Seattle Center and Seattle Attractions
The Haiku North America conference, taking place August 3–7,
2011 at the Northwest Rooms of Seattle Center, hopes to keep you busy with its jam-packed
schedule and all its haiku events. However, you might be interested in seeing
some of Seattle’s other attractions. Here’s a summary, arranged by category, in
case you want to come early or stay in Seattle after the conference ends.
Remember that the conference rate for our two conference hotels can also be
used for additional dates before or after the conference.
Seattle Center Map
Seattle Center Parking Information
| seattle_center_map_and_info.pdf |
| simple_seattle_map.pdf |
Major Attractions and Activities
*Indicates an activity or attraction event related to an HNA conference event or location
Major Attractions
Museums
· Asian Art Museum
· Future of Flight Museum and Boeing Factory Tour
· Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
· Center for Wooden Boats (at South Lake Union Park)
· Daybreak Star Native American Cultural Center (at Discovery Park)
· Experience Music Project (Frank Gehry–designed building on the Seattle Center campus; special exhibit on Nirvana during HNA)
· Frye Art Museum
· Henry Art Gallery
· Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
· Microsoft Museum and Visitor Center (in Redmond)
· Museum of Flight (see the Concorde and Air Force One)
· Museum of History and Industry
· Nordic Heritage Museum
· Pacific Science Center (on the Seattle Center campus)
· Science Fiction Museum (Frank Gehry–designed building on the Seattle Center campus; special exhibit on Battlestar Gallactica during HNA)
· Seattle Art Museum * (free admission during our Thursday haiku walk in the area)
· Seattle Children’s Museum (on the Seattle Center campus)
· Seattle Metropolitan Police Museum
· Wing Luke Museum (Asian and Native American exhibits)
Outdoors
· Argosy Cruises * (cruise line providing our Sunday boat cruise to Blake Island and Tillicum Village)
· Hiram M. Chittenden (Ballard) Locks and Fish Ladder (Seattle’s third most popular tourist destination)
· Bellevue Botanical Garden (in Bellevue)
· Center for Wooden Boats (at South Lake Union Park)
· Discovery Park (with lighthouse and Daybreak Star Native American Cultural Center)
· Fisherman’s Terminal / Port of Seattle
· Fremont Troll (yes, we have a giant troll under one of our bridges)
· Fremont Walking Tour (you too can visit the center of the universe)
· Gas Works Park
· Green Lake Park
· Kubota Garden (Japanese/Northwest garden)
· Lake Union (near Seattle Center)
· Magnuson Park (and its intriguing Sound Garden)
· Mt. Rainier National Park (about 90 minutes south of Seattle)
· Olympic Sculpture Park * (our Wednesday afternoon haiku walk destination; see also Silver Notes)
· Pike Place Market * (we’ll be visiting during our Thursday haiku walk)
· Pioneer Square (Seattle’s historic neighborhood)
· Rhododendron Species Foundation Botanical Gardens (in Federal Way)
· Ride the Ducks (amphibious bus/boat tour)
· Seattle Chinese Garden
· Seattle Japanese Garden (Haiku Northwest has events and haiku workshops here regularly)
· Seattle Waterfront * (shopping, restaurants, arcade, parks, ferries, aquarium, and more)
· Snoqualmie Falls (30 minutes east of Seattle, but worth the trip)
· Tillicum Village * (we’ll be visiting here on our optional Sunday boat cruise)
· University of Washington Botanic Gardens and Center for Urban Horticulture
· Volunteer Park (home of the Seattle Asian Art Museum, water tower, and conservatory)
· Washington Park Arboretum (home of the Seattle Japanese Garden)
· Waterfall Garden (near Pioneer Square )
· Water Taxi to West Seattle (a cheap way to see Seattle from the water)
· Woodland Park Zoo
Bookstores
· Elliott Bay Book Company (Seattle’s largest independent bookstore)
· Haiku Hon (Seattle’s haiku bookstore)
· Kinokuniya Bookstore (in the International District)
· Mercer Street Books * (across the street from the MarQueen conference hotel)
· Open Books: A Poem Emporium (Seattle’s poetry-only bookstore; one of only two in the country)
Miscellaneous Attractions
· Archie McPhee (Seattle’s “best weird” tourist attraction)
· Columbia Tower (observation deck atop Seattle’s tallest building)
· Richard Hugo House (literary center)
· Key Arena * (across the courtyard from our HNA meeting rooms; hosting a Seattle Storm women’s professional basketball game at 7:00 pm on the Friday of our conference, August 5)
· Safeco Field Tour (home of the Mariners major league baseball team)
· Northwest Trek (wildlife park in Eatonville, about an hour south of Seattle)
· Seattle Aquarium
· Seattle Central Library (an architectural wonder)
· Seattle Mariners (playing the Oakland A’s at 12:40 pm on the Wednesday of our conference, August 3)
· Smith Tower (once the country’s tallest building west of the Mississippi; near Pioneer Square)
· Underground Tour (in Pioneer Square)
· University of Washington
· Washington State Ferries (try a ferry to Bainbridge Island or Bremerton just for the views; largest ferry system in the United States)
Additional Tourist Resources
· Queen Anne Chamber of Commerce
· Seattle Chamber of Commerce
· Seattle Tourist Bureau
· South Lake Union Chamber of Commerce
· Visiting Seattle
Major Attractions
- Pike Place Market * (we’ll be visiting during our Thursday haiku walk)
- Seafair * (Seattle’s major annual festival, taking place during HNA, including Fleet Week, the Boeing Air Show, and performances of the Blue Angels during our Space Needle banquet)
- Seattle Center * (Seattle’s living room—location of the HNA conference)
- Seattle Monorail * (we’ll be taking the monorail downtown on our Thursday haiku walk)
- Space Needle * (we’ll be having our banquet here on Saturday)
Museums
· Asian Art Museum
· Future of Flight Museum and Boeing Factory Tour
· Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
· Center for Wooden Boats (at South Lake Union Park)
· Daybreak Star Native American Cultural Center (at Discovery Park)
· Experience Music Project (Frank Gehry–designed building on the Seattle Center campus; special exhibit on Nirvana during HNA)
· Frye Art Museum
· Henry Art Gallery
· Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
· Microsoft Museum and Visitor Center (in Redmond)
· Museum of Flight (see the Concorde and Air Force One)
· Museum of History and Industry
· Nordic Heritage Museum
· Pacific Science Center (on the Seattle Center campus)
· Science Fiction Museum (Frank Gehry–designed building on the Seattle Center campus; special exhibit on Battlestar Gallactica during HNA)
· Seattle Art Museum * (free admission during our Thursday haiku walk in the area)
· Seattle Children’s Museum (on the Seattle Center campus)
· Seattle Metropolitan Police Museum
· Wing Luke Museum (Asian and Native American exhibits)
Outdoors
· Argosy Cruises * (cruise line providing our Sunday boat cruise to Blake Island and Tillicum Village)
· Hiram M. Chittenden (Ballard) Locks and Fish Ladder (Seattle’s third most popular tourist destination)
· Bellevue Botanical Garden (in Bellevue)
· Center for Wooden Boats (at South Lake Union Park)
· Discovery Park (with lighthouse and Daybreak Star Native American Cultural Center)
· Fisherman’s Terminal / Port of Seattle
· Fremont Troll (yes, we have a giant troll under one of our bridges)
· Fremont Walking Tour (you too can visit the center of the universe)
· Gas Works Park
· Green Lake Park
· Kubota Garden (Japanese/Northwest garden)
· Lake Union (near Seattle Center)
· Magnuson Park (and its intriguing Sound Garden)
· Mt. Rainier National Park (about 90 minutes south of Seattle)
· Olympic Sculpture Park * (our Wednesday afternoon haiku walk destination; see also Silver Notes)
· Pike Place Market * (we’ll be visiting during our Thursday haiku walk)
· Pioneer Square (Seattle’s historic neighborhood)
· Rhododendron Species Foundation Botanical Gardens (in Federal Way)
· Ride the Ducks (amphibious bus/boat tour)
· Seattle Chinese Garden
· Seattle Japanese Garden (Haiku Northwest has events and haiku workshops here regularly)
· Seattle Waterfront * (shopping, restaurants, arcade, parks, ferries, aquarium, and more)
· Snoqualmie Falls (30 minutes east of Seattle, but worth the trip)
· Tillicum Village * (we’ll be visiting here on our optional Sunday boat cruise)
· University of Washington Botanic Gardens and Center for Urban Horticulture
· Volunteer Park (home of the Seattle Asian Art Museum, water tower, and conservatory)
· Washington Park Arboretum (home of the Seattle Japanese Garden)
· Waterfall Garden (near Pioneer Square )
· Water Taxi to West Seattle (a cheap way to see Seattle from the water)
· Woodland Park Zoo
Bookstores
· Elliott Bay Book Company (Seattle’s largest independent bookstore)
· Haiku Hon (Seattle’s haiku bookstore)
· Kinokuniya Bookstore (in the International District)
· Mercer Street Books * (across the street from the MarQueen conference hotel)
· Open Books: A Poem Emporium (Seattle’s poetry-only bookstore; one of only two in the country)
Miscellaneous Attractions
· Archie McPhee (Seattle’s “best weird” tourist attraction)
· Columbia Tower (observation deck atop Seattle’s tallest building)
· Richard Hugo House (literary center)
· Key Arena * (across the courtyard from our HNA meeting rooms; hosting a Seattle Storm women’s professional basketball game at 7:00 pm on the Friday of our conference, August 5)
· Safeco Field Tour (home of the Mariners major league baseball team)
· Northwest Trek (wildlife park in Eatonville, about an hour south of Seattle)
· Seattle Aquarium
· Seattle Central Library (an architectural wonder)
· Seattle Mariners (playing the Oakland A’s at 12:40 pm on the Wednesday of our conference, August 3)
· Smith Tower (once the country’s tallest building west of the Mississippi; near Pioneer Square)
· Underground Tour (in Pioneer Square)
· University of Washington
· Washington State Ferries (try a ferry to Bainbridge Island or Bremerton just for the views; largest ferry system in the United States)
Additional Tourist Resources
· Queen Anne Chamber of Commerce
· Seattle Chamber of Commerce
· Seattle Tourist Bureau
· South Lake Union Chamber of Commerce
· Visiting Seattle
