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Regardless of the ages of your children, the belle of the Pacific Northwest offers an abundance of entertainment options for them.

Hip Seattle is the place to be for all ages. For more information on the city, visit the Convention and Visitor's Bureau website, www.seeseattle.org.

To take advantage of the savings available to families who want to take in all the sights, note that Seattle is a participant in the CityPass Program. Their coupon booklet includes admission to the following popular attractions: the Space Needle, the Pacific Science Center (includes IMAX), the Seattle Aquarium, the Museum of Flight OR Experience Music Project/Science Fiction Museum, Argosy Cruises Harbor Tour and the Woodland Park Zoo for one price, with substantial savings off individual tickets.

Great Fun for the Kids

(Toddler to Age 8)

Children's Museum
305 Harrison Street (at Seattle Center)
Seattle, WA 98109
206/441-1768
Bring the little ones here for hands-on adventure. Kids can shop in the child-size Neighborhood, much like their own, or discover other cultures in the Global Village and Time Trek. The Artists' Studio is a wonderful drop-in workshop staffed with a professional artist. In the Technology Studio your kids can record a song, or, through virtual reality, become part of a video game. Discovery Bay is the area specially designed for toddlers. As veteran of many children's museums around the country, I choose this as my favorite!

Seattle Aquarium
1483 Alaskan Way
Pier 59, Waterfront Park
Seattle, WA 98101
206/386-4300
Learn about the world beneath Puget Sound and meet sea otters, harbor seals and 400 other species of marine life. You'll feel as if you are underwater as you walk through "The Dome" and you can touch sea creatures in the Discovery Lab. The only aquarium-based salmon ladder demonstrates the life cycle of Pacific salmon, the region's most famous fish.

Woodland Park Zoo
601 North 59th Street
Seattle, WA 98103
206/684-4800
Come face-to-face with Komodo Dragons and over 300 other animal species at this award-winning zoo. Located in a 92-acre botanical garden, you can explore The Northern Trail, the Tropical Rain Forest, the Elephant Forest, the African Savanna and the Trail of Vines to discover indigenous animals and plants throughout the world.

Gas Works Park
2101 North Northlake Way
Seattle, WA 98103
206/684-4075
Located across Lake Union from downtown, this green area was built around the gas-processing plant which once supplied Seattle's power. The park provides picnic areas, kite flying and great views, and some of the machinery in the plant has been cleaned up and painted, providing great climbing adventures for the little ones.