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Well, okay, so mostly they're boring, at least if you're active and looking
for adventure. However, they're educational, generally indoors and therefore
good on a rainy day, and often cheap. I secretly love going to museums,
but don't tell anyone.
- Seattle Art Museum
The website is a nightmare, but the museum is really nice, honest. I've
only ever been there to see special collections (like the Egypt one, or the
DaVinci Codex Leister...if you missed them, be sad, they were great). Fun on
a rainy day, very low key, handicapped accessible. Probably not great if
you have little kids with you, unless they have more appreciation for
abstract art than I did as a child.
- Seattle Asian Art Museum
I've never actually been inside this museum, but it's pretty enough from
outside. It's located in Volunteer Park, on Capitol Hill. If you have
time and the inclination, swing around the back side of the park to Lake
View Cemetery and see Bruce and Brandon Lee's Gravesite. Hey, it's Asian
history too, right?
- The Museum of History and Industry
Another museum I've never visited. I guess I don't find them that fascinating
after all. It's near the UW campus, so you could make a day of this,
the Arboretum, and a nice walk along Foster Island.
- The Burke Museum
Finally, one I've been to. The Burke Museum is great for an overview of
Northwest history, and has quite a few Native American artifacts. My college
roommate's husband (and friend of mine too) used to work there and would
bring back stories about dermestid beetles being used to clean bones, and
about giant spiders in the collection cases. Ew. Really educational,
the kind of place you think of when you think, "Museum".
- Klondike Gold Rush Museum
Yet another one I've yet to see, though I know right where it is. You
can ride the Waterfront Trolley to it, in fact. It's located in an older
section of town, and would make a great companion visit with a trip to the
Underground Tour, which is only a few blocks away. It's actually a
National Historic Park, so you get rangers and the whole bit.
- The Wing Luke Museum
In Chinatown (or the International District, whatever the current PC term
may be this week). Dedicated solely to Asian Pacific heritage and history,
it's a tiny but interesting museum if you're at all curious about Asian
history in the area.
- The Museum of Flight
Kids love this place, even big kids. Lots of planes, located right on
the edge of Boeing Field. If you have time, try to reserve a spot to
go on the simulated Shuttle missions (especially if you have kids, though
adults get a kick out of it too). Like many museums in Seattle, it's
open late on Thursdays.
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