Top 10 Things To Do, Activities and Attractions in Bellevue

"As the iconic tower that defines Seattle’s skyline, the Space Needle (*400 Broad St; spaceneedle.com) is a go-to for world-class views—all the more so since a stunning renovation in summer 2018. Experience the sensation of floating above the city on the open-air observation deck, and dare to look down through the rotating glass floor on the lower deck. Steel your nerve for altitude adjustment at Atmos, the Space Needle’s glass-floor wine bar in the sky."

"Experience one of the top Seattle family attractions by taking an elevator up 605 feet to enjoy the incredible view. Hot of an extensive renovation, visitors can also now experience the world’s first rotating glass floor!. On a recent visit with 5 children (not all mine), we found that the kids all especially enjoyed the interactive touch screen activities."

"Another view in Seattle that’s hard to top is the one from Sky City—the rotating restaurant at the top of the Space Needle. Sure, it’s got a slightly touristy twinge to it, but where else are you going to get a complete 360-degree view of the city, lakes and Puget Sound?"

"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."

"Hard to beat on a sunny spring day, this former military installation has been transformed into a wild coastal park, laced with walking trails and offering glimpses of the Olympic mountains across the water. Discovery Park wasn’t inaugurated until 1973 and the American military only left the area in 2012. It's the largest green space in the city, with 534 acres of forest, meadows, sand dunes and beaches, providing a welcome escape for locals and a vital corridor for wildlife."

"Discovery Park is Seattle’s largest city park with 534 acres of forests, meadows, sand dunes, and beaches. Located around 5 miles from downtown, it’s a tranquil space to escape the hustle and bustle of the city and admire magnificent views of Puget Sound, as well as the Olympic and Cascade Mountain ranges. Explore 9 miles of walking trails, admire art at the Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center, and keep your eyes peeled for bald eagles fishing along the water."

"If you want a little bit of everything in a day spent at the beach then you should head to Discovery Park. This park has it all, hiking, beaches, and a whole lot more. Plus its one of the best beaches on the sound and the lighthouse is pretty dang cool."

"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."

"Kids will be drawn to the playground, but Lake View Cemetery next door attracts fans of the late Bruce Lee, buried here. Capitol Hill is bursting with restaurants, so the options for lunch are endless. Try the upgraded diner fare at Skillet Diner, or wander down the hill to the options at Melrose Market, a collection of eateries selling everything from oysters to burgers."

"Located right downtown in Pioneer Square this fabulous little National Park explores the Klondike Gold Rush and its effect on the city of Seattle. If you have the time, participate in the Junior Ranger Program – it’s available for children and adults and don’t forget to stamp your National Park Passport. Seattle may be home to many expensive attractions, but it’s also a great place to visit on a budget."

"Relive the exciting days of the gold rush through exhibits, park movies and more!. Movies are free and shown by request. This building, which belongs to the National Parks Service, offers no outdoor components and is entirely indoors."

"Below Queen Anne Hill at the northern fringe of Seattle’s downtown, the Seattle Center is a cultural, arts and entertainment zone on 74 acres. This Modernist cityscape was all built for the 1962 World’s Fair, which gave a shot in the arm to the city’s economy and cultural life, and pulled in more than 2.3 million visitors. The Seattle Center’s emblem is the Space Needle, which we’ll come to next, but as we’ll see there’s a lot more packed onto the site, from museums to performing arts venues and the 18,600-seater KeyArena."

"Last but not least, there's the always entertaining Seattle Center which is home to the iconic Space Needle. However, as impressive as it is, there's a lot more to see and in this Seattle park than just riding to the top of the space needle. There's the fabulous Chihuly Garden and Glass with stunning glass sculptures and there's the international fountain which you can dart between shoots of cold water on a hot summer's day."

"The Seattle Center is an active civic, arts and family gathering place and the place to experience some of the best art and culture in Seattle with kids. It features more than 30 cultural, educational, sports and entertainment organizations in the uptown Arts & Cultural District. I would definitely say don’t miss this area."

"Hours of Operation: Open Daily for lunch and dinner, closed on Sundays. Petra is a bohemian style restaurant that features Middle Eastern cooking and belly dancing shows on weekends. Petra invites you to come and dine and then stay for a comfortable ambiance."

"American , Wine Bar ,  Cafe/Bakery ,  Ice Cream ,  Dessert"

"Since its inception, wood-fired Tarsan i Jane has been lauded by critics for its impeccable blend of traditional and modernist takes on Valencian cuisine, as well as its unbeatable five-course paella brunches on Sundays, but also dinged for its atmosphere and service hiccups. Recent renovations are helping make this the fine-dining destination it aspires to be, though, where a 12- or 18-course tasting menu feels like a joy, whether smoked beet gazpacho or mussels escabeche appear."

"Pizza , Italian"

"Bright colors and nautical decor add visual interest to this inviting bar, where patrons have their pick of 14 beers from the onsite brewery. Maritime Pacific Brewing Company is a small, family-owned brewery, established in 1990 in Ballard, the traditional home port to Northwest mariners. According to the website: "With its full-rigged white clipper ship set against dramatic Olympic Mountains, the Maritime Pacific logo recalls days past when fast windships once plied these Puget Sound waters laden with cargo for trade in exotic ports-of-call. To please the descendants of those bygone sailors in whom the taste for fine local beer lives on, and to salute Seattle's seafaring history, the Maritime Pacific Brewing Company was created."

"Cloudburst is helmed by a former Elysian brewer who cares way more about beer than anything else (like comfortable chairs), but it's totally cool, since the result is a collection of impressively inventive small-batch beers often inspired by seasonal ingredients sourced from Pike Place Market down the street from their original location. Current highlights include a big and bold dark beer ironically called "Muh Freedoms," and their first Fresh Hop style of the year. How to order: Both locations are open for pick-up, but the beer garden at the new Shilshole location is open for your outdoor drinking pleasure as well."

"The charm of this tiny windowless space, tucked in an old brick building a few blocks north of Pike Place Market, is the pioneering craft beer and the characters who cheers with it. Just try the Market Fresh 14, made with hibiscus and passionfruit, or The Midnight Coterie of Sinister Intruders, a nitro double chocolate stout, and you’ll see why."

"As the name would suggest, this Queen Anne brewery’s space is made for outdoor imbibing. The rooftop patio is outfitted with picnic tables, ideal for a few rounds with friends over board games (dogs and kids are allowed, too). There’s usually a food truck in the parking lot, and heaters and a basket of heavy blankets if the evening turns brisk (online takeout options can be found here)."

"Second only to their beer, the impressive rooftop beer garden is a highlight of this microbrewery, hence their name!. Along with ten beers on tap, Rooftop Brewing has cider on tap and free popcorn. Their Makeda Coffee Porter is nearly iconic with its smoky notes and chocolate malt flavor, so it definitely a must-try."

"If you’re looking for a chill place to day drink, you’re in good hands at Rooftop Brewing. Which if you didn’t read the context clues is a brewery located on a roof. Take in the view of the Queen Anne warehouse-looking buildings and the tiny sliver of Lake Union."

"Also often referred to as MOHAI, The Museum of History and Industry celebrates Seattle's position as a leader in innovation and industry. This education facility also catalogs the events that led to Seattle's rise as an important port city. The True Northwest exhibit takes tourists on a journey through the region's history, from Native American cultures through the present, exploring how geography and cultural events like the Gold Rush helped shape the Emerald City."

"Located at the South Lake Union, Museum of History and Industry records every milestone of Seattle since its birth. From the first time that Native Americans came into contact with the Europeans, to how the city was rebuilt after it was burnt down by a devastating fire, as well as how the city got through both World Wars, explore their various award-winning and mind-bogging exhibits, and get ready to be absorbed into these historical moments!"

"Opening hours: 10am to 5pm daily (10am to 8pm on Thursdays in July and August and every first Thursday of the month). Wish to know more about the city you’re visiting?. Seattle’s Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI) offers you an insight into its rich and storied past."

"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."