Ideas for fun on the Eastside and south of Seattle

Juanita Bay Park

wildlife habitat

Kirkland Meadow, marsh, woods and wetland on 144 acres with paved trails and boardwalk, signs providing a self-guided tour, habitat guided tour 1 p.m. first Sunday of each month, no registration required; 2201 Market St., Kirkland (425-587-3312 or www.ci.kirkland.wa.us/depart/parks/Parks/Juanita_Bay_Park_Tour.htm).

Marymoor Park

Redhook Ale Brewery

Woodinville Brewery tours and sampling, minors welcome, 2 and 4 p.m. Monday-Friday, 1, 3 and 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; $1 includes 3-4 samples and souvenir glass; Forecasters Pub and beer garden, minors welcome except after 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 14300 N.E. 145th St., Woodinville (425-483-3232 or www.redhook.com).

Château Ste Michelle

Woodinville Winery tours and tasting, available 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily, 14111 N.E. 145th St., Woodinville (425-415-3633 or www.ste-michelle.com).

Columbia Winery

Woodinville Guided tours and tasting available; wine shop, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily, 14030 N.E. 145th St., Woodinville; wine education and five tastes, $5 (425-482-7490 or www.columbiawinery.com).

Cougar Mountain Zoo

Issaquah Small zoo with focus on endangered species; exhibits include mountain lions, reindeer, cranes, antelopes, macaws and lemurs, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays, Cougar Mountain Zoo, 19525 S.E. 54th St., Issaquah; $8-$10.50 (425-391-5508 or www.cougarmountainzoo.org).

Lake Sammamish State Park

Issaquah Popular 512-acre, day-use lakefront park with picnic areas, forest and wetland, salmon creek, boat-launch ramps, hiking and biking trails and great blue heron colony, 20606 S.E. 56th St., Issaquah (day-use facility reservations, 888-226-7688, information www.parks.wa.gov).

Gilman Town Hall Museum

Issaquah Issaquah milestones, vintage tools, artifacts from local families, research center, 1914-vintage town jail and gift shop, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 165 S.E. Andrews St., Issaquah; $1-$2 (425-392-3500 or www.issaquahhistory.org).

Issaquah Depot Museum

Issaquah Issaquah historic train depot with railroad memorabilia, vintage caboose and railroad cars, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Fridays-Sundays, 50 Rainier Blvd. N., Issaquah; $1-$2 (425-392-3500 orwww.issaquahhistory.org).

Tolt MacDonald Park

Carnation Campsites, yurts, meadows, children's play area, hiking trails, picnic shelters on the Snoqualmie River, 8 a.m.-dusk, 31020 N.E. 40th St., Carnation (picnic shelter, barn or ballfield rental, 206-205-5275, campsite rental 206-205-5434 or www.metrokc.gov/parks).

Snoqualmie Casino

Snoqualmie Gambling, entertainment, restaurants, 24 hours a day, 37500 S.E. North Bend Way, Snoqualmie (425-888-1234 or snocasino.org).

Snoqualmie Falls

Snoqualmie The Snoqualmie River plunges 270 feet at the falls, part of a two-acre park with observation platforms and half-mile trail to the waterfall's base, open daily, Exit 27 from Interstate 90, Snoqualmie.

Southside attractions

Liberty Park

Renton Lighted basketball courts and tennis courts, picnic areas and shelter, skatepark, Cedar River Trail access, 1101 Bronson Way N., Renton (picnic shelter reservations: 425-430-6700 or www.rentonwa.gov).

Renton Historical Museum

Renton History of the Duwamish Indians and Renton's coal-mining and logging days, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 235 Mill Ave. S., Renton; $1-$3, free on the first Wednesdays and third Saturdays; information on "History Lives Here" self-guided tour of 22 markers highlighting significant places, people and events in Renton available at the museum (425-255-2330 or www.rentonhistory.org).

Family Fun Center

Tukwila Indoor and outdoor attractions including go-carts, miniature golf, batting cages, rock-climbing wall, laser tag, video arcade and restaurant, noon-9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, noon-11 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday, hours subject to change; 7300 Fun Center Way, Tukwila; admission free, charges for activities vary (425-228-7300 or www.fun-center.com).

Macadam Winter Garden

Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum

Kent The nation's only public museum dedicated to powerboat racing, with vintage hydroplanes and memorabilia, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays, other times often available, call for information, 5917 S. 196th St., Kent; $5-$10 (206-764-9453 or www.thunderboats.org).

Kent Historical Museum

Kent A three-story 1908 craftsman-style home furnished with period furniture, and gallery of local historical artifacts, noon-4 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, 855 E. Smith St., Kent; admission by donation (253-854-4330 or www.kenthistoricalmuseum.org).

White River Valley Museum

Auburn Pioneer, Native American and Japanese history including an 1880s cabin, a Northern Pacific wooden caboose and 1920-era downtown Auburn exhibit, noon-4 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays, 918 H St. S.E., Auburn Community Campus, Auburn; $1-$2, free on Wednesdays (253-288-7433 or www.wrvmuseum.org).

Flaming Geyser State Park

Auburn Named for its unique methane seep "geysers," 480-acre park on the Green River, 8 a.m.-dusk daily; model-airplane-flying hours 10 a.m.-dusk, Green Valley Road and Southeast 354th Street, Auburn (360-902-8844 or www.parks.wa.gov).

Dash Point State Park

Federal Way Saltwater shoreline 398-acre park on Puget Sound; camping available, park open for day use 8 a.m.-dusk daily, Dash Point Drive, Federal Way (360-902-8844 or www.parks.wa.gov).

Point Defiance Park, Zoo

Tacoma Old-growth forest, marina, hiking and running trails; dahlia, fuchsia, herb, iris, Japanese, Northwest native, rhododendron and rose gardens; beaches; picnic areas including Never Never Land Family Picnic and Playground with half-mile trail, dawn to dusk daily (253-305-1000 or www.metroparkstacoma.org);

• Fort Nisqually re-creation of Hudson's Bay Co. historic site; staff members in period clothing available to answer questions and offer demonstrations, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday, $2-$4 (253-591-5339 or www.fortnisqually.org);

• Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium featuring beluga whales, walruses, elephants, farm animals, aquarium, Kids' Zone children's zoo, carousel, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. daily, 5400 N. Pearl St., Tacoma, $4-$11 (253-591-5337 or www.pdza.org).

Northwest Trek Wildlife Park

Eatonville 600-acre wildlife park with animals native to the Northwest, some in exhibits and some viewed by tram tour in animal free-range area; 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday-Sunday, 11610 Trek Drive E., Eatonville, Pierce County, $6.50-$15.50 (360-832-6117 or www.nwtrek.org).