Living a Month in Seattle as a Nomad, Seattle, Washington
We enjoyed a housesit in Kirkland (Seattle area) Washington for a month and had a great time exploring the best of free Seattle during the month of September. We share 15 free things to do in Seattke (plus a few paid items) and how we found out about them. In addition, we share some of the easy to moderate hikes we enjoyed in Seattle while avoiding crowds and traffic. What a super month living in Seattle enjoying the Best of Seattle for practically free! No City Pass required!
Our first order of business was to get a free library card from King County and to identify free museum days in Seattle. We used the address of our housesit (learn how to housesit here) effectively online and immediately received an email with our temporary library card information. With that account number, we went online and booked free tickets to the Museum of Pop Culture and the Seattle Museum, saving over $50 per visit (for two.)
Google “free things to do in Seattle” which generates a list of the days the Seattle Museums are free (generally the first Thursday of the month.) Combine that info with Bank of America’s free museum program where museums are free the first weekend of the month, and we enjoyed the Seattle Art Museum and the Nordic Museum at no charge. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
Our first order of business was to get a free library card from King County and to identify free museum days in Seattle. We used the address of our housesit (learn how to housesit here) effectively online and immediately received an email with our temporary library card information. With that account number, we went online and booked free tickets to the Museum of Pop Culture and the Seattle Museum, saving over $50 per visit (for two.)
Google “free things to do in Seattle” which generates a list of the days the Seattle Museums are free (generally the first Thursday of the month.) Combine that info with Bank of America’s free museum program where museums are free the first weekend of the month, and we enjoyed the Seattle Art Museum and the Nordic Museum at no charge. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: Living a Month in Seattle as a Nomad
Guide Location: USA » Seattle
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Insider Tips)
Author: Chris Englert
Read it on Author's Website: https://eatwalklearn.com/living-a-month-in-seattle/
Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
Guide Location: USA » Seattle
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Insider Tips)
Author: Chris Englert
Read it on Author's Website: https://eatwalklearn.com/living-a-month-in-seattle/
Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Seattle Art Museum
- Ballard Locks
- Discovery Park
- Mariners game
- Museum of Pop Culture
- Space Needle
- Pikes Market
- Pioneer Square
- Carl S. English Jr. Botanical Gardens
- Seattle Aquarium
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