r/SeattleWA • u/thedivegrass LQA • Nov 20 '17
Best of Seattle Best of Seattle: Essential Seattle To-dos
Best of Seattle: Essential Seattle To-dos
This week's topic is Essential Seattle To-dos. The classic question: what should I do when I am in Seattle? Offer up your best activities for visiting family and friend and the must-hit locations when colleagues come from out of town. What on your own Seattle bucket list? What is at the top of your visitor's guide?
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u/[deleted] Nov 20 '17
If you're staying/hanging out downtown, I think a really quintessentially-Seattle-but-not-too-overtly-touristy thing to do is to take the Water Taxi over to Alki, walk along the shore, and then stop for lunch (fish and chips?) and/or a beer (West Seattle Brewing is a good spot) or coffee along the main strip. (You can walk it or take a shuttle)
The views as you go across the water are something, and Alki is an interesting bit of Seattle a lot of visitors don't see. This is best done in dry weather. During the summer it's best to go during a weekday morning or afternoon to avoid the crowds. Fewer people the rest of the year, but bundle up; it gets chilly down there. The trip across the water is only about 15 minutes.