Top 10 Kid Friendly Things To Do and Attractions in Snohomish

"Situated on Magnolia Bluff overlooking Puget Sound, this expansive urban park--the largest in Seattle --offers two miles of beach trails and nine miles of winding footpaths. Ostensibly a bluff-top reserve, Discovery Park protects a remarkable urban wilderness and is a great place for nature-watching. The Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center (check online for current closures), which features art and cultural exhibits, is also located at the park, as is a marine reserve."

"Sprawling over an absolutely huge area is the delightful Discovery Park which occupies the western end of the Magnolia peninsula. Once a massive military zone, it was turned into a park in 1973 with its beautiful beaches, dunes, and meadows now being very popular with locals and tourists alike. The largest public park in the city, it encompasses lots of scenic coastline and pristine forests and is a great place to spot some local wildlife."

"It encompasses 534 acres on a peninsula extending from the Magnolia neighborhood, northwest of downtown. Several trails extend throughout its varied landscapes, and it's also home to a magnificent sandy shoreline overlooking Puget Sound, including the iconic West Point Lighthouse. The varying landscapes and sheer size of the park add to the feeling of escape."

"Over 100,000 boats travel through the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks (also known as the Ballard Locks) and its canal every year!. Visitors can watch ships move between the Puget Sound Region and Lakes Union and Washington. Keep your eyes sharp to catch a glimpse of some marine life, like salmon swimming amongst the wooden boats in the summer!"

"From full-service hair styling to aromatherapy and deep tissue massage, this Ballard establishment can meet your every beauty care and health spa need. If planning a Seattle spa day, be sure to check out Habitude’s seven care package options. Habitute at the Locks is two blocks west of AMLI Mark24."

"Thanks to Army Corps of Engineers district chief Hiram Chittenden, boats have had an easy route from Lake Union and Lake Washington to the Puget Sound for nearly 100 years. The Ballard Locks carry more boat traffic than any other lock in the United States."

"Gas Works Park is located on what used to be the Seattle Gas Light Company gasification plant and still contains some leftover pieces of the industrial site. This park is iconic due to its unique appearance in the movie ‘10-things I hate about you’ and is especially of interest for the ones interested in exploring a dilapidated industrial site. This 19-acre park is unique and stands along with a mesmerizing view of Seattle City along the north end of Lake Union."

"After dinner head over to Fremont to Gas Works Park. Find a spot on the grassy hill to watch the boats on Lake Union or the seaplanes taking off and landing on the lake. Here you will also have a great view of the city skyline. If it’s a beautiful day you may catch a nice sunset over the city."

"The Washington Park Arboretum has 230 acres of urbane respite in the Madison Park neighborhood near Union Bay. The University of Washington and the city of Seattle co-manage this wonderfully landscaped space with help from the Arboretum Foundation. Several trails wind throughout the park, with interpretive information and plant identification on the trail's edge."

"Hidden on the shores of Lake Washington, the Arboretum has 230 acres packed with trees and plants. Take your bicycle on a ride through the different gardens."

"Magnolians are wild about their merry trattoria, swathed in the hues of clear skies and rosy sunsets and accented with the homespun sorts of tchotchkes that give restaurants soul. Not that Mondello needed help with soul. Native Sicilians run the place, bringing a background burble of Italian to the house, which, combined with the lingua franca of classic Italian food (housemade pastas and zuppe and meaty secondi), makes Magnolia Village feel like a neighborhood in Palermo."

"Magnolia residents have fallen for this little spot in the village, where owners Corino and Enza have been making hand-made pasta for years. One can usually tell how good a restaurant is by the quality of their simple dishes, and the utterly divine spaghetti carbonara with fresh pancetta is heavenly. View this post on Instagram"

"Fremont Brewing is a small, family-owned microbrewery founded in 2008 to brew small-batch artisan beers "made with the best local ingredients." Brew masters use barley from Washington State, hops from a fourth-generation, hop-growing family in the Yakima Valley and water from the Cedar River Watershed in the Cascade Mountains. Located in Seattle's funky Fremont, guests can enjoy beer at the "Urban Beer Garden" (think long communal tables inside and out). Beer lovers will also find this company's gems on draft at many Seattle bars and restaurants as well as at neighborhood bottle shops or grocery stores."

"Possibly the Northwest's most popular brewery Ahhhhh, Fremont. Center of the universe. And arguably the center of Seattle's brewing universe, thanks to its series of small-batch artisan beers made with local ingredients by a long-time environmentalist/community organizer in a very sustainable way."

"Head out to Fremont Brewing’s Urban Beer Garden for some tasty brewskies. The tasting room is open every day from 12 to 9 pm and features lovely benches underneath tents. Location: 1050 N 34th Street, SeattlePhone: 206-420-2407Instagram"

"This brewery has moved across the ship canal to Ballard and into a modern new black-clad space, where they host food trucks and pour two dozen interesting, often distinctly European-style beers with Northwest ingredients. Try their Perpetuation, a sour made with three kinds of berries, or if you're feeling really bold, the 15% ABV Celestial Enlightenment, a stout aged in Westland Whiskey barrels.How to order: Visit the taproom, or order online for pick-up."

"This family-run brewery in Magnolia has stealthily crept under the radar for several years. Now it’s finally getting the recognition it deserves with its approachable atmosphere (think board games and old school video games), food trucks that circle through, and—namely—by brewing some of the best sour beers in Seattle. Courtesy Reuben's Brews"

"With a mouth puckering palate, Urban Family is brewing up unique beers for Seattle. Their focus is on farmhouse ales and sours, and this new kid on the block is changing the game by packing a punch with fruit-forward beer and unique names to match. A flight of these colorful brews are sure to brighten your day."

"Peddler Brewing Company is a Ballard brewery and tasting room. Owners Haley Woods and David Keller combined their love of riding bikes, brewing and drinking beer and opened this popular spot in March of 2013. Peddler boats s a seven-barrel brewing system which pumps out up to 14 kegs of beer per batch."

"Editor's Note: Photo taken from the establishment's official social account. View this post on Instagram. A post shared by Peddler Brewing Company (@peddlerbrewing) on Oct 16, 2018 at 3:31pm PDT"

"Urban hiking at it’s finest - Discovery Park has so much to offer within Seattle propper. With several miles of trails, overlooks and beaches, we often spend our weekday evenings here to get a breath of fresh air. At the Western most tip of the park, there is a beautiful lighthouse which you can hike down to."

"The Fremont Troll is a huge art sculpture set (rather creepily) beneath the Aurora Bridge in Seattle's hip and trendy Fremont neighborhood. A sprawling and unique piece inspired by "Three Billy Goats Gruff," a Scandinavian tale, this strange-looking attraction has been the subject of many photographs. After some point-and-shoot beneath the bridge, stroll the nearby streets of Fremont to glimpse at its brimming coffee houses, vintage stores, antique shops, pubs and fashion boutiques."

"A giant concrete troll has been lurking under the north end of the Aurora bridge and snacking on children and cars since 1990."

"A curious collection of 15 communist busts and statues, mostly Lenins – including Kazakhstan's tallest Lenin! – stands in a small park behind Hotel Semey. Spot the three Kirovs and one Karl Marx lurking among the Lenins."