Boeing Factory Tour at the Future of Flight Museum in Mukilteo

Antiquing in Snohomish

Skydiving in Snohomish

Hot air balloon rides in Snohomish

Scenic drives around the countryside

Mukilteo ferry to Whidbey Island

Space Needle - Pay to go up to the viewing deck, eat in the rotating restaurant, or just check it out from the ground.

Chihuly Garden and Glass (discount when you buy Space Needle & Chihuly tickets together) -Chihuly ticket good for a return at night--worth it

Pike Place Market - Order some fish and watch it get thrown around, get coffee at the first Starbucks

Post Alley Gum Wall - Second most unsanitary place in the world!

Fremont Troll - Keep Fremont weird.

Center for Wooden Boats - Where Ian and Liz had their first date! Take a rowboat out on Lake Union.

Seattle Art Museum

Ballard Locks - Watch boats come in and out of the locks from the sound towards Lake Union.

Farmers Markets (Ballard, Fremont, Queen Anne, etc...)

Kerry Park - Great view of Seattle from Queen Anne hill

Alki Beach - Originally planned location for the city in current West Seattle. Nice views of ferry boats and Seattle skyline.

Golden Gardens - Nice beach in Ballard neighborhood, views across the sound.

Seattle Aquarium

Ferris Wheel

Alaskan Way - Stroll along the waterfront and check out all the piers, including the aquarium, ferris wheel, and several parks.

Underground tours - Long ago, Seattle sunk and a new Seattle was built on top. Tour the old city underground.

Duck Boats - Tour the city and Lake Union on an amphibious vehicle. Great for kids -- lots of quacking.

Viretta Park - For Nirvana fans, a small park next to Kurt Cobain's Seattle house.

Ian and Liz are craft beer fans and know lots of our guests are as well. The Seattle area offers and abundance of craft breweries and wineries. Some of our favorites:

NW Peaks (Ian's all-time favorite. Look for it at the reception!), Ballard

Reuben's Brews, Ballard

Stoup, Ballard

Hilliards, Ballard

Peddler, Ballard

(There are several more in Ballard, add them to a self directed walking brewery tour!)

Fremont Brewing, Fremont

Elysian, Greenlake-Capital Hill-SODO

Naked City, Greenwood

Chuck's Hop Shop on 85th (great bottle shop with ~40+ local beers on tap), Greenwood

Bellevue Brewing, Bellevue

Pike Place Brewing, downtown Seattle

Georgetown Brewing, Georgetown

American, Edmonds

Lazy Boy, Everett

Sound to Summit, Snohomish

Twin Rivers, Monroe

For wine, all you need to do is get to Woodinville. There are too many small, excellent wineries to count, many of them within walking distance of each other. Columbia Winery, Chateau St. Michelle Winery, and Redhook Brewery (all with national distribution) are also in Woodinville.

There are too many great restaurants in the area to list them all out. Feel free to contact Liz or Ian for a recommendation.

Some food to try:

Seafood - Salmon (especially smoked), dungeness and king crab, razor clams, oysters, geoduck for the adventurous

Asian cuisine - There's a large asian influence in the PNW and all the asian food is wonderful. Especially check out sushi, thai, and vietnamese.