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Kerry Park
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Location
Corner of West Highland
Drive and 2nd Avenue West.
Admission
Free.
Getting
there by car
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Getting
there by bus
From downtown, via
bus number 13 (Seattle Center) or 2 (Seattle Center), whichever comes along first.
The bus route takes you through the Queen Anne/ Mercer commercial district
where you will see plenty of eateries and shopping you might like to
return to.
Board
the northbound bus at the corner of 3rd Avenue and Pike
Street.
Alight
from the bus at the corner of Queen Anne Avenue and Highland
Drive.
It is about a 18-minute ride each way.
Walk west on Highland Drive, for
about a block. You will see the can't-miss lookout to your left.
Notes
and Tips
 This
is one of Seattle's favorite viewpoints, presenting as it does
unobstructed views
of two icons - the Space Needle, and Mount Rainier on a clear day.
You are likely to bump into other sightseers, perhaps a tour bus or two,
and even local news crews updating their stock footage. Located on a quiet street (apart from
visitors to the park), away from traffic noise, and in an affluent
neighborhood of gracious homes, the viewpoint is an inviting picnic
spot. However there is little shade, so you will appreciate a hat
on a hot day.
Benches and a coin-operated telescope are provided,
along with a water fountain. Look
out for the totem pole in a garden on the other side of the street.
Stairs lead down the slope, where you will find a children's playground
and tennis court below the lookout.
Another vista of the
water and mountains can be found down the road, at the intersection of Seventh Avenue West, Eighth Place
West, and West Highland Drive.
Also, while in the area, you might also
like to visit Kinnear Park, about a 15-minute walk away.
 It is an
equally delightful picnic spot, although the views are more obscured by
trees. From Kinnear Park, you can then take the number 1 bus back
into downtown. Take the stairs down to Prospect Street, and walk
west until you come to 5th Avenue. Follow 5th Avenue down the hill
(it becomes stairs part-way, so this is not a drive-able route) to West
Olympic Place. The small park entrance, as well as bus stops, are near the
corner of 5th Avenue and West Olympic Place.
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