Seattle Underground Tour
One of the well-known attractions of Seattle is the underground tour. It’s a talks about the brutal history of how Seattle came to be and its perseverance through wariest natural disasters. The tour starts below a local café which is marked as a gathering point. After checking in and a brief introduction about the tour you’re taken into multiple chambers which happen to be buildings before the great fire of Seattle. For almost over half a century these underground place is very inaccessible due to rack infestation. Now a days some of the accessible underground structures bustling with underground activities.
Boat Ride
We took a boat ride from a pier next to the Seattle Ferris wheel. The ride included some refreshments aboard while having a brief ride from the the market place to all the way the Seattle space needle and back. We saw high risers, old broken down hotels, gnu ports, buildings built for the 1960s fair and large container ships being loaded and unloaded. The view from far out in the ocean was beautiful and gave a good perspective of the elevation of the land and its hidden history of re-incarnation.
Museum Of Flight
On the last day of our trip we decided to rent a car and drive down south but not before visiting one of the popular attraction in the town, “The Museum Of Flight”. Seattle is known as the aviation capital of the United States. Boeing calling Seattle home is a big part of this designation. There is a popular Boeing factory which unfortunately we couldn’t find tickets to go. So we decided to go to the next best thing on aviation, a museum. The museum posted Air liners from multiple generations displayed in a hanger. It had a lot of intuitive and learning models for kids to enjoy. It even had a section dedicated for space history covering various space ships drawers and satellites. Overall it is a good way to spend time with your kids enjoying the history and the future of air travel.
Mount Rainier National Forest
Seattle is located right between two national forest, mount Olympus on its left and Mount Rainier to its south. We decided to visit Mount Rainier as it offered scenic views from the top. Mount Olympus included the grueling drive which we wanted to avoid. Mount Rainier started off as a distance spec but quickly became a visit to a rainforest. There was snow along the highway giving us a glimpse of what to expect if we reached top. Because it was still not spring the winter snow was still abundant. The tall trees made the view look spectacular but the snow as a backdrop. We stopped by a local café to enjoy some venison burger. We also witnessed deadheads part of the river water coming down from the mountains.
In a nutshell, the trip to Seattle was fun and exciting. Even though it’s not a larger city, it offers plenty of attractions to keep you busy for a few days. If you are an outdoor person, Seattle can be a good stop point to visit all the national forests parks and hiking places. It also offers many water activities which we did not get to explore because we are not water bodies. For anyone looking to visit Seattle I would highly recommend the spring time as there are various flower and food festivals that provide a perfect backdrop for nature and a city like to mix. Washington has always known for its greenery, I’m glad to say I got to enjoy quite a bit of it.
I will be sure to visit you again Seattle. Until then stay sleepless.
By
Roy D