Originally Posted by FreeOnes Petra

If you get to the Tacoma area, Point Defiance Park is very cool. And in seattle, if it's open the Seattle Science Center is always worth a visit. The music and sci-fi museum is right by it as well (it's in the space needle area).

And then there's the Pier where you can get THE BEST clam chowder at Ivers on Pier 54.

Other than that, I grew up in south eastern WA so I didn't get over to the east all that much growing up. ;-)