Unique & Hidden Gem Activities for Families
Explore the best unique & hidden gem activities for families 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.
Garden d’Lights
Garden known for winter illuminations. Botanic garden known for its festive winter wonderland light shows in November & December.
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.
Bradner Gardens Park
Horticultural park with themed gardens. Showcase for urban gardening, with dedicated ornamental, food crop, native & children's gardens.
Volunteer Park Conservatory
Botanical garden in charming greenhouse. Historic Victorian-style greenhouse featuring unique plants, a gift shop & special events.
Wunderkind
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Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Museum with regional artifacts. University of Washington museum explores Northwest history from dinosaurs to Native American life.
PlayDate SEA
Ocean-themed play area for kids & cafe. A large, elaborate kids' play area featuring a casual cafe offering Wi-Fi & light fare.
Beneath the Streets
Tours of Seattle's underground city. The historic underground passageways of Seattle’s original neighborhood, Pioneer Square.
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.
International Fountain
Large fountain with a splash area. This large fountain was built in 1995 & offers a large basin for children to splash in.
Meridian Playground
Quiet & roomy neighborhood park. 6.5-acre park featuring a playground, grassy area, basketball courts & picnic sites.
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.
Georgetown Steam Plant
Old industrial facility with tours. Large, former power plant dating back to 1906 offering guided tours of its inner workings.
The Escape Artist
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Ballard Locks Fish Ladder
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Discovery Park
534-acres of wilderness. Seattle's largest green space features miles of rugged trails & beaches, plus views of the Sound.
Halls Hill Lookout and Labyrinth
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Bob Heirman Wildlife Park at Thomas' Eddy
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MaST Center Aquarium
Marine biology center with an aquarium. Highline College's marine biology center features an aquarium housing over 250 native species.
Picnic Point Park
Scenic beach with picnicking facilities. Beach boasting scenic views of Puget Sound & Whidbey Island plus picnic tables & charcoal cookers.
Thornton A. Sullivan Park
Lakeside preserve with nature trails. This 35-acre lakeside park features swimming, limited boating, a playground & wooded trails.
High Trek Adventures
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Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum
Aircraft museum in a restored hangar. Set in a restored hangar, this museum showcases aircraft used between 1935 & 1945.
Lake Grove Park
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White River Valley Museum
Intimate museum for regional heritage. Small local history museum with displays ranging from a Japanese immigrant home to a 1924 caboose.
Narbeck Wetland Sanctuary
Nature preserve with walking trails. Wildlife refuge with a boardwalk & perimeter trail, plus restroom facilities & a parking lot.
Pacific Bonsai Museum
Outdoor display of miniature trees. This collection boasts over 100 bonsai trees from China, Japan, Canada, Korea, Taiwan & America.
Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden
Rhododendrons & azaleas on 22 acres. Vast garden with a variety of rhododendrons & azaleas, plus seasonal & perennial plants & blossoms.
We Rock the Spectrum
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Emma Yule Park
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Five Mile Lake Park
Waterfront area for outdoor recreation. Lakeside place with a beach & fishing dock, plus a playground, baseball field & tennis courts.
Forest Park
Trails, swimming & an animal farm. Park's 197 acres offer wooded trails, picnic areas, a swim center, a playground & an animal farm.
Browns Point Lighthouse Park
Scenic spot for tours, fishing & picnics. Waterfront park for picnics, with a storied lightkeeper's cottage open for tours or overnight stays.
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.
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.
Tacoma Chinese Reconciliation Park
Scenic park with historic significance. Waterfront park created as an appeasement for the violent expulsion of Chinese residents in 1885.
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.
Jetty Island
Seasonal nature oasis, accessed by ferry. A ferry takes visitors to & from this strip of natural terrain with beaches (summer season only).
W.W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory
Victorian greenhouse with exotic plants. Victorian conservatory in Wright Park with a big historical greenhouse housing 500+ plant species.
Enigma Escapes WA - Tacoma's Premier Escape Room
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Children's Museum of Tacoma
Playscapes for fun & learning. Museum with 5 playscapes offering hands-on exploration designed to entertain & educate children.
Evergreen Arboretum & Gardens
Arboretum with 10 themed gardens. This 3.5-acre arboretum features 10 themed gardens, walking paths, sculptures & more.
Chihuly Bridge of Glass
Walkway adorned with striking glass art. Pedestrian bridge decorated with colorful glass installations by prominent artist Dale Chihuly.
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.
Tinkertopia , LLC.
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Discovery Pond Play Area
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Tacoma Nature Center
Preserve featuring wetlands & forests. A 71-acre tract of wetlands & forest around Snake Lake, featuring trails & a visitors center.
Deering Wild Flower Acres
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Pioneer Park
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Odyssey 1
Indoor play, arcade games & laser tag. Established indoor amusement center offers a jungle gym park, arcade games, laser tag & concessions.
Funtastic Playtorium Tacoma
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Hibulb Cultural Center & Natural History Preserve
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Marysville Historical Society
Cozy local history museum. Small museum with exhibits dedicated to the history of Marysville.
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