Seattle attractions

Ye Olde Curiosity Shop

In continuous operation since 1899, gift novelty store with curio displays including Sylvester and Sylvia Mummy, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily, 1001 Alaskan Way, Seattle (206-682-5844 or www.yeoldecuriosityshop.com).

Seattle Waterfront

Shopping, dining, lodging and transportation options, history and other info (www.seattlewaterfront.org).

Seattle Center

Fun Forest Amusement Park

and Entertainment Pavilion

Indoor pavilion with rides, bumper cars, miniature golf, video games, laser tag, climbing wall, food vendors, open 11 a.m. daily; outdoor carousel and kiddie rides, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, daily June-Sept. 6; most large rides have been removed, Pavilion and remaining rides open through Labor Day (206-728-1585 or www.funforest.com).

Center House

Food court and family activities, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. daily (206-684-7200 or www.seattlecenter.com).

The Children's Museum

Ongoing interactive exhibits include Mountain Forest, Discovery Bay, Global Village, Cog City and The Neighborhood, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Center House, lower level, $6.50-$7.50 (206-441-1768 or www.thechildrensmuseum.org).

Seattle Center Monorail

The monorail runs between Seattle Center and Westlake Center every 10 minutes, 9 a.m.-11 p.m. daily, extended hours for special events; $1.50-$4/round trip (206-905-2620 or www.seattlemonorail.com).

The Space Needle

Observation deck 360-degree view, indoor and outdoor viewing areas, gift shop, restaurants, 9:30 a.m.-11 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-11 p.m. Sunday, 400 Broad St., $8-$17 (206-905-2100 or www.spaceneedle.com).

International Fountain

One of Seattle's favorite gathering spots, 200-foot-wide-bowl with water sprays synchronized to music, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. most days (206-684-7200).

EMP/SFM

(Experience Music Project/

Science Fiction Museum

and Hall of Fame)

Interactive and interpretive exhibits on rock 'n' roll, its roots and its influence on other genres; sci-fi robots, aliens, spaceships, art and literature, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily through May 27, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. daily May 28-Sept. 6, hours may vary due to special events; $15/adults, $12/ages 5-17, ages 65 and older and military (206-770-2700 or www.empsfm.org).

Pacific Science Center

Exhibits include Dinosaurs: A Journey Through Time, Tropical Butterfly House, Insect Village, Puget Sound Tide Pool, Kids Works, Body Works, Imax theaters, laser theater, classes and camps, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday through June 14, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily starting June 16, 200 Second Ave. N., Seattle; $14/adults, $12/ages 65 and older, $9/ages 6-12, $7/ages 3-5, additional charge for Imax and laser theaters (206-443-2001 or www.pacsci.org).

Pioneer Square

Smith Tower

Observation Deck

Seattle's first skyscraper, the 42-story building that was the fourth-tallest building in the world when it was completed in 1914, with 35th-floor open-air Observation Deck and ornate Chinese Room, 10 a.m.-sunset daily, hours subject to change, Yesler Way and Second Avenue, Seattle; $5-$7.50 (206-622-4004 or www.smithtower.com).

Underground Tours

Walking tour of the burned-down 1890s Seattle with humorous look at the early days of Seattle, hourly 10 a.m.-7 p.m., call ahead, 608 First Ave., Seattle; $7-$15, not recommended for ages under 6 (206-682-4646 or www.undergroundtour.com).

Klondike Gold Rush

National Historical Park

Photos, films, exhibits on Gold Rush of 1897-98 and its effect on Seattle, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, 319 Second Ave. S., Seattle; free (206-220-4240or www.nps.gov/klse).

Waterfall Garden Park

Privately maintained park with 22-foot-tall man-made waterfall, benches, tables and plants commemorates the spot where United Parcel Service (UPS) was founded in 1907, open daily, 219 Second Ave. S. (at Main Street), Seattle; free.

Sodo

Safeco Field tour

One-hour public tour, a mile of walking, wheelchair accessible, includes the press box, dugouts, visitors' clubhouse and other areas not usually open to the public, 10:30 a.m., 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. on days with no home games; on days with home games at 6 p.m. or later, tours at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.; call to verify schedule; $7-$9 (206-622-HITS or seattle.mariners.mlb.com).

Qwest Field tour

Tour the field, visitors' locker room, luxury suite and more; about a mile of walking, wheelchair accessible, 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday through May, 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. daily June-August, call to confirm schedule, get tickets at least 30 minutes in advance from the Seahawks Pro Shop, Qwest Field, Seattle; $7/adults, $5/ages 4-12 and ages 65 and older (206-381-7582 or www.qwestfield.com).

South Seattle

Northwest African American Museum

Kubota Garden Park

20-acre Japanese-American garden with a Northwest influence, ponds, ginkgo trees, bamboo and Japanese pines, open daylight hours daily, 55th Avenue South and Renton Avenue South, Seattle (206-684-4584 or www.kubota.org).

Museum of Flight

Aircraft, air-traffic control tower; children's area; history of aviation including Boeing's 100-year-old Red Barn manufacturing plant, aircraft and memorabilia of World War I and World War II, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, until 9 p.m. first Thursdays; Airpark outdoor display including the original Air Force One and a supersonic Concorde open 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily, until 8:30 p.m. on first Thursdays; 9404 E. Marginal Way S., Seattle; $15/adults, $13/ages 65 and older, $8/ages 5-17, first Thursday of each month free 5-9 p.m. (206-764-5720 or www.museumofflight.org).

Chinatown / International District

Wing Luke Asian Museum

Seattle The history, culture and art of Seattle's Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Filipino, Pacific Islander and Southeast Asian communities, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. first Thursday and third Saturday of every month, 719 King St., Seattle; $9.95-$12.95 (206-623-5124 or www.wingluke.org).

Chinatown Discovery Tours

Walking tours of markets and historical sites on informal guided-walking tours, some with meals, tea or dim sum, Seattle; $10-$37 (206-623-5124 or www.seattlechinatowntour.com).

First Hill

Frye Art Museum

Collection of 19th- and 20th-century American, German and French paintings, temporary exhibitions, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, until 8 p.m. Thursdays, noon-5 p.m. Sunday; free (206-622-9250 or www.fryeart.org).

Capitol Hill

Volunteer Park

Lake Union

Center for Wooden Boats

Display of wooden boats of various vintages, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. daily, free, donations welcome; free classic boat rides, weather permitting, 2 p.m. Sundays; boat rentals; 1010 Valley St., Seattle (206-382-2628 or www.cwb.org).

Lake Union Park

Seattle Ferry Service

Cruise tours Lake Union and Portage Bay, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on the hour Sundays, $11/adults, $10/seniors, $7/ages 5-13, $2/ages 4 and younger, snacks available, reservations recommended, from South Lake Union Park, Valley Street and Terry Avenue North, Seattle (206-284-2828 or www.seattleferryservice.com).

Gas Works Park

Open spaces, play barn, picnic areas, kite flying and access to Burke-Gilman Trail, 2101 N. Northlake Way, Seattle (206-684-4075 or www.seattle.gov/parks/).

University District / Montlake

Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

Life and times of Washington; prehistoric animals, a walk-through volcano, traditions of Pacific Rim; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, until 8 p.m. first Thursdays, 17th Avenue Northeast and 45th Street, University of Washington, Seattle; $6-$9.50, free on first Thursdays (206-543-5590 or www.burkemuseum.org).

Henry Art Gallery

Modern and contemporary art, cafe, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursdays-Fridays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays, University of Washington, 4100 15th Ave. N.E., Seattle; $6-$10; free for high-school or college students with ID and ages 13 and younger, free on Thursdays (206-543-2280 or www.henryart.org).

Washington Park Arboretum

More than 200 acres with 5,500 trees and shrubs; dawn to dusk daily, guided tours, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. most first and third Sundays, call to confirm; Graham Visitors Center open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, closed on UW holidays, 2300 Arboretum Drive E., Seattle; free (206-543-8800 or depts.washington.edu/uwbg/gardens/wpa.shtml).

Seattle Japanese Garden

Traditional garden celebrating 50th anniversary this year, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. daily through Aug. 15; 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Aug. 16-Sept. 20; public tours at 12:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays; anniversary ceremony, June 6; photo sessions, the only time tripods are allowed, 8-10 a.m. Tuesdays, $30 by reservation; 1075 Lake Washington Blvd. E., Seattle; $3-$5 (206-684-4725 or www.seattle.gov/parks/).

Museum of History

& Industry

Photographs, artifacts and exhibits on the growth of the Puget Sound region, including Seattle in the 1880s, Great Seattle Fire; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, until 8 p.m. on first Thursdays, 2700 24th Ave. E., Seattle; $8/adults, $6/ages 62 and older, ages 5-17, free first Thursday of each month (206-324-1126 or www.seattlehistory.org).

Sand Point

Magnuson Park

Waterfront park with boat ramp, sports fields, tennis courts, paved paths for biking, fields, 6500 Sand Point Way N.E., Seattle (206-684-4075 or www.seattle.gov/parks/).

Green Lake

Green Lake Park

2.8-mile path around the lake for runners, bikers, skaters and walkers, swimming beaches, boat rental, 7201 E. Green Lake Drive N., Seattle (206-684-4075 or www.seattle.gov/parks/).

Phinney Ridge

Woodland Park Zoo

Meerkats return to the zoo in a newly renovated exhibit; summer programs include giraffe feeding, 10-11 a.m. and 2:30-3:30 p.m. daily, $5/person, age 2 and younger free; Creature Feature up-close animals, 10:30 a.m. daily, Zoomazium; Animal Contact Experience, meet farm animals, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, Family Farm; African beading activity, 12:30-4:30 p.m. daily, African Village, $3/bracelet, $8/necklace; African Savanna Safari, 11 a.m. Wednesdays-Sundays; African Village storytelling, noon Wednesdays-Sundays; elephant keeper chat, 2 p.m. daily; meerkat keeper chat, 2:30 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays; historic carousel; Willawong Station Bird Feeding Experience, Zoomazium indoor play space for ages 8 and younger; 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. daily, Woodland Park Zoo, 5500 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle; $16.50/adult; $11/ages 3-12; $5/parking (206-548-2500 or www.zoo.org).

Woodland Park Rose Garden

Thousands of roses; gazebo, ponds, paths, 7 a.m.-dusk daily, 700 N. 50th St., Seattle; free (206-684-4863 or www.zoo.org/rose-garden).

Fremont

History House

Old Seattle photos, murals, computer-discovery stations; noon-5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday, 790 N. 34th S., Seattle; $1 (206-675-8875 or www.historyhouse.org).

Ballard

Hiram M. Chittenden Locks

The locks linking Lake Union with Puget Sound, built in 1917, handle more than 100,000 boats a year; fish ladder with views of migrating salmon; visitor center exhibits explain the use and building of the locks; grounds include the Carl S. English Gardens, grounds and locks 7 a.m.-9 p.m. daily, tours available; visitor center, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily; free concerts at the Locks, 2 p.m. most Saturdays and Sundays June-August; 3015 N.W. 54th St., Seattle, free (206-783-7059).

Golden Gardens Park

Beach with picnic sites, trails and paths including forest and wetland, beach fire pits, dog off-leash area, boat launch, 4 a.m.-11:30 p.m. daily, 8498 Seaview Place N.W., Seattle (206-684-4075 or www.seattle.gov/parks).

Nordic Heritage Museum

Exhibits on Scandinavian contributions in the Pacific Northwest from 18th century to present, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, noon-4 p.m. Sundays, 3014 N.W. 67th St., Seattle; $4-$6 (206-789-5707 or www.nordicmuseum.org).

Carkeek Park

Scenic views, 6 miles of trails, Pipers Creek and Orchard, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. daily; Environmental Learning Center, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 950 N.W. Carkeek Park Road, Seattle (206-684-0877or www.seattle.gov/parks).

Magnolia

Discovery Park and Environmental Learning Center

The largest park in Seattle, 534 acres of meadows, forests, cliffs, beaches, 6 a.m.-11 p.m. daily; nature programs, visitors' center open 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays, 3801 W. Government Way, Seattle (206-386-4236 or www.seattle.gov/parks).

West Seattle

Log House Museum

Restored 1903 structure a few blocks from the site of the 1851 landing of the Denny Party, the first white settlers in Seattle, with historical displays; noon-4 p.m. Thursdays-Sundays, 3003 61st Ave. S.W., Seattle; $1-$3 suggested donation (206-938-5293 or www.loghousemuseum.info/).

Alki Beach Park

Beach, 2.5 miles of wide paths with bike lane, small boat access, picnic areas, art studio, birthplace of Seattle monument, campfires allowed in designated fire pits, 1702 Alki Ave. S.W., Seattle (206-684-4075 or www.seattle.gov/parks).

Camp Long

Forest, rustic cabins available for overnight rental, picnic areas, programs at 68 acre park, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays, 5200 35th Ave. S.W., Seattle (206-684-7434 or www.seattle.gov/parks).

Schmitz Preserve Park

Old-growth forest with walking paths, 5551 Southwest Admiral Way, Seattle (206-684-4075 or www.seattle.gov/parks/).

Lincoln Park

130 acres of woods, playground, playing fields, wading pool, trails and beach, Fauntleroy Way Southwest and Southwest Webster Street, next to the Vashon-Southworth ferry dock, Seattle (206-684-4075 or www.seattle.gov/parks/).

Around town

Ride the Ducks of Seattle

City tour by land and sea in an amphibious landing craft; hours vary, ticket booth at Seattle Center, Seattle; $25, $15/ages 12 and younger (206-441-3825 or 800-817-1116 or www.ridetheducksofseattle.com).

Seattle Tours

City and regional tours, cruises and activities (800-305-9617 or www.seattletours.us).

Mount Rainier and City Tours

Guided Seattle tours, day trips to Mount Rainier, Boeing tours (888-293-1404 or www.seattlecitytours.com).

Let's Tour Seattle

City bus tours (206-632-1447 or www.letstourseattle.com).

Seattle Walking Tour

Walking tour of downtown Seattle, 10 a.m. Mondays-Saturdays, $20/by reservation (425-226-7641 or www.see-seattle.com/).

Scenic Seattle Tours

Tours include Explore Seattle, Snoqualmie Falls and Wineries, Mount Rainier, Boeing (206-878-3965 or www.toursofseattle.com).

Savor Seattle Food Tours

Tours with tastings at food shops and restaurants, Seattle (888-987-2867 or www.savorseattletours.com).

Wines Northwest

Information on wineries in Seattle and the surrounding area (www.winesnw.com/puget2.html).

CityPass

Buy a pass, good for nine days, at any of the featured attractions for admission to Woodland Park Zoo, the Space Needle, Pacific Science Center, Seattle Aquarium, Argosy Cruises Harbor Tour and option for Museum of Flight or EMP/SFM for about half the regular-admission prices; $59/adult, $39/ages 4 to 13 (888-330-5008 or www.citypass.com).

— Compiled by Madeline McKenzie