How many days are you planning to be in the area? Happy to recommend some activities when you let me know. It’s a beautiful place!

Depends – week of July 4th or Second week in August. Still trying to finalize.

Gasworks Park is pretty cool. I enjoyed taking the ferry to Bainbridge Island and walking around the island for the day. There is some great organic produce available in Pike Place Market (although it’s definitely a tourist attraction). Are you a coffee drinker?

@jeremy_jensen‘s suggestions are great. Also, a ferry to the San Juan Islands is unforgettable. If you can spend a couple of days on Orcas or San Juan they will be a highlight of your trip. If you’re a baseball fan catch the Mariners at Safeco Field. The Experience Music Project Museum has a great Jimi Hendrix exhibit.

The drive to Vancouver BC with time for border crossing will take you 3-4 hours but Vancouver is gorgeous. Option B would be the ferry to Victoria (you can stop at San Juans on the way). Two very different cities.

Have a terrific trip!

Great suggestions everyone. Really appreciate the guidance.

Was in Seattle (my home town) visiting family in May. Adding the “local flavor” – Ballard Locks (yes, the salmon jump the fish ladder), Discovery Park (a park/beach in Magnolia), Starbucks Roastery and Tasting Room on Capital Hill (not the crowded Pike Place market original), Theo Chocolate Factory Tour (ton of samples – in the Fremont district which is funky by itself), Top Pot Doughnuts (all over, local favorite), and University of Washington campus (its a closed campus – can’t drive, but a terrific walk!). If you are there on a Saturday, go to the Ballard street fair – very local…

I’ll second a ferry trip to Victoria. It’s beautiful there and the gardens are amazing if you have the time to explore. Whale watching was fantastic if you haven’t done that before.