Location: Central Seattle/Capitol Hill Address: 15th Ave. E. and E. John St. Acreage: 0.13 I’ve driven past Williams Place so many times trying to take a short cut through Capitol Hill. When I walked there today I was surprised I had never noticed this sweet little park. This small plot of grass and trees at… Continue reading Williams Place
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Volunteer Park Conservatory
Location: Central Seattle/Capitol Hill Address: 1400 E. Galer St. Acreage: approx. 0.4 Completed in 1912, the Volunteer Park Conservatory houses hundreds of varieties of unusual plants and flowers. The beautiful glass building is divided into five “houses” with different temperatures and themes: Palms, Ferns, Cacti, Seasonals and Bromeliads. It’s fun to wander the rooms and… Continue reading Volunteer Park Conservatory
Volunteer Park
Location: Central Seattle/Capitol Hill Address: 1247 15th Ave. E. Acreage: 48.3 Looking for someplace to take out-of-towners that’s free and has views almost as good as the Space Needle? Volunteer Park’s water tower on Capitol Hill provides great vistas of Seattle and the only cost is the workout it takes to get up the 106… Continue reading Volunteer Park
Cal Anderson Park
Location: Central Seattle/Capitol Hill Address: 1635 11th Ave. Acreage: 7.37 I often talk about certain parks serving as hubs for their communities. I can’t help thinking it’s true about Cal Anderson park, too. Like its Capitol Hill neighborhood, this park buzzes with activity year-round. On a weekday afternoon in November, I’m amazed at how many… Continue reading Cal Anderson Park
Tashkent Park
Location: Central Seattle/Capitol Hill Address: 511 Boylston Ave. E. Acreage: 0.5 Tashkent Park, named after one of Seattle’s sister cities in Uzbekistan, is a park that’s especially quaint at this time of the year. A half-dozen large maple trees have shed nearly all their leaves, creating a beautiful carpet of yellows and oranges. There’s also… Continue reading Tashkent Park
Thomas Street Mini Park
Location: Central Seattle Address: 306 Bellevue Ave. E. Acreage: 0.25 Thomas Street Mini Park is a cute park with a cute name. Not much more than a hill of grass on first glance, if you take the little path into the middle of the park you’ll find a small circular sitting area. The park has… Continue reading Thomas Street Mini Park
Solstice Park
Location: West Seattle Address: 7400 Fauntleroy Way S.W. Acreage: 7.17 I climbed up the hill across the street from Lincoln Park in West Seattle today to investigate a big grassy mound and discovered Solstice Park. Completed in 2002, this park is a wonderful place to take in views of the Puget Sound or to star… Continue reading Solstice Park
Japanese Garden
Location: Central Seattle/Madison Park Address: 1075 Lake Washington Blvd. E. Acreage: 3.5 Located inside Washington Arboretum Park, the Japanese Garden is one of the few places on city property where you have to pay a fee to enter. But it’s worth the $5 to see this garden that was designed by Japanese garden designer Juki… Continue reading Japanese Garden