Kids will enjoy visiting the several museums in Seattle. Choose from the China Town Museum or the Burke Museum of History and Culture. There are also several flight museums that you might consider visiting such as The Museum of Flight. One museum you will probably not want to miss is the Children's Museum. This 22,000-square-foot museum is for children ages 10 and younger and their families. The Children's Museum is made up of 11 interactive exhibits that allow children to engage in creativity while learning about the world they live in.
Kids love to eat and taking them on a food tour or a chocolate tour are ways to introduce them to some of the finest food that Seattle has to offer. Three food and cultural tours are offered by Savor Seattle Food Tours. Kids can snack on food from Pike Place Market, Gourmet restaurants and the Chocolate Factory. If chocolate is the only thing your child wants to eat, then skip the gourmet restaurant and go directly to a chocolate tour at Theo Chocolate Factory where tours are available daily.
A trip to Seattle would not be complete without taking the kids to visit the Seattle Space Needle. This historic landmark sits 520 feet above Seattle and offers an observation deck where you and your kids can view the whole city. For lunch you may want to consider visiting the Sky City Restaurant, located in the Space Needle. The restaurant continuously revolves to give you a complete view of the city. To complete your afternoon, consider taking a trip on the Seattle Center Monorail. This fully self sufficient monorail system was originally built for the Seattle World fair in 1962 and allows visitors to take a quick ride from downtown Seattle to the Seattle Center.
Seattle has its share of zoos and aquariums, which will help to keep your children entertained for hours. Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium is a 29-acre zoo and aquarium designed to allow you and your kids to get up close and personal with the animals. Here you can see polar bears, wolves, seahorses and many other species of land and water animals all in one place. The Woodland Park Zoo is known for its award winning exhibits. The Woodland Zoo houses over 1,100 species of animals and offers classes and programs for children of all ages.
