Best Family-Friendly Attractions
Explore the best best family-friendly attractions options for kids and families in Bellevue
KidsQuest Children's Museum
Modern place with hands-on activities. Interactive educational exhibits staged indoors & outdoors, plus workshops & summer camps.
Bellevue Botanical Garden
53-acre sanctuary with year-round events. Gardens, woodlands & wetlands along with holiday light festivities, art exhibits & concerts.
Seattle Japanese Garden
Formal garden with water features. 3.5-acre formal garden with a cherry orchard, water features & teahouse hosting seasonal ceremonies.
Seward Park
Forest trails, play areas & walking path. Wooded refuge boasting a 300-acre forest with hiking trails, walking paths, beaches & a playground.
Volunteer Park
City landmark with conservatory & museum. Designated landmark includes a conservatory, a children's play area & the Seattle Asian Art Museum.
Seattle Pinball Museum
Lively spot for classic & new games. Entertainment center with unlimited play for one price, featuring classic & modern pinball games.
Beneath the Streets
Tours of Seattle's underground city. The historic underground passageways of Seattle’s original neighborhood, Pioneer Square.
Gas Works Park
Sweeping city views from a picnic spot. Former site of an oil plant is now a 20-acre park with picnic facilities & dramatic city views.
The Seattle Great Wheel
Iconic ride overlooking the waterfront. Giant Ferris wheel offering climate-controlled gondolas & a bird's-eye view of the city's landmarks.
Seattle Aquarium
Bayside facility with hands-on exhibits. Popular waterfront aquarium with interactive exhibits, a cafe & virtual reality shows.
Museum of Pop Culture
Cool exhibits in a striking venue. Inspired by Jimi Hendrix, the museum includes items from icons ranging from Bo Diddley to Bob Dylan.
Space Needle
Landmark modern spire with city vistas. Iconic, 605-ft-tall spire at the Seattle Center, with an observation deck & a rotating restaurant.
Chihuly Garden and Glass
Indoor & outdoor works by Dale Chihuly. Art museum & sculpture garden showcasing Dale Chihuly's large, colorful glass works.
Seattle Children's Museum
Hands-on learning for kids 10 & under. Basement area of Seattle Center with hands-on cultural exhibits geared toward children 10 & under.
Pacific Science Center
Museum with immersive rotating exhibits. Rotating science exhibits plus laser light shows, a tropical butterfly house & IMAX movie theaters.
Olympic Sculpture Park
Numerous sculptures in a 9-acre park. An offshoot of the Seattle Art Museum, this park features numerous sculptures spread over 9 acres.
Kerry Park
Green spot with sweeping skyline views. Panoramic views of Downtown & the Space Needle draw visitors to this small neighborhood park.
The Museum of Flight
Exhibits with airplanes & space vehicles. Large educational museum with aircraft & space vehicles on display, plus historical exhibits.
Zoomazium
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Thornton A. Sullivan Park
Lakeside preserve with nature trails. This 35-acre lakeside park features swimming, limited boating, a playground & wooded trails.
Town Square Park
Modern, kid-friendly activity space. Recreation area with contemporary play equipment, including a splash pad & rope-climbing structure.
Walter E. Hall Park
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Boeing Future of Flight
Aviation exhibits & factory tours. Exhibits covering the history & future of aviation plus tours of the commercial jet assembly plant.
Celebration Park
Athletic fields, play equipment & trails. Large public park with lighted baseball & soccer fields, plus a playground, picnic areas & trails.
Pacific Bonsai Museum
Outdoor display of miniature trees. This collection boasts over 100 bonsai trees from China, Japan, Canada, Korea, Taiwan & America.
West Hylebos Wetlands Park
With multiple trails & boardwalks. Large, lush park with a network of trails & boardwalks through wetlands (no dogs or bikes allowed).
Emma Yule Park
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Lighthouse Park
Area with fire pits & a small lighthouse. 14-acre waterside park containing the historic Mukilteo Light Station & 6 fire pits along the beach.
Mukilteo Lighthouse
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Forest Park
Trails, swimming & an animal farm. Park's 197 acres offer wooded trails, picnic areas, a swim center, a playground & an animal farm.
Howarth Park
Beach park with an off-leash area & more. Secluded 28-acre beach park with an off-leash area for dogs, restrooms & a playground.
Imagine Children's Museum
Interactive exhibits & rooftop play area. Hands-on exhibits for kids 12 & under, plus a water-play area & rooftop playground.
Point Defiance Park
Hiking, forests & a zoo/aquarium. Large park with the Point Defiance zoo & aquarium, hikes in an old-growth forest, gardens & beaches.
Spencer Island Park
Wildlife viewing on wetland trails. A historic bridge brings birdwatchers to this marshy 400-acre island in the Snohomish River estuary.
Grand Avenue Park
Open green space amid scenic ocean views. Known for its scenic ocean views, this 5-acre park features landscaped grounds & open green space.
Jack Hyde Park
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Fort Nisqually Living History Museum
Re-created 1830s trading post. Re-creation of the first Puget Sound European settlement, with a fort & costumed interpreters.
Harbor History Museum
Regional & maritime history center. Exhibits dedicated to local heritage & maritime history, plus a historical one-room schoolhouse.
Job Carr Cabin Museum
History exhibits in replica 1865 cabin. A to-scale replica of an 1865 frontier home, this museum offers history exhibits about the city.
Langus Riverfront Park
Boating, fishing, bird-watching & more. Waterfront spot with a 3-mile trail, a boat launch & fishing pier, plus bird-watching opportunities.
Thea's Park
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W.W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory
Victorian greenhouse with exotic plants. Victorian conservatory in Wright Park with a big historical greenhouse housing 500+ plant species.
Wright Park
27-acre arboretum with many amenities. Greenspace with a vast collection of trees, plus a trail, playgrounds, sport courts & picnic areas.
Children's Museum of Tacoma
Playscapes for fun & learning. Museum with 5 playscapes offering hands-on exploration designed to entertain & educate children.
Tacoma Art Museum
Known for Dale Chihuly collection. Exhibits feature Dale Chihuly glass works, European Impressionism, Japanese prints & American art.
Evergreen Arboretum & Gardens
Arboretum with 10 themed gardens. This 3.5-acre arboretum features 10 themed gardens, walking paths, sculptures & more.
Museum of Glass
Galleries, artwork & an on-site studio. Diverse indoor & outdoor glass-art exhibits plus a cone-shaped studio with working artists.
American Legion Memorial Park
Scenic views, a playground & picnicking. 4-acre park on a bluff with trails, a lookout & picnic tables, plus tennis courts & a playground.
Tacoma Nature Center
Preserve featuring wetlands & forests. A 71-acre tract of wetlands & forest around Snake Lake, featuring trails & a visitors center.
Pioneer Park
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Ebey Waterfront Park
Scenic picnic spot with a boat launch. Waterside recreational area offering a boat ramp, picnic tables, trails & a playground.
Titlow Park
Beach access, tennis & kids' spray park. 75-acre park with extensive beach frontage, a kids' spray park, playgrounds, trails & tennis courts.
Comeford Park
Public picnic site with community center. Neighborhood recreation area with picnic facilities, a community center, meeting rooms & playground.
Hibulb Cultural Center & Natural History Preserve
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Jennings Memorial Park
Lawns, ball fields & a playground. This large, grassy park with wooded areas offers ball fields, play equipment & nature trails.
Wildwood Park
Forested site with play & picnic areas. 80-acre grounds with many tree-studded picnic areas, trails, a playground, 2 ball fields & more.
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