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What to see near The Edgewater Hotel

2411 Alaskan Way, Pier 67·Seattle, WA·edgewaterhotel.com

Take the ferry. Not as a destination exactly, but as the thing itself: thirty-five minutes across open water with the city pulling away behind you and the Olympics rising ahead, the whole scale of Puget Sound suddenly legible in a way it never is from shore. If you walk up to Kerry Park before or after, you will understand the skyline you just left from a completely different angle, Rainier floating above it all on clear days like something imagined. Closer in, Pike Place is worth the early morning crowd for the light falling through the market's old windows and the smell of salt and flowers together. The Chihuly Garden glows after dark in a way that feels less like art and more like something the city dreamed up on its own.

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Inside a gallery, a large black-and-white photograph shows a person standing beside the curved glasshouse façade, with arched steel ribs and tall window panels filling the frame. To the right, a dark wall plaque titled “Glasshouse and Glasshouse Sculpture” presents exhibit text in white lettering.
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Seattle, WA

Chihuly Garden and Glass

An exhibition at Seattle Center showcasing the glass artwork of Tacoma-born artist Dale Chihuly in interior galleries and an outdoor garden. The Glasshouse, a 40-foot-tall steel-and-glass structure, houses a 100-foot-long suspended sculpture. The outdoor garden displays integrate glass sculptures with native Pacific Northwest plantings.

afternoonspring · summer
A glowing red-and-blue neon sign for Maximilien Restaurant hangs under Pike Place Market’s covered ceiling, with warm pendant lights, market menus, and a butcher shop sign clustered in the dim interior. The composition feels like an intimate early-morning street scene, emphasizing the market’s layered signage and old-world character.
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Seattle, WA

Pike Place Market

One of the oldest continuously operated public farmers' markets in the United States, established in 1907 on Seattle's downtown waterfront. The market spans nine acres and houses over 200 year-round vendors, including fishmongers, flower sellers, and craftspeople. The iconic clock and neon sign at the corner of Pike Street and First Avenue are among the most recognized landmarks in the Pacific Northwest.

morningspring · summer
Seattle’s skyline glows across dark Puget Sound at night, with the Space Needle and clusters of downtown lights stretching low along the horizon. The ferry rail in the foreground and the black water below emphasize the wide, distant city view.
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Seattle, WA

Seattle-Bainbridge Island Ferry

The 35-minute Washington State Ferries crossing between Seattle's Coleman Dock and Bainbridge Island offers moving panoramic views of the Seattle skyline, Mount Rainier, and the Olympic Mountains. The 202-foot Jumbo Mark II class ferries carry over 2,500 passengers and 202 vehicles. The route is one of the busiest ferry crossings in the United States.

golden hourspring · summer
Seattle’s skyline glows at dusk from Kerry Park, with the Space Needle centered above the city lights and Elliott Bay stretching to the right. Mount Rainier appears faintly in the distance under a clear blue-to-purple evening sky.
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Seattle, WA

Kerry Park

A small hilltop park on Queen Anne Hill offering an iconic panoramic view of the Seattle skyline, Mount Rainier, and Elliott Bay. The park is one of the most photographed viewpoints in the city. A sculpture called "Changing Form" by Doris Totten Chase occupies the west end of the park.

golden hourspring · summer
Gas Works Park’s rusted industrial towers and pipes sit behind a broad grassy hill, with Lake Union filling the foreground under a cloudy sky. Tiny people walking along the shoreline add scale to the wide waterfront view.
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Seattle, WA

Gas Works Park

A 19.1-acre public park on the north shore of Lake Union built on the site of the former Seattle Gas Light Company gasification plant. The preserved industrial machinery creates a distinctive backdrop against the Seattle skyline. The hilltop sundial provides an elevated 360-degree viewpoint.

golden hourspring · summer
Wide panoramic view across Puget Sound from Discovery Park at golden hour, with sun glare on the water, distant low islands on the horizon, and dark green trees and dry grasses framing the bluff. The scene feels quiet and expansive, with a narrow dirt path along the right edge above the sea cliffs.
Parks & Wilderness
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Seattle, WA

Discovery Park

Seattle's largest public park encompasses 534 acres of forests, meadows, sea cliffs, and beaches on the Magnolia peninsula. The West Point Lighthouse, built in 1881, sits at the park's western tip on Puget Sound. The park offers views of both the Olympic and Cascade mountain ranges.

golden hourspring · summer
Black-and-white scene of several people riding in a small sailboat on calm Lake Washington, with the dark sail filling the right side of the frame. A wooden dock with a few seated figures sits to the left, while hazy shoreline and open water stretch into the background.
Parks & Wilderness
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Seattle, WA

Seward Park

A 300-acre park on a peninsula jutting into Lake Washington containing one of the last remaining old-growth forests within Seattle city limits. The 2.4-mile loop trail around the peninsula offers views of Mount Rainier, Mercer Island, and the Cascade Range. The interior forest contains Douglas fir trees estimated to be over 250 years old.

morningspring · summer
A gravel path passes through a simple wooden gateway into a wooded memorial clearing, with low gray fence rails on both sides and a small roofed sign or display on a grassy rise to the left. Tall evergreen trees frame the scene, giving it a quiet, reflective morning feel.
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Bainbridge Island, WA

Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial

A memorial on the waterfront near the Eagledale ferry dock marking the site where 227 Japanese Americans were the first in the nation to be forcibly removed during World War II. The memorial features a 276-foot-long cedar-lined story wall along the shoreline with views across Rich Passage. The site is located within Pritchard Park on the island's western shore.

morningspring · summer
A quiet, open grassy meadow is framed by tall evergreen trees, with a cloudy morning sky stretching overhead. The dark green forest edge and gently rolling lawn give the scene a calm, secluded feel.
Hidden Gems
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Bainbridge Island, WA

Bloedel Reserve

A 150-acre public garden and forest reserve on the north end of Bainbridge Island featuring a reflection pool, Japanese garden, moss garden, and second-growth forest. The estate was formerly the private home of timber baron Prentice Bloedel and his wife Virginia. Visitor numbers are limited by timed entry to preserve the tranquil atmosphere.

morningspring · summer
The Manette Bridge stretches across calm blue water under clear blue-hour light, its pale concrete arches and evenly spaced lamp posts reflecting softly on the Port Washington Narrows. Rooftops and a waterfront building fill the foreground, with houses and trees lining the far shore behind the bridge.
Hidden Gems
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Bremerton, WA

Manette Bridge

A 1,636-foot concrete bridge connecting downtown Bremerton to the Manette neighborhood across the Port Washington Narrows. The current bridge, completed in 2011, features distinctive arched design elements and a wide pedestrian walkway. The bridge offers views of the Bremerton waterfront, the Olympic Mountains, and naval vessels in the shipyard.

blue hourspring · summer
Dark cormorants line the top of a weathered black pier structure, their silhouettes set against a pale blue sky. Through the open gaps below, a sailboat mast and a strip of shoreline with houses and fall-colored trees are visible in the distance.
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Bremerton, WA

Bremerton Boardwalk

A one-mile waterfront boardwalk along Sinclair Inlet connecting the Bremerton ferry terminal to several waterfront parks and the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard viewing area. The boardwalk passes the decommissioned destroyer USS Turner Joy, a museum ship. Views across the inlet include the Olympic Mountains rising above Bremerton's downtown skyline.

golden hourspring · summer
A narrow dirt trail winds through lush old-growth forest, flanked by towering moss-covered trunks, hanging evergreen branches, and dense ferns. Soft green light fills the wooded path, giving the scene a cool, sheltered feel.
Parks & Wilderness
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Tacoma, WA

Point Defiance Park

A 760-acre urban park at the tip of a peninsula extending into Puget Sound, featuring old-growth forest, formal gardens, and waterfront trails. Five Mile Drive loops through the park past coastal bluffs with views of the Narrows, Vashon Island, and the Olympic Mountains. Owen Beach provides shoreline access with views of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.

golden hourspring · summer

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