Seattle Museum Month, February 1-28, provides Seattle guests staying in one among our 50+ accomplice motels an unbeatable worth: 50% off admission at greater than 25 museums, together with a lot of Seattle’s hottest sights.
You may go to as many museums as you want throughout your keep, and as much as 4 individuals staying within the lodge room are eligible to make use of the low cost, so it’s good for journeys with buddies or household. You’ll discover your entire record of museums at seattlemuseummonth.com – however how to decide on? Let’s dive in and I’ll attempt to make some options in keeping with your pursuits.
Right now’s subject is: household enjoyable! Listed here are a few of my suggestions in case you have youngsters within the combine.
First up, the Burke Museum. Re-opened in late 2019 in a newly constructed, purpose-built facility, the Burke provides a brand new form of museum expertise, making the analysis and scientific discovery accessible to guests. With superb fossils, dinosaur bones, minerals, cultural artifacts, and an enticing staff of scientists and researchers to welcome you, the Burke is a must-see!
Courtesy Burke Museum
At Seattle Middle, the colourful Museum of Pop Tradition (MoPOP) is eye-popping inside and outside, and can thrill older youngsters and their mother and father too. Music followers can dive deep into reveals on Hip Hop, or Seattle icons Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Jimi Hendrix, whereas followers of Harry Potter or The Wizard of Oz will enjoyment of Fantasy: Worlds of Fable and Magic. Indie Recreation Revolution provides an immersion into modern online game tradition. Perhaps zombies, vampires and different issues that go bump within the evening are extra your pace? Then Scared to Demise: The Thrill of Horror Movie is for you! (Observe that this one is for the age 13+ crowd, resulting from excessive scare issue & graphic content material.)
Indie Recreation Revolution exhibit at MoPOP Courtesy MoPOP
Additionally at Seattle Middle, the Pacific Science Middle has been a household favourite since 1962. From the Tropical Butterfly Home, to the Planetarium, the Tinker Tank Makerspace to Dinosaurs: A Journey By means of Time, a wide range of exhibitions and experiences are prepared to thrill and encourage.
Pacific Science Middle Rachael Jones
Seattle Kids’s Museum can also be situated on the Seattle Middle, providing hands-on reveals and day by day applications for teenagers from beginning to age 10, sparking creativeness and discovery via exploratory play.
Seattle Kids’s Museum Megan Ching
Seattle Aquarium delights guests younger and previous on the Seattle waterfront. A frontrunner in hands-on marine experiences and conservation training, the Aquarium makes studying about Puget Sound and our world’s one huge ocean enjoyable and interesting. Each day diver reveals within the Home windows On Washington Waters exhibit introduce the fish that yow will discover in our Washington waters. Sporting specialised masks, the divers are capable of discuss forwards and backwards with Aquarium interpreters on the skin of the exhibit, and reply your questions.
Seattle Aquarium Rachael Jones
From the waterfront, you’ll be able to stroll on a Washington State Ferry for a 30 minute crossing to Bainbridge Island, the place a brief stroll up from the dock leads you to Children Discovery Museum, which is geared for little ones from 6 months to eight years.
Courtesy Children Discovery Museum
A couple of minutes north of Seattle Middle is Woodland Park Zoo, one other perennial favourite for all ages. Established in 1899, the Zoo has been an city oasis and is now a frontrunner in animal conservation efforts. Its 92 acres are divided into bioclimatic zones, that includes pure habitats starting from humid tropical rain forests and coastal deserts to temperate rain forests like these of the Pacific Northwest, housing a variety of fascinating animals.
bear, bear cub, brown bear, juniper, residing northwest path
Woodland Park Zoo
Discover your good lodge and study extra about Seattle Museum Month at seattlemuseummonth.com. See our different weblog posts for extra options for arts & tradition lovers, historical past & heritage buffs, and people searching for one-of-a-kind experiences. With greater than 25 collaborating museums, we’ve bought one thing for each curiosity. See you in February!
Banner picture: Seattle Aquarium
Concerning the Writer
Tracey Wickersham
Tracey Wickersham is the Senior Director of Cultural Tourism at Go to Seattle. A volunteer dj & host of an extended working music program on KBCS 91.3 FM, she spent 6 years on the board of 4Culture, supporting arts, heritage, public artwork and historic preservation in King County. You will usually discover her on the Tractor Tavern having fun with nice bands, exploring one of many area’s lovely parks, or in one among Seattle’s many reside theater venues.
