Location: Downtown Seattle Address: 2001 Western Ave. Acreage: 0.8 I learned a new vocabulary word writing this post. Busking: the practice of performing in public places for tips and gratuities. Buskers may also be known as street performers, street musicians, minstrels or troubadours. (Wikipedia) I took an out-of-town visitor to Victor Steinbrueck Park to show… Continue reading Victor Steinbrueck Park
Tag: Favorite Viewpoints
Belvedere Park
Location: West Seattle Address: 3600 Admiral Way S.W. Acreage: 4.2 It’s hard to concentrate on staying on the road when you drive Admiral Way and catch a glimpse of the incredible view from this park out your window. This West Seattle park, like Hamilton Viewpoint, is a great place to try to impress out-of-town visitors.… Continue reading Belvedere Park
Hamilton Viewpoint Park
Location: West Seattle Address: 1531 California Way S.W. Acreage: 16.9 One of the best views of downtown Seattle and Elliott Bay can be seen from Hamilton Viewpoint, a park perched above the water on the northern point of this peninsula. Despite clear views of the water, ferries and Seattle skyline, it is rarely full of… Continue reading Hamilton Viewpoint Park
Fremont Peak Park
Location: North Seattle Address: 4357 Palantine Ave. N. Acreage: 0.56 How often do you see buildings get torn down and the lots converted back into open space? It doesn’t seem to be a common occurrence in a city where land is hard to come by. But, that’s what happened in one corner of Fremont when… Continue reading Fremont Peak Park
East Montlake Park
Location: Central Seattle/Montlake Address: 2802 East Park Dr. E. Acreage: 7.1 After visiting West Montlake Park, I had to cross Mountlake Boulevard to see what its brother on the east side looked like. I didn’t think anything could beat the westerly views, but I was wrong. Standing on the wooden viewing platform at East Montlake… Continue reading East Montlake Park
Sunset Hill Park
Location: Northwest Seattle Address: 7531 34th Ave. N.W. Acreage: 2.7 In 1903 two Seattle families, the Moomaws and the Andersons, gave a little more than two acres of land to the city of Seattle. The spot is now called Sunset Hill Park, and its views are a wonderful legacy to the city. Sunset Hill Park… Continue reading Sunset Hill Park
Waterfront Park
Location: Downtown Seattle Address: 1301 Alaskan Way Acreage: 4.8 Downtown Seattle’s Waterfront Park is admittedly a little gritty. You may have to overlook a few sketchy characters and perhaps ignore occasional wafts of eau de urine. But get past that and you realize that this park is part of the Seattle waterfront experience and is… Continue reading Waterfront Park
Kerry Park
Location: Queen Anne/Central Seattle Address: 211 West Highland Drive Acreage: 1.26 You know a park has a special appeal when even on a drizzly Monday afternoon visitors take their time soaking in the views oblivious to the weather. That’s how it is with Queen Anne’s Kerry Park. A popular stop on the “what to do… Continue reading Kerry Park