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Woodland Park

One of the city's most active hubs for sports and recreation, including walkway paths, several playfields, tennis courts, lawn bowling, horseshoe pits, a skatepark, and a large, wooded dog off-leash area.

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Address: 1000 N 50th St
Getting there: across Aurora Ave from the zoo
Website: seattle.gov (opens in a new tab)

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Woodland Park Zoo
The zoo hosts 1,100 animals from 300 different species, each housed in nice, naturalistic exhibits. You can feed a giraffe or an elephant by yourself for $5, or enter the aviary where the birds fly overhead and show off talents with the aid of a zookeeper. For the kids, the zoomazium is an additional place to visit for slides and a century-old carousel. Allow at least 3 hours of your time to fully explore the zoo.
May–September 9:30AM-6PM; October–April 9:30AM-4PMMay–September $18.75 per adult, $11.75 per child; October–May $11.75 per adult, $8.75 per child. Discounts for using public transit or on a rainy day!
DrinkFremont
TangleTown Public House
Pub and patio where pizza is popular fare.
Tue-Sat 4PM-9PM
BuyFremont
Archie McPhee
Novelty store with a variety of gag gifts and odd items, as well as the Rubber Chicken Museum and the Wallingford Beast. Exploring the shop is an experience.
11AM-6PM daily
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Musashi's
A small hole-in-the-wall Japanese eatery that attracts crowds of patrons waiting for a bowl of sushi rice with assorted sashimi (called chirashi), which is not listed on the menu. Opens for lunch and dinner only. Cheap for its portion sizes.
Lunch Tue-Fri 11:30AM-2:30PM, Dinner Tue-Thu 5PM-9PM, Fri-Sat 5PM-9:30PM