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Travelers
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Retail Shopping
501 E. Pine Street
Seattle, Washington 98101
(206) 329-6260
One of THE places I have to have my kids take me when I visit Seatle.
The first Christmas they were out there, they went to Travelers and sent me a goody box full of exotic incenses and oils and...
One of THE places I have to have my kids take me when I visit Seatle.
The first Christmas they were out there, they went to Travelers and sent me a goody box full of exotic incenses and oils and tapestries that they got from Travelers. I told them that when I visited, they had to take me to this shop.
So I visited, and they took me. I visited again, and they took me again.
It is impossible for me to leave that store and spend less than $50---> but you get a TON for your money.
The staff is VERY helpful and VERY nice and don't mind if you look at things and touch them and try them on, etc. Their selection of Eastern and Middle-Eastern goods is outstanding. I cannot even begin to describe the eclectic nature of the things sold in this store.
If you're in Seattle (and I know you want to go there), take a trip to Capitol Hill and stop in Travelers. You'll be VERY glad you did
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I've lived in Charleston all of my life.
All of my life there have been promises of an Aquarium to grace the wonderful Charleston architecture.
Finally one was built, and I'd rather wish they...
I've lived in Charleston all of my life.
All of my life there have been promises of an Aquarium to grace the wonderful Charleston architecture.
Finally one was built, and I'd rather wish they hadn't.
The prices are too high for the scant exhibits that they have. Currently they have an exhibit on ant eaters. I'm not sure where Ant Eaters are considered to be "aquatic", but I'm certain they are NOT the type of animal or creature people have in mind when visiting an AQUARIUM.
The people at the touch tank are very rude and will not let anyone over the age of 16 touch the creatures. I don't understand why. Aren't adults allowed to be curious as well? Or is it expected that someone of my age should KNOW what a horse-shoe crab or sting-ray feels like?
Save your money and go to Charles Towne Landing instead. At least the indian head statue will greet you with welcoming arms (Well, it doesn't have arms, but if it did...) instead of snooty condescention.
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Every time I visit Seattle, I force my daughter & her husband to take me to Archie McPhee. If i could navigate my way around the city I'd drive myself there. However, I find Seattle very confusing...
Every time I visit Seattle, I force my daughter & her husband to take me to Archie McPhee. If i could navigate my way around the city I'd drive myself there. However, I find Seattle very confusing and hope to live my life without ever having to drive in that city.
Archie McPhee has the best selection of just everything you've never wanted until you saw it and then realized you had to have it. They have viking hats and fez's and rubber chickens and space suits and chairs shaped like hands and cigarette holders and teeny tiny plastic babies and purses shaped like coffins. They have bazooka joe gum that is printed in hebrew. They have ganesh and vishnu stickers for your car. They have rock-em-sock-em robots that aren't robots, but are rabbi's and nuns instead.
go here. drive to ballard. Eat some good ballard food (pickeled herring and the like). Buy tons of junk at Archie McPhee. Give it to friends for christmas. They will love you for it.
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Being originally from South Carolina, I was expecting the Seattle Aquarium to be like the Charleston Aquarium---overpriced, small, not too many exhibits, and generally disappointing.
Au...
Being originally from South Carolina, I was expecting the Seattle Aquarium to be like the Charleston Aquarium---overpriced, small, not too many exhibits, and generally disappointing.
Au contraire! This aquarium is just the tops. They have otters, which I love. They have a huge pacific octopus as well which is very large and red and stares at you with its big googly eye.
They have touch tanks and just tons of exhibits and tanks and wildlife and it's a really nice way to spend the day.
My kid is fully grown and married, but I saw alot of little ones here when I visited and they seemed to just be having the time of their lives. Very kid & family friendly
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Maybe not 'neat', but definitely not 'ordinary'.
My kids took me there when I visited SEattle. I wanted souvenirs to take back home and they forbid me from buying them at the Space Needle. They...
Maybe not 'neat', but definitely not 'ordinary'.
My kids took me there when I visited SEattle. I wanted souvenirs to take back home and they forbid me from buying them at the Space Needle. They said "Mom! Come on! Why do you want to pay $30 for a keychain at the Needle when you can get the same one for $3 down the street?"
So we went to the waterfront (Which is just gorgeous!) which is where Ye Olde Curiosity Shop is located. The store has SO MUCH JUNK and I mean "junk" in the most endearing, positive way possible.
Their souvenir selection is huge and much much cheaper than you'd find at the actual tourist attractions themselves. They also have a really big selection of stuff that just doesn't fit into any category.
This store is a MUST STOP for anyone visiting SEattle. It gives you an excuse to go to the waterfront anyway so might as well get your keychains and postcards there and save some dough for some of the fine seafood restaurants on the waterfront.
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Technically it's America's First Museum, although the original location of the museum burned down many years ago. You can still see the columns of the museum on Calhoun St, I believe.
When you...
Technically it's America's First Museum, although the original location of the museum burned down many years ago. You can still see the columns of the museum on Calhoun St, I believe.
When you walk in, there's a HUGE skeleton of a whale suspended from the ceiling. Kids always seem to like that.
Alot of artifacts and historical things from old time Charleston and the US are here. There is a "Discovery Area" for kids that has alot of hands-on activities for them to entertain themselves with.
I wish the gift-store was larger and that the collection of silverware was smaller. Other than that, it's a very nice museum and one I have visited numerous times over my life.
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My kids took me on this tour when I first visited SEattle and they said I had to go on it. So I did.
I think they just wanted someone else to suffer with them on this tour. It's not that it's...
My kids took me on this tour when I first visited SEattle and they said I had to go on it. So I did.
I think they just wanted someone else to suffer with them on this tour. It's not that it's bad, but it's pretty canned. I've been on it twice and both times (spaced over a year apart), the schtick was EXACTLY the same. Same bad jokes, same lame puns, etc.
I think the tour would be more interesting if they just got rid of the tour guides. As it is, there's a bit of walking and it's not very friendly to those who may have disabilities and use wheelchairs.
The underground part was pretty interesting and they noted that parts of the city had to be built up nearly 30 feet higher than they originally were. I liked how Seattle kept the glass panes on the sidewalks so that light could shine in on the underground businesses.
Parts are dusty too and gave me allergies. Take a benadryl before you go so you don't get the sneezies like I did.
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I loooove Asian foods & gifts. Living in South Carolina, there's not much Asian influence out here---at least not as much as in Seattle.
My daughter & her husband took me to Uwajimaya on my first...
I loooove Asian foods & gifts. Living in South Carolina, there's not much Asian influence out here---at least not as much as in Seattle.
My daughter & her husband took me to Uwajimaya on my first trip out to Seattle and I know this is a functional store that locals go to, but I think it's a TERRIFIC 'tourist' destination as well.
There are so many foods there and half of them don't have "english" labels so you don't know what the foods are---but I think that's half the fun. Everything is authentic and they have an entire aisle devoted just to soy sauce, and another devoted just to ramen noodles and rice.
I can't go here and spend less than an hour and a half cruising the aisles.
IN addition to being a grocery store, they have fresh fruits & veggies (many are very exotic and ones I"ve never seen before!), they have a seafood department with live fish, a bakery, fresh food to go, as well as a large area for housewares and decorative items.
Also you get 1/2 hour free parking if you spend $5, and an hour if you spend $10!
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I've been going to Charles Towne Landing since I was a child, and took my daughter there as soon as she was born.
I don't know why this park is so overlooked by locals and especially tourists....
I've been going to Charles Towne Landing since I was a child, and took my daughter there as soon as she was born.
I don't know why this park is so overlooked by locals and especially tourists. It's a great place to spend a day.
They have a zoo with many local animals in pretty natural habitats, there's a very large hand-carved indian head statue as soon as you go in. Tons of picnic areas, and a replica boat that you can walk around on.
They also have a mock-up settlement village and during the summer months they have volunteers tending the grounds and acting like they are living back in the 1600's, making candles and stuff by hand.
This is a VERY nice park, tons of land and a great place to have a lunch and spend the day just wandering around
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My daughter and son-in-law live in Seattle and visiting there has made Seattle my second favourite city in the world!
They took me to Seattle Center and it was pretty interesting. They didn't...
My daughter and son-in-law live in Seattle and visiting there has made Seattle my second favourite city in the world!
They took me to Seattle Center and it was pretty interesting. They didn't have too much of a good time, but I thought the exhibits were nice and I especially liked the carnival atmosphere when a festival was going on. We were there during the Tibet Fest and there were so many vendors and artisans and the most delcious food.
I think it's best visited when there is something going on. When there aren't any festivals it seems kind of dead and there's not much to do. Also, the skee-ball machine was broken at the arcade and I was kind of bummed out about that.
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