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Great option for a free museum in Seattle! It's a bit smaller but still full of great art work. There is also a store/gift shop & cafe in site! read more

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I haven't been here in years and was pleasantly surprised! The exhibits were unique and interesting to look at. It was free to get it, too! The store had random items in it that didn't really seem to match with anything that was exhibited, but my teen son was excited to find a little mini crow puppet there. All in all, it is a great museum right in the middle of town to check out every once in a while. read more

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The Frye Art Museum, located in downtown Seattle, was found on Yelp. I did notice that people said not to have a car so we walked here from the hotel which is about a 20-minute walk. Some uphill walks but it was a nice walk actually. The museum is free which is nice you walk through and it is pretty much filled with many unique rooms, each with different pieces of art. It was pretty quiet but I do enjoy the placement of every piece. It's not a big museum so this probably won't take up so much time. read more

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Royal P.

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I actually came here when they were rotating out most of their previous exhibits, so I really only got to see the Frye Salon and the gift shop. However, I still had a great time. The Frye Salon has one of the most well-curated and interesting collection of art I've ever seen. Every piece was so striking yet contemplative. The museum architecture is pretty well-design, and the gift shop was well-curated with neat postcards of the artwork. There's also a cute cafe and patio area in the back. The museum os free, which is amazing in this day and age. Hope to be back to see the new exhibits. read more

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I love the Frye! Tucked away on Terry Ave, the museum is cozy and intimate. It reminds me of a merging between the theater off Jackson and TK lofts in which creatives and artists gather to celebrate art. The main room with all of the portraits and frames brings me back to Europe and visiting a local art museum. I love staring at paintings that seem bigger than me. The gift shop is exceptional and I enjoy it more than SAM's. It's really well curated and the selection of moma products and kids stuff is fun to see. The events are always fun and I enjoy coming here. Parking is great and the outside aesthetic is very soothing. read more

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Free museum that is well run. There are some rotating exhibits and currently there is one involving masks. The museum contains all the paintings owned by the fryes who died in like 1940 or so. I read on Wikipedia that the Fryes hated abstract art and specified in their will that they didn't want any of their paintings to be displayed near abstract art. However, there is currently a display that features Jonathan Lasker paintings(which are abstract) interspersed with their paintings. That seems sad for them, but that's ok because we get to see more paintings now. read more

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Amy H.

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Visited here in July when I was on vacation with my bestie! This museum has such a unique set of galleries and for being a free museum to visit, it was AWESOME. Favorite was the gallery of classical paintings. It just felt so larger-than-life to me. Will definitely be back again! read more

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Mikah M.

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The galleries were all wheelchair accessible and the bathroom was accessible but might be a bit of a squeeze for a powerchair. I loved the entire museum and the art was so cool. read more

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Lovely, small art museum. Free admission and metered street parking outside. They were so friendly and welcoming at the front. They have a bag/coat check at the entrance as no large bags are allowed. Good variety and selection of art. We wandered around for an hour or so. If I was local, I'd be back every time they had a new exhibit! read more

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Loved the current collections! And FREE! Cafe looked cute! Bought a little poetry book from the gift shop. *Do not walk up the massive hill on cherry st if you can help it, you will regret it :') read more

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Frye Art Museum is free thankfully. We made a special trip over after it was recommended to us, but beyond a few of the woven Amazon pieces, it wasn't worth the trip. Designing a museum is an art unto itself. Take the Seattle Art Museum, their curation and styling of the porcelain room makes you care about the pieces. It's so well designed that it makes you more interested in what they're showcasing. Frye Art Museum was not well designed. There were poor choices made for where to place each piece - which when added to the under utilized wall space created an extremely minimalistic room that came across as empty. Even the placards were placed far apart from the art in an attempt to fill up the eggshell walls. Which weren't painted brown to match Amazon packaging or black to evoke the emptiness of space. Very much a missed opportunity for the installation, especially since 'Rising Temperature Casualty' would have been much more evocative against a brown, red, or black wall. All in all, I didn't like the curator's style or editing choices and we don't plan to return. read more

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Jenny L.

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A beautiful museum, with optional admission payment (donations welcome!). The place is super clean, the bathroom is nice, and there aren't too many people. Its a cute hole in a wall! Very close to other museums around the area, although like rest of downtown Seattle, parking is hard to find. But transit commute is super easy. This place is small but big enough to explore for an hour or so. If you aren't actively looking for a museum, you probably wont have noticed that this was a museum. They also have a cute gift shop that my friend and I stopped by for a while. read more

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Lily L.

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I had a great time at Frye! What's not to love about a free art museum. Their gift shop is full of really beautiful stuff too, my best friend got herself a ring there as a gift for making a really hard decision. So treat yourself at the Frye museum! read more

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Abbey O.

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Frye Art Museum is a small art museum located in the pill hill area of Seattle. It is FREE and truly, who can complain about the ability to share the arts with anyone at no cost? So wonderful they are able to do this. Things to know: it's small, so don't go expecting something like the metropolitan. Just keep in mind that the price is right. There is a cute little cafe there if you get hungry (bistro type bites), and it's also close to the international district for other food options. There is a standing historic display, which is seen in my pictures. When you enter the room, head to the back left corner to get a guide with all the painting captions/info. There are also several areas for local art, unfortunately this time I didn't care for these displays (art is subjective so you can take or leave that), but the main gallery room made the trip worth it. The gift shop is cute too and features local art for purchase as well. In all, it's a great way to burn a few hours, especially with the kiddos for no cost. read more

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Yvonne S.

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You have a zero chance to find a parking, we have been driving around for 30 minutes, visitors do not want to come here ,unless you have a driver or take a Uber. Give up! Go home! read more

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I was in the area and I had time to kill, so I decided to stop by this art museum that I often walk part. As I walked in, I was excitedly greeted by a front desk worker who let me know the museum was free, and said I didn't need to check in my small drawstring bag as long as I wore it in front. And off I went! There were two major exhibits on display, and both were really well put together and done well. There was also a permanent collection that largely appeared to be closed. They also have a cute gift shop, and a cafe that was open but I didn't stop by. Overall, small and cute museum! I wouldn't go out of my way to visit at this time (maybe once some of the spaces open up again!) but if you're around, it's a good way to spend 45-90 minutes! read more

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Wren C.

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Frye is a great museum with interesting collections and exhibits. A museum store and a small restaurant. The museum is free. They have excellent jazz concerts. They do charge for some of their events and programs, but fees are reasonable. read more

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Kai C.

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Highly recommend The Frye. It's a semi-kept secret in the heart of First Hill and really should be more well-known. For one thing, it's free to visit. Which cannot be said about other, larger museums in Seattle (except for one day a week). Their talks are also free, so far as I can tell. Thus, the diversity of those who visit The Frye is much vaster, imo. They present a multitude of different artists, recently, on the contemporary spectrum, and the works of people of color are becoming more prominent there. You can become a member and support them but you don't have to in order to visit. It's also a relatively peaceful spot. I love the water feature in the front. Enjoy and Learn! read more

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Free admission, free street parking, clean spot, nice staff - can't lose! The exhibits on display when we went we're pretty interesting, and apparently they rotate what's out every 6 months or so. If you want to kill a rainy afternoon or walk off your lunch this is a perfect activity. You probably just need an hour if you look at everything. read more

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Diana C.

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For a free art museum, this place is really pretty cool and very much worth a paid entry - I highly suggest donating. There was a pretty diverse range of mediums and artists on display. The building itself is also really interesting architecture. All the exhibits flowed well and were accessible. My favorite room was almost easy to miss because it's all the way in back and is the historical collection that's pretty much always on display. They have free bag check and lockers and the bathrooms were super clean. The signage for the exhibits is also helpful and they have free tours occasionally too for more context. My only critical feedback is that it would have been more helpful to have more visible signage indicating which areas were ok for photos or videos. Generally I don't think video of any kind is allowed in most exhibits (again I didn't see any signs indicating either way), but I was not sure until I asked the docents in each area. Would definitely come back to see more exhibits. read more

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Grace A.

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My daughter and I visited the Frye Museum in Seattle in a recent trip. There was no street parking available so we had to pay for parking. The museum is free ! If it's free, it's for me. It's a small museum, but worth a visit ! We went on a weekday, so there were a only a few visitors. It's a hidden treasure. There were German artists as were as local artists read more

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Terri N.

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Small, lovely museum. Definitely suggest stopping by if you are in the area. Admission is free and lots of metered parking nearby. Can easily see everything in an hour. We stopped by the café and found it lovely, but disappointing. Coffee tasted like instant and $8 churros & chocolate were tiny. read more

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Joey G.

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Art is meant to comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable. And this place definitely disturbed me. I had no idea that I had become so comfortable. This is a great free admission museum. They specialize in abstract paintings and agricultural paintings. The museum is really small. However, it is worth stopping by if you're in the area. Abstract art is not my favorite but it certainly made me reflect. The video exhibit really disturbed me. It was about this sect that was using many different meditation methods to alter their states of consciousness. It was really weird and reminded me of adult swim's show 'off the air'. Overall, I am glad I came here. The art truly made me experience many different emotions which is all I could ever ask for. read more

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Jamie C.

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Great modern at museum and free. Right now, Feb 22 they have a great abstract figures artist and a whole section dedicated to animals which I loved. Great descriptions as well. They offer tours of some sort. Worth visiting, moving work. Probably second fav museum with the BAM. Norwegian museum is also great. read more

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Mary H.

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It would be interesting to know how the founders of this museum would view the so-called art they often exhibit. The Salon houses beautiful paintings which are worth visiting. The impression of the visiting exhibitions is disappointing as they are usually a bit out there, even for modern art, and not fine art like the Salon paintings read more

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Alana K.

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The Frye Art Museum is the perfect thing to do if you're looking for free things to do in Seattle. With only a few galleries, the entire museum is doable in a few hours. When I visited in May 2021, the main exhibit was "Black Refractions." The only other exhibition I viewed was "Unsettling Femininity." Both displayed thought-provoking and beautiful work. Due to Covid, the museum requires timed entry slots that can be reserved online, and the cafe and gift shop are currently closed. read more

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Saira K.

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I really enjoyed my visit to the Frye Art Museum. The museum inside located in Seattle's First Hill area. The museum has the art collection of Charles and Emma Frye, who were business leaders and enjoyed collecting art. The admission is always free. They also have free tours. The collection is wonderful. There are also contemporary exhibits. There's a nice little cafe in the museum. The building is really cool. The main collection has mostly German art from the late 19th centuries and early 20th centuries. Charles Frye died in 1940 and donated his collection to the city. The museum opened in 1952. The building was designed by Rick Sundberg. The tour is great. They help you to appreciate the art, and it was almost like a class. We got to talk about our favorite works and analyze art like an art history class. The guide was great. The museum is free because Charles Frye wanted it that way. read more

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Our first visit to the Frye, we got lucky with front tow parking on the street, but be prepared to drive around in search of a space, especially due to the high-traffic areas just blocks away. Beautiful inside, with high ceilings and tastefully displayed works of art, the museum is large, though feels cozy and manageable. There for a story time and art activity, our time perusing the galleries was limited, but it's definitely on our list for a future visit! The story time was vibrant and engaging; the craft time afterwards was fun and relevant to the story heard. (Make sure you RSVP ahead of time to ensure space.) read more

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Free admission, size and exhibits on the smaller end. Well displayed and quaint. Takes about a half hour to experience the five small exhibits. read more

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Kim L.

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What a find! I happened upon this museum having invested in an impromptu mini vacation with my daughter and her boyfriend. Having learned JUST how expensive the Seattle art Museum, space Needle and Chahule museums were - we yelped for free museums. It was awesome!!!!!! Powerful (and interactive) exhibit on discrimination from the gender, sexuality and race perspectives. Impressed. I'll be back. read more

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Sophia D.

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Free admission, but donation is encouraged! Intimate museum with lots of wonderful pieces to view. The outdoor courtyard was spacious and lovely! read more

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Mandi F.

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Free museum that I was expecting to be a tiny one gallery joint. Honestly we came here because we thought it'd be a great indoor activity before we hop our flight home. Especially since it was raining out. Art was great, space was really nice too, they have a nice cafe and a small store. For a free museum, I was really impressed. read more

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Denise J.

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After being new to Seattle and needing to do activities I can afford (yay for Frye being free). Frye quickly became my happy place! I am an art lover and the exhibits here are always great. I love that they rotate them out, so coming here doesn't get old! This is a great spot for a date or just to go clear your mind alone while admiring some unique pieces of art. The gift shop is also fun to go through and a great place to buy a unique gift. read more

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Mateo G.

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Nice lil local museum, I would definitely recommend this place hands down. It's free! I don't know what else to tell you. They come up with great exhibits. This alone should deserve 5 stars. Support local art! Go out and check it for the greatness it is. I actually preferred it over SAM, and plan on going on a regular basis. Bonus, the shop is really great and has some great stuff. read more

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Tabitha H.

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Frye Art Museum is a small, free, enjoyable art museum. I stopped by on a Sunday afternoon and was able to find free street parking around. There weren't many rooms (maybe 3-4) and one video playing. As someone who reads all the signs, the museum must have taken me around 1 hour to complete. I enjoyed the diversity of art available for the public for free. Would highly recommend for a short afternoon activity. read more

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Inna B.

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I just can't think of anything bad! It's free, there's a lovely collection of older and more modern, and there is free parking right next to the museum. The first time I went, I was surprised to find that a couple of twenty-somethings covered in tattoos and piercings (and smelling of smoke & booze) would go here. I was also surprised to stumble onto a special exhibition featuring some rather familiar works that were there on a special exhibit from the Hermitage in St. Petersburg (lived a train ride away- in a suburb, I guess- of that city until I was 8 years old). This time around I enjoyed the more classic art and at least one of the media (movie) pieces. One of them was about creation myths and that was a little odd. We did not see the sign right away, so we were rather confused at first because all we saw were cut-outs (both male-shaped) attempting "baby-making." It was.... odd, to say the least. The sign made it make a whole lot more sense. It was not my personal preference when it comes to art in a museum, but it was... interesting. Hopefully I'll start going more frequently! I still need to check out their Happy Hour sometime... read more

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Jennifer N.

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Free Art Museum! The museum showcased work from Cris Bruch, which consisted of an exhibit about the artist's roots as farmers during the earlier half of the twentieth century. There were also Soviet Political Posters. The posters were produced to form opinions and to communicate a message for peasants who were illiterate. The Frye Salon was my favorite exhibit in the museum. It features a collection of paintings hung from ceiling to floor. I could probably spend hours in that room alone. The gift shop had fun and interesting items. read more

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Tami A.

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This was definitely worth the drive to see. Small museum with only a few rooms, but there was so much to see and revel in I ended up spending a good 90 plus minutes in the one room alone. I visited the museum between exhibits so I only had one room to visit, but it was incredible. Can we talk about the price please? Free. Yes, free admission and free parking. Sold. Cute little cafe inside, that smelled delicious but I wasn't hungry when I was there. Will definitely go again to check out the other exhibit when it opens. read more

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Jill S.

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What a beautiful museum. I recently moved from Portland area and am lucky enough to live close to it. The recent Katherine Bradford show is wonderful. read more

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so sick. free, people are so nice, beautiful art but not too long, also in a quiet area, little shop is nice too! read more

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More info about Frye Art Museum

704 Terry Ave
Seattle, WA 98104
First Hill
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(206) 622-9250
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http://www.fryemuseum.org

Hours

What time does Frye Art Museum open?

Frye Art Museum opens at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Thursday.

What time does Frye Art Museum close?

Frye Art Museum is closed on Monday and Tuesday.Frye Art Museum closes at 5:00 PM on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.Frye Art Museum closes at 8:00 PM on Thursday.

Mon-Tue ClosedWed, Fri-Sun 11:00 AM - 5:00 PMThu 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM

Services

Is Frye Art Museum by appointment only?

No, Frye Art Museum is not by appointment only.

Indoor Amenities

Does Frye Art Museum allow dogs?

No, Frye Art Museum does not allow dogs.

Other Amenities

Does Frye Art Museum have free WiFi?

Yes, Frye Art Museum has free WiFi.

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Specialties

The Frye Art Museum Founding Collection celebrates primarily late-nineteenth and early-twentieth-century German art. In addition, the Museum owns an extensive collection of artworks purchased or gifted to the Museum since its opening in 1952. Exhibitions cover a range of styles emphasizing painting and sculpture from the nineteenth century to the present. The Museum Store offers an alternative to everyday shopping with a wide selection of creative, artful, unique gifts. The Gallery Cafe is a place where people can enjoy lunch or dinner with a side of art.

History

Established in 1952.

Located on Seattle's First Hill, the Frye Art Museum first opened its doors in 1952 as the legacy of Charles and Emma Frye, prominent early-twentieth century Seattle business leaders and art collectors. The Frye Art Museum is a living legacy of visionary patronage and civic responsibility, committed to artistic inquiry and a rich visitor experience. The Founding Collection of Charles and Emma Frye is a catalyst for engagement with contemporary art and artists, and access to the museum is always free.

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“This museum has such a unique set of galleries and for being a free museum to visit, it was AWESOME.”

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Seattle Asian Art Museum

4.2

(140 reviews)

1.7 mi

It's small, thoughtfully curated and displays are minimal in the best way possible. The space is…read morewelcoming, serene and pensive. The exhibits are wonderful and unique, historic and truly awe-inspiring. Parking, free, in front of the building, near the volunteer park tower, with views out toward the space needle make for easy transportation and visiting. Highly recommend.

This museum is small but it has quite a good collection. Every Thursday of the month is free museum…read moreday. Today is January 1 Thursday has a lot of people. The collection is dedicated to Asian art. This includes China, Japan, India and Cambodia, Thailand as major countries. The collection is very detailed. They are religious, artistic, armory and more. The visit takes 2 hours to complete. It is just one floor.

The Bodhisattva of Compassion in Buddhism

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Original Selfie Museum

4.5

(114 reviews)

0.7 mi

Me and my husband did this for Valentine's Day and I thought it was a really sweet fun way to spend…read moretime together. Be prepared to take lots of photos. Have fun with it to selfies be silly. Be serious be sexy be whatever you want. Lucky for us it wasn't too busy. There's a few couples here and there there's a first floor and a second floor so you don't feel like you're encroaching on each other. One complaint is some of the camera holders were broken or loose, but because it wasn't too busy you were able to pull from other stations. Props were lots of fun. Some backgrounds made more sense than others but either way it's a great idea. Have fun with it!

This place is a joke! It Is just waste of time and money!…read moreThe only thing It has is settings to take your own picture and to pretend you are a playing dress up... like preschoolers and kindergartens... nothing more nothing less. Seattle has better places to visit.

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Henry Art Gallery

3.9

(70 reviews)

3.5 mi

One of my favorite gallery spaces in Seattle! They usually have amazing artwork from progressive…read moreartists around the world, the space is really fun to explore and walk through. Highly recommend for those art fans who are looking to be surprised.

It's cool, but even though the museum spans three floors, it's really small and there aren't many…read moreexhibits. It didn't help that one of the four exhibit spaces was in transition, either. Good job. Good effort. I expected more.

Connecting, 2020

Spirit House Exhibit

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Reliquary corpus, 2021

Olympic Sculpture Park

4.1

(540 reviews)

1.5 mi

I love a sculpture garden. I grew up in the DC area so was super excited to see the same metal tree…read morethere in Seattle. They also seemed to have the iconic face sculptures that most sculpture gardens I've visited tend to have (re: Chicago and DC). My best friend and I walked to this from our hotel. It seems that they have mini golf this summer which was really cute. There were different art installations that you could hit a golf ball to. We just observed. It looks like a fantastic park to read a book or have a picnic. The Chinese zodiac heads were my favorite. I'd recommend checking this spot out.

The renovations to this park has been great! It's great having different paths for cyclists and…read morepedestrians. The beaches are more accessible. The natural flora are beautiful. There are also a lot more seats and picnic tables. My only gripe is the lack of bathrooms. There's one up at the top of the park but the next one is further in the park where Cafe Hagen has opened up. I'm glad that cafe opened up because there needed to be a food option. But the bathrooms are disgusting. They've only been open for a month and it's the only bathroom in the park. They need to do A LOT more cleanings. The staff at the cafe was mostly friendly except the Asian girl that worked on Saturday. She seemed more interested in chatting with her friends than serving customers. It's a shame considering the other staff members were friendly. I hope these are resolved soon. Otherwise the park is beautiful. Just plan your bathroom breaks.

The park at dusk is so beautiful

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Mourning Market

5.0

(1 review)

0.8 mi

I have been aware of the Mourning Market for a couple of years now but the dark themed market has…read morebeen around since 2009. The Mourning Market takes place in October and December. I believe each year the address for the market can change. This past year (2018) the address was at El Corazon. The Mourning Market is composed of dark themed... or Gothic styled merchandise that independent vendors and artists make and sell. This can include a variety of things from dolls, clothes, paintings, candy, cards, jewelry boxes, incense burners, necklaces and so much more! Many of the vendors do accept credit or debit cards but if there were any that did not there was an ATM at El Corazon where you could get cash. There is an entry fee to go to the market and the time we went it was only $2 which was very manageable. We bought several things here that we really enjoy! We got homemade chocolates from a vendor with a brilliant and refreshing mint flavor to it. I also got a bullet necklace where the bullet shell was carved in beautiful and elaborate designs. Steve got a David Bowie magnet which was awesome! The merchandise here is one of a kind and if it isn't then if there are duplicates of an item then it is very exclusive to that vendor or the market.In other words the likelihood of finding these items somewhere else are unlikely. Almost all of the vendors have their own business cards and I imagine you could place some orders for what they sell after the Mourning Market is held. The Mourning Market has about two dates out of the year as to when it is held. As I said location is bound to change year to year but it's definitely worth keeping track of. Their website is very straightforward and if you have the interest in becoming a vendor at the market there is even a link for that too at the website. The Mourning Market is a great way to support your local artists in the area!

Custom made masks made by one vendor.

One of the many vendors at Mourning Market!

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Fascinating merchandise at the Mourning Market!

Wing Luke Museum

(209 reviews)

0.6 mi

A must-visit on Asian history in America. What might have been not written and also not known if…read morethis museum didn't save much of the simple artifacts that were from the time when Asians were discriminated against. It is a part of history and this place really tells the story. I didn't know much about Wing Luke, but I got to know him after joining a walking tour led by a museum employee. Sign up at the front, and they will also take you to restricted areas. You can see how small some of the rooms are. A supermarket that many people have been in. They also have a Bruce Lee exhibit. I hope this museum gets to last long into the years.

Terrific museum. Enjoyed the docent tour and highly recommend. Bruce Lee exhibit is cool. Learned a…read morelot about Wing Luke who is an inspiration. Incredible legacy he has given us.

Jen Soriano sang and read passages from her book, Nervous (10/1/23)

Going down the stairs to the first floor

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SIFF Cinema Downtown

(668 reviews)

0.9 mi

Great location, friendly staff, and the screens and seats were comfortably large, exactly what…read moreyou'd want from a movie theater. I'd seen enough hype about the chocolate popcorn to finally try it myself. It was well-balanced and the portion was massive. My company and I barely made a dent in a medium. That said, if you're a classic butter popcorn person, this probably won't convert you. Overall, a solid experience. Would recommend.

Great theatre. Comfy seats. Clean and well kept. Interesting memorabilia around the theatre…read more Friendly and efficient staff. Great concessions. Don't sleep on the chocolate popcorn. It's amazing! Will definitely be coming back for another movie.

Chocolate popcorn

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Amazon Spheres

(158 reviews)

0.9 mi

Small, but mighty (and free). A fantastic place to visit but it requires some planning ahead…read more They're only open to the public the first and third Saturday of every month. Reservations are available 15 days in advance. I'd highly recommend that you reserve tickets when they are first made available. We planned a trip out on the Bainbridge Ferry the day we had The Spheres reservations. I definitely don't recommend doing that. The ferry was delayed and we wound up getting to The Spheres 25 minutes after our reservation time. Thankfully, they let us in without really mentioning the time. They request that each guest stay in the building for at most an hour to accommodate the constant flow of guests. The Spheres is a 4 level botanical garden. It was designed to replicate a cloud forest in order to host thousands of tropical and subtropical plants. There were a lot of interesting things that I had never seen elsewhere including spiky-leaf plants (Bigonia xerox), a palm with bright orange stalks with small green fruit that look like capers (Pacaya Palm), and a cone-shaped, bright orange flower that looked unreal (Guzmania conifers). There were also exhibits with amphibians or tropical fish. There's a cafe on the second floor called General Porpoise and gender neutral bathrooms on every floor. A few stations have experiments for kids to interact with or poster boards to read. Because they restrict the guests, it's not too crowded. There is a ton of things to look at and photograph. The amount of people make it so you can get the perfect shot if you are willing to wait a little. It's a must see building and worth the time planning ahead for. Brendan's Rating: 4.4 Charlotte's Rating: 3.9 Shanying's Rating: 5.0 Winston's Rating: 5.0

How lucky were we to see on Facebook that the Amazon Spheres would be open the day we arrived in…read moreSeattle. We were completely blown away by what we saw when we arrived at our appointed time to visit. The Spheres comprises a trio on connected glass domes, located in the center of Amazon-occupied office towers in Downtown Seattle. The Spheres opened in 2018 by Jeff Bezos for his employees. They are only open to the public for free on two Saturdays of each month. The structure was designed by American architecture firm NBBJ. They serve as an employee lounge and workspace. The Spheres are a fully functioning, self-contained ecosystem - a greenhouse with more than 40,000 different varieties of plants from all over the world. It is built on a concrete foundation, using 620 tons of steel. The structures are connected in an open-plan indoor area filled with numerous exotic plants. The most striking feature inside the Amazon Spheres is a 4,000 square foot Canyon Living Wall. It stands 62 feet tall and 50 feet wide. A path winds up four stories across a suspension bridge to a Bird's Nest meeting area. During the day the temperature inside is in the mid 70's with 60% humidity. At night, it drops to 55 degrees with 85% humidity. The highest of the three Amazon Spheres is 90-meters tall. The catalans at the Amazon Spheres contain an incredible 2,643 panels of glass, making the whole structure visible from the outside thus, creating a clear view on the inside. There's also a cafe with treats and coffee. They also offer free tours. We found The Spheres to be a serene and comforting place to visit. The place was amazing!

Meeting area

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Bailey Family Farm

4.8

(68 reviews)

21.8 mi

Fun and family friendly activity! I love going during strawberry picking season/check their website…read morefor what produce are in season. Paying by the lb, they provide boxes and cartons.

We visited Bailey Family Farm on the very first day of strawberry picking for the year (Jun 1)…read moreright after lunch. They had their fields filled with their earliest variety, Sweet Sunrise, with tons and tons of gigantic berries ready for harvest. When I say tons, I mean it - each plant was flush with berries, and it barely took us 30 minutes to basically fill up our entire flat. They also had a limited number of Shuksan and Rainier strawberries, and some barely ripe Totems available for U Pick. We ended up picking an entire box with Sweet Sunrise and two smaller pints of Shuksan and Rainier. Sweet Sunrise - These are a deep crimson red both inside and out. They are large (averaging around 33g each), but large doesn't necessarily mean better. In this case, the taste is kind of diluted down by the amount of water inside. The most ripe and soft ones are sweet and fragrant, but the vast majority are somewhat diluted in flavor. Even the sourness is dilute. The berries are mostly soft and tender. These are still really great strawberries, but are more muted in flavor compared to some of the smaller varieties. Shuksan - This is the 2nd time I've eaten Shuksans and the 2nd time I've been a little disappointed. These are medium size berries, coming in at around 15.5g each. They are extremely sour, making me pucker with every bite. They are also quite a bit firmer than the other two strawberries, even the darker crimson ones. Quite possibly it's too early in the season for these. I'll have to come back later to try more. These have the most lumps and mutant individuals with tons of multiple fused berries. Rainier - This is probably my 2nd favorite variety of strawberry after Hoods (last year, I ate half a flat every week when these were available). It's really early in the season, so there weren't too many available for us to pick. The ones that we were able to locate fill the mouth with a delightful, strong and potent strawberry fragrance. Unfortunately most are quite a bit on the sour side - the ones in the coming weeks will probably be more sweet. Size is by far the smallest, coming in at around 12g per. The berries are really soft and teeth slice through them like warm butter. They are more acidic and are the only strawberry variety to cause me some stomach issues. We visited again the following Monday and the plants were noticeably skimpier. The leftover Sweet Sunrise were only a third the size of previous, and mostly not as ripe. There were more ripe Shuksans, Totems, Rainiers, and even some Tillamooks, Puget Crimsons, and Mary's Peaks ready. Just some quick notes for these: Tillamook - 24.4g avg, 6.2 brix, varying shape, awful variety, even the super red ones are ridiculously sour. Even beyond the sour, they taste awful. The juice is sour, bitter, nasty, the worst. Puget Crimson - 35.8g avg, 8.2 brix, caps really easily, didn't pick a single strawberry where the cap stayed on. Very conical in shape. Really dark red color. Stronger flavor than tillamook and more sweet, but still quite sour. Expected more flavor for being so dark red. Juice is dark in color, no particular distinguishing characteristics. Mary's Peak - 18.8g avg, 8.4 brix, leaves stay attached, some even have stems. Mostly conical in shape but some wider. Really noticeable seeds, can feel them protruding out of the skin. Very pronounced sweeter but mild flavor, some grassy notes. Juice has some candy element like pixie sticks but more sour. Really love the juice. Sweet Sunrise - 17.2g avg, 7.3 brix, half the size of the ones picked the previous week and not nearly as good. Not as ripe I guess so they don't cap nearly as easily. Deep red color, but more sour than sweet. Shuksan - 17.6g avg, 8 brix, Lumpy strawberries, lots of them fused together into big half moon shapes. Great flavor complexity, nasal, strong strawberry flavor, a little perfumey. More stem quality in the flavor, vegetal not bitter, probably because the pith/stem area stays attached more. Juice normal and bright. I liked these way more than the previous week. Rainier - 12.2g avg, 9.5 brix, most of the ripe ones have holes in them from birds and slugs. Aromatic, sweet but sour. Super perfumey elements. Best in flavor. Juice astringent surprisingly not as sweet as the brix would imply, more acidic instead. I like eating the whole berry more than juiced. Thanks to Bailey Farm having so many varieties, this kind of turned into a little science experiment. What else can I say other than that I will definitely be back next year for more strawberries. As a side note: I really wish farms grew Hood strawberries around here. Maybe we just don't have the right climate and soil for that variety? Those are my favorite by far, with the most sweetness (one batch I measured this year when down in Portland was 16 brix!) and best flavor complexity.

Mini sweet melons

Rainier

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Duris Strawberry Farm

(14 reviews)

16.3 mi

We visited Duris Strawberry Farm on the first day of strawberry picking (Jun 13, 2026) and it was a…read morecomplete madhouse. This was about 30 minutes after opening and the small parking lot was completely full. Cars were parked haphazardly all along the street, making it difficult for two way traffic (we had to drive on the grass). Luckily as soon as we pulled into the parking lot a car reversed out. Score! Picking is hectic but organized. They give boxes out at the main stall and have a flag system to mark how far down the row has been picked. The problem is that most people didn't actually use the flags. On the other hand, it's not like the rows were picked very well in the first place. We started at a random one in the middle and there were still plenty of huge and juicy ripe strawberries even on the first couple of plants. We ended up filling our entire box, weighing in at 8.25 pounds by around half way down the row. At $4.75 that was almost $40 in strawberries! The employees said that they would rotate to a second field of strawberries later in the day for more fresh picking. The strawberry variety of the day was Puget Crimson. Since this was the first day, the cream of the crop were still available, meaning huge, juicy, flavorful, ripe strawberries all over. Puget Crimson typically seen at farm stands and markets are medium and small size; these were massive, with the larger ones averaging over 35 grams a piece. Nicely sweet too - I measured a mash of five strawberries at 10.9 brix and a second at 12.1 brix! This particular variety has a decent amount of acidity, but are all full flavored, unlike the first pick of Sweet Sunrise I had a couple of weeks ago, which were huge but somewhat watery. They are deep red/crimson in color, especially for the extremely ripe ones, and mostly conical, although we found a small number of mutants, one looking like 4 or 5 strawberries fused together! Check out is easy. Pro-Tip: there are two checkout lines, one on each side of the stall. The line furthest away from the pathway to the strawberry fields seems to always be shorter. In my case, only 3 groups in line instead of 20+ groups. Warning: these strawberries are planted on top of very sandy dirt, which sticks to the strawberries. Even after soaked and scrubbing, dirt still sticks onto the skin! I will definitely be revisiting Duris Strawberry Farm next year for their first day of strawberry picking!

We stopped and bought some strawberries today and they were spectacular. We received the tip to…read morevisit Duris today from our waitress Lisa at Mama Stortini's during lunch. She said they have great produce so we stopped there on the way home along River road and I'm so glad we did. They had big juicy sweet strawberries picked today just like she said. It was a great tip so I'm paying it forward for anyone who is looking for strawberries. It's best to call them before you go since when they run out, they close and we barely made in time after a late lunch. They only had a few half flats of strawberries bu the time we got there. GPS got us there the back way but once we found it, I have to say it's very easy to find.

Price for U-pick is $4.5/pound

Checkout Area

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The Spheres Discovery At The Understory

4.0

(82 reviews)

0.9 mi

BIOPHILIA...Sponsored by PRIME.... never heard of it till…read morestumbling across this place. Located in the heart of downtown Seattle, an Amazon Company satellite office (i guess where Amazon Corporate employees can go when the need to connect with nature arises during work day)...cool concept, wish my job offer a green house. -lower level open to the public. Cool display of frogs and crystal shrimp. -Staff was knowledgeable and seem like they like their job and sphere concept. -Verdict: worth checking out when in the area....BIOPHILIA for LIFE......

There were plenty of street parking when we came on a week day. Parking was $1 per hour from 8AM to…read more11AM, $5.50 per hour from 11AM to 5PM, and $5.50 per hour from 5PM to 8PM. Wasn't sure what the place was about. We walked into the room and started looking around. There was an attendant who spoke about needing a reservation for visitors to enter the Sphere. The place was cool as there were tiny, poisonous frogs to look at.

Lot of artsy fartsy down here

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Majestic Bay Theatres

4.1

(225 reviews)

5.1 mi

Very cool cinema with a huge theater. It feels like going back in time and I hope that never…read morechanges!

I should've tried coming here soon after I moved to Ballard! I live like five minutes from here and…read moreI've been missing out for so long. Similar to the Varsity Theater in University District, Majestic Bay Theatres also offer $6 movies all day on Tuesday. Varsity offers that every day, but the Majestic Bay is eons cleaner, has nicer movie screen and sound, and the seat more comfortable than Varsity and I thought it was worth every penny. I went to go watch Mean Girls at 4 pm yesterday. Seems like everybody knows about the Tuesday deal so the 7 pm show was sold out, but there were plenty of seats left for the 4 pm show for obvious reasons. It looks like they only show three movies at a time, and I don't know how often they get new movies, but I'm looking forward to taking advantage of the Tuesday deal more often. Also one thing to note for myself mostly - aisle C was a bit too close to the screen so I recommend sitting around aisle E.