Free stuff is our jam. So are awesome waterfront parks and unique artwork. Olympic Sculpture Park: check, check, and check!
This park is part of the Seattle Art Museum (although it is not in the same location) and was primarily funded by Microsoft COO, John Shirley (a modest $30 million). Lucky us!
And now Seattle has this wonderful park.
This park is full of wonderful, sharp lines.
Left: Eagle by Alexander Calder. Right: Echo by Jaume Plensa.
Eye see you.
This park is a part of every tour we give friends from out of town. We love the architecture and the almost Easter egg hunt quality of the art. If you aren't looking for it, you could walk right by and never know!
So go check it out! It is fairly wheelchair accessible, it is free, and there is parking. Kids love it, dogs love it, adults love it, heck we once saw a cat being walked and it looked about as happy as any cat can.
Walk along the Seattle waterfront and look for seals along with art!
Insider Tip: If you continue to follow the path once you get down to the waterfront you will eventually be in Myrtle Beach Park. Keep going! This park has an amazing walk along the water. Try to make it for a sunset; we promise, Puget Sound and the Cascade Mountains make it quite the show!
Myrtle Beach Park takes you right up to Puget Sound.
Go here to see a map and more info about parking.
We also recommend reading up on the art in the park so you don't miss any of the less obvious installments.
