To delve into Seattle's cultural heritage, the Museum of Pop Culture and the Museum of History and Industry are two world-class institutions that display two very different, but equally important aspects of Seattle's history.
For something on the lighter side for your young ones, the Woodland Park Zoo provides plenty of fun with furry friends. The Seattle Children's Museum and the interactive Pacific Science Center, both housed inside the expansive Seattle Center park, offer a day's outing both educational and fun for kids of all ages.
Get outdoors and go boating on Lake Union or Lake Washington, explore the untamed wilderness of Tiger Mountain State Forest, or make the jaunt up to leafy Kerry Park for stunning skyline views of downtown Seattle. Art lovers in your family are well-catered in Seattle, too. There's the spacious Seattle Art Museum, the 9-acre Olympic Sculpture Park, or the unique Chihuly Garden and Glass sculpture garden showcasing Dale Chihuly's original large-scale colored glassworks.