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Blake Island, across the bay from the waterfront, contains a rainforest park and a fabricated Northwest Coastal Native American Village. A four-hour adventure includes the cruise, a traditional buffet, and ample time to stroll beaches and forested trails.

The 6.5-mile (10-km) trail in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness offers a pleasant walk through forests and wild berry picking when the season’s right. Meadows bloom in a kaleidoscope of colors in late spring, and mountain scenery abounds.

A naturalistic painter, sculptor, and writer.

Take a hiatus from healthful dining and grab a few doughnuts from this stylish cafe’ that welcomes loungers sipping coffee and dipping tasty treats.

This upscale venue offers a comfortably dark, nightclub ambience and serves fine wines and cocktails, along with guest musical performers.

A store selling sex toys, and sponsoring a variety of sex workshops that continue to enlighten, amuse, and shock audiences.

The city’s most popular local toy stores have a loyal following because their toys spur children’s imaginations without sparing the fun. Browse the jam-packed aisles at Top Ten Toys and Magic Mouse.

A bastion of great music, this place thrives as an alternative to clubs elsewhere in Seattle that are known for mining hard rock acts. The Tractor primarily books bands with repertoire in the vein of country western, rockabilly, bluegrass, or musicians who seamlessly fuse all those styles into something quite original.

Comfortable rooms, in-room coffee, and free local calls at this motel near the Space Needle. Amenities are few, but there is a children’s play area, free Continental breakfast, an outdoor pool, and parking for guests.

Amenities are few, but there is a children’s play area, free breakfast, and an outdoor pool.