Kerry Park is THE place to take guests who are in town visiting. It has to be one of the very best views of the beautiful Seattle skyline.
These locks provide passage for boats transiting between Puget Sound and the fresh water estuary of Seattle's Lake Washington. In the autumn the lock's adjacent ladders fill with migrating salmon that are swimming in from the ocean to their headwaters to spawn.
Many people visit Seattle and needlessly wait in long lines to ride to the top of the Space Needle. But there is another less-famous tower across town that also offers unparalleled views of Puget Sound, Mt.
Only ten minutes from downtown Seattle (by car or by water taxi) Alki Beach offers breathtaking views of the Olympic mountains, the city skyline, the Port of Seattle and the summit of Mt. Rainier.
Located in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, Golden Gardens park offers breathtaking views of Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains. Adjacent to the Shilshole marina, Golden Gardens offers a range of beach and recreation areas as well as recently restored wetlands on its northern beach.
Discovery Park in Seattle, Washington is a 500 acre nature reserve that is owned and managed by the City of Seattle. It is the largest park in the city and it occupies land formerly used by Fort Lawton.