Best Botanical Garden in Bellevue

"Army Corps of Engineers, the busiest set of locks in the United States allows water traffic to travel between the tidal waters Puget Sound and the Lake Washington Ship Canal. This waterway passes through Seattle’s inland freshwater lakes, via Lake Washington, Portage Bay, Lake Union and Salmon Bay, where it meets Puget Sound. The locks have permanently changed Seattle, lowering the water level on Lake Washington and Lake Union by 2.7 metres, giving rise to many miles of new land on the lakefronts."

"Seattle shimmers like an impressionist painting on sunny days at the Hiram M Chittenden Locks. Here, the fresh waters of Lake Washington and Lake Union drop 22ft into saltwater Puget Sound. You can stand inches..."

"There's no doubt—there's something intriguing and eerie about seeing two bodies of water, right next to each, at different levels."

"As far as Seattle's green spaces go, this 230-acre arboretum is arguably the most beautiful. On calm weekdays, the place feels really…"

"It’s not exactly a museum but it’s so beautiful we had to include it in this list of free museums in Seattle."

"The best of the monuments in Capitol Hill’s Volunteer Park is a stunning conservatory modelled on London’s Crystal Palace and completed in 1912. This wrought iron and glass wonder is composed of 3,426 glass panels and houses the park’s collections of bromeliads, ferns, palms, cactuses/succulents and seasonal plants. The heat and humidity varies from area to area and is computer controlled, rising to 27°C in the cactus house."

"Volunteer Park Conservatory, a Victorian-style greenhouse and botanical garden, is the perfect escape from the hustle and bustle of city life. Built in 1912 using 3,426 glass panes, the conservatory is as delicate as it is distinctive. It may even be a familiar sight to those across the pond as it is modeled after London’s elegant Crystal Palace."

"Modeled after the “Crystal Palace” of London, the Volunteer Park Conservatory is a stunning example of man-made architecture. Glass walls are fitted into steel and iron frames. Victorian-style decorations give an ornate flair to everything from the windows and trellises to the doorknobs and flowerpots."

"The Seattle Chinese Garden is a Seattle Parks and Recreation partner that offers free public access to a lush, beautiful garden within West Seattle. The garden is a traditional Sichuan-style Chinese garden, the only one of its kind outside China, that celebrates Seattle's rich Chinese heritage."

"Seattle has so many galleries that choosing just one might be a little tough, but that’s when a place like ’57 Biscayne comes in. With 13 artist studios located in a single building, ’57 Biscayne is the perfect way to jump on into the art scene. Artists include a bit of several art media, so you might see painters, printmakers, a book maker, jewelers, a videographer, photographers or others in residence or with work displayed."

"With vintage video games and a weekly trivia night, this Georgetown bar has all the trappings of a friendly neighborhood hangout. It also happens to serve a full menu of first-rate vegetarian bar food, including crimini mushroom tamales and field-roast corn dogs."

"Bar Food , Vegetarian"

"Fine dining and vegan food haven’t exactly seen eye to eye, but this inviting and inventive restaurant in an old storefront on 45th may change that thanks to their constantly changing five-course prix fixe dinners with dishes like celeriac ravioli in an apple wood smoked carrot sage fennel sauce, and Tiramisu made with Theo's chocolate mousse."

"You heard that right: one of the best vegan restaurants in Seattle is also one of the best fine dining restaurants in Seattle. They use hyper-local ingredients and change the menu regularly to utilize as much of the food as possible so as to reduce waste. They’re doing super interesting things with vegetables."

"I love this vegan restaurant, have been several times and the price is TOTALLY worth it; the whole experience is like nothing else I have seen in a vegan..."

"The Olympic Sculpture Park is free and open to the public year-round, positioned at the edge of Elliott Bay. Some of its more remarkable sculptures are the Eye Benches and a glass bridge titled Seattle Cloud Cover. Many Seattle residents and tourists come to the park to wander the day away and photograph or admire the installations."

"The serene park is also a top destination for photography in Seattle. Apart from providing lovely greenscapes with sculptures in the background, the view of Elliot Bay and Puget Sound is stunning from here. You can also see Mount Rainier beyond the Puget Sound in clear weather."

"The Olympic Sculpture Park encompasses nine acres near the downtown waterfront. It's one of the largest green spaces in the downtown vicinity, and several eye-catching sculptures adorn the area. The Seattle Art Museum, a mile to the south, administers the park."

"The Seattle Art Museum is Seattle's premiere public art museum, showcasing more than 25,000 significant classic and modern artworks throughout three museum facilities in the city's downtown region. The museum operates its main downtown Seattle campus, along with Capitol Hill's Seattle Asian Art Museum and the open-air Olympic Sculpture Park on the city's Puget Sound waterfront. Notable collections include works by Italian painters such as Camille Pissarro and Luca Giordano, along with 20th-century American works by Mark Tobey and Jacob Lawrence and a substantial collection of Aboriginal Australian works."

"Seattle Art Museum encompasses three separate facilities: the Seattle Art Museum in Downtown Seattle, the Asian Art Museum in Capitol Hill and the Olympic Sculpture Park on the waterfront. Both the Seattle Art Museum and Asian Art Museum offer exciting and accessible exhibitions that both art fanatics and those with a more casual interest will enjoy perusing. There are also well-curated, permanent exhibits with a focus on modern and international art."

"It includes SAM, the Asian Art Museum, and Olympic Sculpture Park – an outdoor park with a great view across the sound and modern sculptures on display. SAM has its own permanent collections and installations as well as rotating exhibitions. They have an extensive event schedule so keep an eye on their calendar."