Seattle

Day 4: Diving In- Exploring        
Saturday July 9^th
A Guide To Help You Plan Your Explore Seattle Day

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Schedule for the Day:

• Adult volunteers and staff from your group are totally responsible for your youth on Explore Seattle Day.  The gathering staff can help you plan a great day however we are not responsible for your youth.  Please make sure you plan well and stay together in groups.
  
• The Seattle Mariners are out of town all week long.  Sorry.
• Lunch and dinner will be served at Seattle Pacific University.
• Your Seattle Day questions can be directed to the Gathering Office located at the fishbowl at Seattle Pacific University.

Options For Your Day:
Listed below are places you may want to consider checking out.  They are broken up into four sections:

• Outdoor Opportunities in Seattle
• Entertainment, Shopping, Movies
• Seattle’s Touristy Places
• Restaurants

(Click on each item to take you to the bottom of the page where these things are listed.)

Transportation
Now, how do you get to these fine Seattle attractions?

Seattle has public transportation in the form of an extensive bus network called Metro.  Metrokc.gov Cost for riders: youth $.50 adults $1.25 ($1.50 peak hours).

The Gathering is also providing transportation by using school busses, which will run all day long.  We are using a color system to identify bus routes (orange, blue, green).  This transportation will take to you and from Seattle Pacific University to Seattle Center and from Seattle Center to two other downtown locations.  The routes will return you to Seattle Pacific University.  Other transportation provided by the Gathering will take groups to Wild Waves and Snoqualmie Falls.

Click Here to View the bus map

Orange Route- This route will run back and forth between Seattle Pacific University and Seattle Center every 30 minutes.  You will find a number of great things to do at Seattle Center like checking out the world famous Space Needle, visiting the EMP Experience Music Project, grabbing a lunch or relaxing at international fountain.  From Seattle Center you can catch the Monorail ($3) to downtown and shopping or you can catch a ride to other Seattle areas.

Blue Route- This route will run back and forth between Seattle Center and the Seattle Waterfront every thirty minutes.  At the waterfront you can enjoy visiting the animals at the Seattle Aquarium, catching an Argosy cruise in Elliot Bay or eating some great northwest cuisine.  This is also the best route to visit the Pike Place Market.

Green Route- This route will run back and forth between Seattle Center and Pioneer Square every thirty minutes.  Around Pioneer Square you should consider joining the Seattle Underground Tour, visiting the Mariner or Seahawk team store, browsing through the art galleries and trendy bookstores.

Wild Waves Route- This route will be taking groups to Wild Waves theme park, which is located in Federal Way, WA, which is 45 minutes south of Seattle.  You will need to purchase Wild Wave tickets in advance. http://www.sixflags.com/parks/enchantedvillage/   This transportation provided by the gathering will leave from Seattle Pacific University at 1:00 pm.  You group will arrive at approximately 2 pm and the bus will leave from Wild Waves at 6:00 pm and your group will arrive back at Seattle Pacific University at 7:00 pm.  Please notify Shawn Bergstrom at bergie57@earthlink.net if you plan to utilize this Wild Waves transportation.  You may also sign up for this transportation as you register.

Snoqualmie Falls Route- This route will be taking groups to Snoqualmie Falls, the Tiger Mountain hike or the Rattlesnake Ridge hike, all likes east of Seattle in the Cascade Mountain foothills about 45 minutes.  This transportation provided by the gathering will leave from Seattle Pacific University at 1:00 pm.  Groups will return from Snoqualmie Falls at 5 pm.  Groups looking at the hikes will be able to negotiate departure times.  Please notify Shawn Bergstrom at bergie57@earthlink.net if you plan to utilize this Snoqualmie Falls Route.  You may also sign up for this transportation as you register.

Easy Explore Seattle Treks
These are simple guides you can use to help plan your day.  No one will be facilitating these treks so you can improvise off these schedules as much as your group desires.

Links

Outdoor Opportunities in Seattle:
Download Complete List in PDF format
Seattle City Parks 
Snoqualmie Falls 


Entertainment, Shopping, Movies
Download Complete List in PDF format
IMAX Theatre (WF)
IMAX Theatre Science Center (SC)
Laser Dome (SC)
Movie Listings 
Fremont Outdoor Movies 
Seattle Symphony
Pacific Place Shopping
Westlake Center Shopping
Elliott Bay Bookstore (PS)
REI


Seattle’s Touristy Places
Download complete list in PDF format
Seattle Center (all attractions)
Gameworks 
Space Needle (SC) 
Experience Music Project (SC)
Science Fiction Museum (SC)
Pacific Science Center (SC) 
Safeco Field Tours (PS) 
Wild Waves Theme Park
Woodland Park Zoo
Ride the Duck (SC) 
Seattle Aquarium (WF)
Pike Place Market (WF) 
Bay Pavilion Shopping (WF)
The Museum of Flight 


Restaurants
Download complete list in PDF format
Red Robin Pier 55 (WF)
Old Spaghetti Factory (WF)
Bay Pavilion Dining (WF)
Seattle Center House (SC)        


General Seattle Sites
Seattle City Search

SC= Located at or near Seattle Center
WF=Located near the water front
PS=Located near Pioneer Square

For more information about planning your Explore Seattle Day email Shawn Bergstrom at bergie57@earthlink.net or call at 206-276-3804.  Shawn can help you put your Explore Seattle Day itinerary together.