Summer Bucket List: Washington *UPDATED*

After receiving my 2 lovely companions above I came to the conclusion that I needed to redo my summer bucket list. There were a lot of things I missed and things I wanted to add more detail to. I’ve split my list into 3 groups: things I want to do here at home in Seattle, as well as places here to eat and drink (lots of coffee to try). I also added road trips that I plan to take this summer with my boys. You may also notice that I completed some of these already, which I marked. I know it technically isn’t summer but this is a big list so I figured starting now wasn’t a bad idea. Keep reading to see the list!

Things To Do In Seattle

1. Take a ferry to Bainbridge Island (Completed 9-6-15)
2. Take a ferry to Vashon Island (Completed 10-17-15)
3. Go to the Seattle Art Museum

   

4. Go to the 35th floor of the Smith Tower
5. Walk through the Olympic Sculpture Park
6. Go to the Museum of History & Industry
7. Go to the Washington Park Arboretum
8. Run through the International Fountain at Seattle Center (Completed 6-25-15)
9. Got to Seward Park
10. Got to Discovery Park (Completed on 4-14-15)
11. Tour Theo’s Chocolate
12. Go to Gas Works Park (Completed on 4-13-15)
13. Go to Volunteer Park
14. Go to Kerry Park
15. Take the kids to Coleman Pool (Completed 8-15-15)
16. Ride the Monorail
17. Go sailing on Elliott Bay
18. Take a tour of the Seattle underground (Completed on 4-15-15)
19. Go sailing on South Lake in a wooden boat (Completed on 4-13-15)
20. See the gum wall
21. Take a walk around Green Lake
22. Go to Golden Gardens Park

Places In Seattle to Eat/Drink

1. Eat Donuts from Lola (Completed 10-12-15)
2. Grab a coffee from the original Starbucks (Completed on 4-15-15)

   

3. Have a sazerac at Sazerac
4. Drink cocktails at The Hideout
5. Get breakfast at Macrina Bakery
6. Get Donuts at Top Pot (Completed on 4-19-15)
7. Go to happy hour at Elliott’s Oyster House on Pier 56
8. Eat at the Pink Door
9. Grab a coffee at Zeitgeist
10. Get a cinnamon roll from Cinnamon Works (Completed 5-10-15)
11. Grab a coffee at Seattle Coffee Works
12. Grab more coffee at Caffe Umbria
13. Get a pizza at Serious Pie
14. Eat at Sitka & Spruce
15. Eat dinner at Salty’s

Road Trips

1. The Olympic Peninsula Loop- This trip will start in Olympia and will take us to Ruby Beach, Hoh Rainforest to walk the Hall of Moss trail, on to Forks where Second and Third Beach are located. We are going to diverge from the original plan and go to La Push and see First Beach on the way. Then it is on to Lake Cresent, Port Angeles and Hurricane Ridge with a stop in Port Townsend. Lastly we will go to the Staircase and then back to Olympia. We are planning a 7 to 10 day trip for this because I really want see everything and have plenty of time to spend at every location.

   

2. Mt Rainier Scenic Byways- Starting from Seattle we plan to make a giant loop around Mt Rainier. We plan to make stops in Elbe, Ashford, Longmire, Narada Falls, Reflection Lakes, White Pass, Boulder Cave, Chinook Pass, Federation Forest State Park and more. Since a lot of these stops will be in very small towns or view points, we only plan for 3 to 4 days on the road.
3. Highway 101 Oregon Coast- Now this trip isn’t going to be happening in Washington like the title above suggests, but in our neighboring state Oregon. I have always wanted to drive the Oregon Coast because I have seen so many amazing and beautiful photos of it. I don’t want to miss the opportunity because I never know where I’ll be in a year. So, this trip will officially start in Astoria, Oregon even though we will start driving in Seattle. From Astoria we will head south to Tillamook, Newport, Cape Perpetua, Florence, Coos Bay, Port Orford and lastly Brookings. We haven’t officially decided how many days we want to spend on this trip but I’m thinking around 5.