Free Sails With The Center For Wooden Boats
Free: All time The Center For Wooden Boats is a hand-on maritime museum where every visitor has opportunities to engage in heritage experiences. Admission to the center is free and free sailing on Lake Union take place every Sunday at 10am. It’s first-come first-served basis, so arrive early to secure a spot! Address: 1010 Valley...
Seattle Central Library
Free: All time Visiting libraries isn’t your idea of fun? View some photos of the Seattle Central Library and reconsider. This award-winning architecture is breathtaking in both its exterior and interior. The library comes with a coffee and sandwich shop. Wi-fi access is free. Its 10th floor offers a great view of Elliott Bay and...
Ye Olde Curiosity Shop
Free: All time Ye Olde Curiosity Shop is hailed as one of the “Seven Wonders of Seattle.” This sideshow-like museum/store is famous for its collection of mummies, shrunken heads, Indian totemic art, and other novelties. Address: 1001 Alaskan Way Seattle, WA 98104 Opening hours: Summer Mon-Sun 9am – 9:30pm; Winter Sun-Thu 10am – 6pm, Fri-Sat...
Pacific Rim Bonsai Collection
Free: All time Weyerhaeuser Company put together a collection of more than 50 miniature trees from Japan, China, Korea, Taiwan and Canada. The Pacific Rim Bonsai collection has been opened to public since 1989 and many of the trees have been sculpted for decades. Free guided tours are given on Sunday at noon. Address: 33663...
Notre Dame Cathedral
Free: All time; First Sundays from October through March to climb the 387 steps of the North Tower The Notre-Dame Cathedral is widely considered to be one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture and among the largest and most well-known church buildings in the world. The cathedral has a narrow climb of 387...
Pompidou Center
Free: First Sundays of every month; All time for guest under 18 years old The Pompidou Center is a complex in the Beaubourg area of Paris. It houses a vast public library, the National Museum of Modern Art (the largest in Europe) and IRCAM (a center for music and acoustic research). The idea of such...
Musée D’Orsay
Free: First Sundays of each month; Guest under 18 years old The Musée d’Orsay is housed in the former Beaux-Arts railways station built between 1898 and 1900. The museum holds mainly French art with the world’s largest collection of impressionist and post-impressionist masterpieces. Its collection include work by Monet, Manet, Degas, Renoir, Cézanne, Seurat, Sisley,...
Olympic Sculpture Park
Free: All time The Olympic Sculpture Park is a nine-acre industrial site transformed into a green space for art. This contemporary waterfront park displays both permanent and visiting installations. It also offers art activities, performances, social dancing, yoga, and other event during summer. Address: 2901 Western Avenue, Seattle, WA 98121 Opening hours: Daily May –...
Canal Street / Algiers Ferry
Free: All time The Canal Street / Algiers Ferry runs across the Mississippi River. The ferry has been around since 1827, connecting the Central Business District of New Orleans in Canal Street with Algiers Point in the West Bank. Algiers Point is the second oldest neighborhood in the city. With its streets that are lined...
Germaine Cazenave Wells Mardi Gras Museum
Free: All time Not in New Orleans during Mardi Gras? Don’t be disappointed. Head to the mini-museum located on the second floor of Arnaud’s classic Creole restaurant. The Germaine Cazenave Wells Mardi Gras Museum is named after Mrs Wells, the queen of 22 Mardi Gras balls from 1937 to 1968. The museum displays more than...
Old Port Multimedia Self-Guided Tour
Free: All time The “5 Generations, One Port” tour is perfect for those who are tech-savvy. Visitors can use the free wi-fi in the neighborhood to download the app for their smartphones. In it are twelve clips of 2-3 minutes telling you the history of the Old Port of Montreal. Through the fictitious family story...
Gardens By The Bay
Free: All time Built on reclaimed land in central Singapore, the Gardens by the Bay project is an integral part of a strategy by the Singapore government to transform Singapore into “City in a Garden.” The modern and innovative design is a result of an international competition held in 2006, with submissions by 170 firms...
