating chef-entrepreneurs who cook meals from their home countries and cultures
Skewers: Our local Lebanese-Armenian food, in true Wipf fashion
Cochinito Taqueria: Mexican-inspired food
For spirits and mixed drinks: Dry Fly Distillery (gin, vodka, and whiskey producers, with grain sourced from family farms located within 30 miles of the distillery)
For beer: Lumberbeard Brewing (where Mackenzie's brother works)
For wine: Barrister Winery, a little tricky to find, but a private urban garden space in the city and a gorgeous historic brick and timber building with great wine
Rut Bar and Kitchen: a very fun vegan restaurant that always impresses us
Bennedito's Pizza: classic neighborhood haunt with incredible Detroit-style pizza
Huckleberry's Natural Market: one of Jana and Mackenzie's all-time favorite spots for coffee, fresh juices and smoothies, scratch made bistro, individual cake slices and pastries from local bakery, single cans/bottles or drafts of local beers and kombucha, etc. etc. We walk here weekly.
The Grain Shed: an incredible bakery with breads made the old world way with locally-grown, stone-milled flour, naturally leavened, and baked in wood fire ovens
Centennial Trail
The Spokane River Centennial Trail is a designated National Recreation Trail. The Centennial Trail is a nearly 40-mile paved recreational trail for pedestrians and non-motorized vehicles. The trail stretches from Sontag Park in Nine Mile Falls, Washington to the Washington / Idaho state line.
The 3+ downtown miles of the trail pass Gonzaga University, Riverfront Park, and historic downtown Spokane.
Riverfront Park
Previously an old railyard, this 100-acres park directly downtown was turned into the site of the 1974 World's Fair, which Spokane is very proud of. Lots of river and Spokane Falls viewpoints (the falls will be near their peak power in late April), bridges, iconic skylines, and a garbage-eating goat… Spokane Falls is the country’s largest urban waterfall.
On the Riverfront Park section of the trail, you’ll find numerous viewpoints of the Spokane Falls, the largest urban waterfall in the United States. Catch a ride on the Numerica SkyRide at Riverfront Park. The fifteen-minute enclosed cable cabin offers a convenient waterfront excursion where you’ll experience breathtaking views of Spokane Falls. Just off the trail, take a walk through Riverfront Park, home to the newly renovated Pavilion from the 1974 World’s Fair.
Manito Park
Considered one of the best parks in Spokane, Washington, Manito is a 90-acre public park located in the South Hill neighborhood just minutes from downtown. With spacious manicured lawns, playgrounds, walking and biking paths, topiary shrubs, ponds, a greenhouse conservatory, a cafe, scenic drives, and picturesque gardens, it is an oasis for the 150,000 people who visit the park each year.
One of the many gardens, the lilac garden blooms in late-April and May. This garden has 23 distinct species of lilacs, including Spokane’s very own lilac, the Syringa Spokane.
John A. Finch Arboretum
The John A. Finch Arboretum is the place you must go to if you are a nature lover. It was founded in 1949 and occupies 65 acres. You can find over 2000 species of trees and flowers, and also collections of maples, rhododendron, conifers, and lilacs. In Spring, you'll see blooming trees like dogwoods, lilacs, and magnolias.
Davenport Hotel, Autograph Collection
The Historic Davenport Hotel is that place in Spokane full of history. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places because it was the classiest and fanciest hotel in Spokane between 1914 and 1985. The interior design is stunning, and it is worth walking around in, even if you aren't staying there.