Leave Prairie Heights for Space Needle, 35 mi away
Visits to Mount Rainier National Park run to about 1.6M a year. Look within 40 miles for the 130 places to visit; none is inside Prairie Heights. On the list: 44 museums, 28 city parks and 20 gardens, among others. Olympic National Park is worth a day, 60 mi from the centre.
Space Needle
Observation tower in Seattle, Washington, United States.
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Where to find them
Head to the north for most of the 130 on the list.
Orange: Prairie Heights. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Each place in turn
Its 151 places all lie within 60 miles.
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4Olympic National Park
National park on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, USA.
5T-Mobile Park
Baseball stadium in Seattle, Washington, USA, home venue of the Seattle Mariners.
6Seattle Underground
Network of underground basements and walkways in Seattle, Washington.
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9Mount Rainier National Park
National park of the United States.
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12Wild Waves Theme Park
Amusement park and water park in Federal Way, Washington, United States.
13The Museum of Flight
Aerospace museum in Seattle, Washington, United States.
14Snoqualmie Falls
Waterfall on the Snoqualmie River in Washington state, United States.
Seattle Center
Arts, educational, tourism and entertainment center in Seattle, Washington, United States.
Paramount Theatre
Theatre and movie theater in Seattle, Washington, United States.
Gas Works Park
Park in Seattle, Washington, USA built on the site of a former gasification plant.
Hiram M. Chittenden Locks
Shipping locks at seaward entry to the Lake Washington Ship Canal.
Minidoka National Historic Site
National historic site commemorating the WW II internment of Japanese Americans in Idaho and Bainbridge Island, Washington.
Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Natural history museum in Washington, United States.
Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Federal wilderness area in central Washington state, United States of America.
Burke-Gilman Trail
Foot and bicycle trail in and near Seattle; former rail route.
Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Protected area in the United States.
McCaw Hall
Opera house in Seattle, Washington, United States, home to Seattle opera.
Northwest Railway Museum
Railway station in Snoqualmie, the United States of America.
Bloedel Reserve
Public garden and forest preserve in Bainbridge Island, Washington State, USA.
Northwest Trek Wildlife Park
Wildlife park in Pierce County, Washington state, United States of America.
Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience
Museum in Seattle.
Seattle Japanese Garden
Japanese garden in the Madison Park neighborhood of Seattle.
Connections Museum Seattle
Museum of vintage telecommunications equipment in Seattle, Washington.
Piper Orchard
Fruit orchard containing primarily heirloom apple trees, located within Seattle Washington's Carkeek Park.
Sylvan Grove Theater and Columns
Outdoor theater on the University of Washington campus, Seattle.
Wright Park Arboretum
Botanical garden in Tacoma, United States of America.
Center for Wooden Boats
Museum on the south shore of Lake Union, Seattle, Washington, U.S..
Bainbridge Island Museum of Art
Museum in Bainbridge Island, Washington, U.S.
Burlington Northern Railroad Depot
Railroad depot, historical society, museum, and NRHP-listed site in Chehalis, Washington.
Carl S. English, Jr., Botanical Gardens
Botanical garden in Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Daniel R. Bigelow House
Historic house museum in Olympia, Washington, U.S..
Danny Woo International District Community Garden
Garden in Washington, United States of America.
Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center
Performing arts center in Seattle, Washington.
Nippon Kan Theatre
Former Japanese theater in Seattle, originally a hotel, now offices.
Rhododendron Species Foundation and Botanical Garden
Nonprofit botanical garden in Federal Way, Washington.
Taproot Theatre Company
Theater company and theater (a former movie theater) in Seattle, Washington, United States.
Donnie Chin International Children's Park
Playground and park in Chinatown / International District, Seattle, Washington, U.S..
Highline Botanical Garden
Community botanical garden in SeaTac, Washington, United States.
Renton History Museum
Museum in the city of Renton in the state of Washington, United States..
South Seattle Community College Arboretum
Arboretum and botanical garden in Seattle, Washington.
Washington National Guard Museum
Military museum in Camp Murray, Washington.
Henderson Park
Park in Lewis County, Washington, United States of America.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Prairie Heights → · Prairie Heights’ history →
Photo credits
Space Needle: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Climate Pledge Arena: Sea Cow, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lumen Field: "Smart Destinations", GoSeattleCard.com, and Go Seattle Card Blog, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Olympic National Park: Wsiegmund, CC BY 2.5 · T-Mobile Park: MyName (Cacophony), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Seattle Underground: Mark Hursh, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Husky Stadium: Atomic Taco, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Lake Washington: Maltesen at da.wikipedia, Public domain · Mount Rainier National Park: Ricardo Martins from Gent, Belgium, CC BY 2.0 · Tacoma Dome: Broran28, Public domain · Museum of Pop Culture: EMP|SFM, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wild Waves Theme Park: Jessica Spengler from Hove, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0 · The Museum of Flight: Fawcett5 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Snoqualmie Falls: Meher Anand Kasam, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pacific Science Center: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Turner Joy: Keysgoclick, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Seattle Center: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Paramount Theatre: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gas Works Park: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hiram M. Chittenden Locks: Unknown Photographer / US Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain · Woodland Park Zoo: Bernie Ongewe, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Crystal Mountain: ZhengZhou, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Angel of the Winds Arena: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Seattle Art Museum: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Benaroya Hall: Andrew A Smith, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Memorial Stadium: Cliff from Arlington, Virginia, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Moore Theatre: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 5th Avenue Theatre: Ltvine, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Flying Heritage Collection: nsimpson, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Seattle Aquarium: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Minidoka National Historic Site: Tamanoeconomico, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cheney Stadium: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Fort Lawton: Sam iv at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Living Computers: Museum + Labs: Jllm06, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture: Richard N Horne, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Discovery Park: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Point Defiance Park: Crash Dalco, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Alpine Lakes Wilderness: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5 · Kerry Park: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium: Takinzinnia, CC0 · Burke-Gilman Trail: Dennis Bratland, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest: Lhb1239, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of History & Industry: Dennis Bratland, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Seward Park: Dcoetzee, Public domain · McCaw Hall: Adbar, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Northwest Railway Museum: Shakespeare at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Washington Park Arboretum: Steve Ginn from Western Washington, United States, CC0 · America's Car Museum: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bloedel Reserve: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Freeway Park: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Frye Art Museum: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Nordic Museum: ECTran71, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Seattle Asian Art Museum: Rootology, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Volunteer Park: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bellevue Arts Museum: Gary Minnaert (Minnaert)), Public domain · Kubota Garden: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Steilacoom: Ben Cody, Public domain · Hat 'n' Boots: Seattle Municipal Archives from Seattle, WA, CC BY 2.0 · Museum of Glass: Lethargilistic, CC0 · Ravenna Park: No machine-readable author provided. Wsiegmund assumed (based on copyright claim, CC BY 2.5 · Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Seattle Japanese Garden: frted, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Carkeek Park: Shakespeare at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cougar Mountain Zoo: Junkyardsparkle, CC0 · Connections Museum Seattle: Slimey.limey, Public domain · Future of Flight Aviation Center & Boeing Tour: Sugarcaddy at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5 · Henry Art Gallery: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Washington State History Museum: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Henry M. Jackson Visitor Center: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Northwest African American Museum: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tacoma Art Museum: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bellevue Botanical Garden: Heptazane at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Denny Park: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Historic Flight Foundation: Mcmike0605, CC BY-SA 4.0 · KidsQuest Children's Museum: Julian Fong, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Naval Undersea Museum: Steven Pavlov (LovingWA), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Puget Sound Navy Museum: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sylvan Grove Theater and Columns: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Waterfall Garden Park: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Waterfront Park: Seattle Municipal Archives from Seattle, WA, CC BY 2.0 · Westlake Park: User:Jon Stockton, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wright Park Arboretum: Steven Pavlov, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Camp 6 Logging Museum: Ben Cody, Public domain · Center for Wooden Boats: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Equator: Seattle Municipal Archives from Seattle, WA, CC BY 2.0 · Hing Hay Park: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jimi Hendrix Park: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lewis Army Museum: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Northwest Seaport: Daniel Ramirez from Honolulu, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Occidental Park: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Olympic Flight Museum: Articseahorse, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Seattle Children's Museum: Cliff from Arlington, Virginia, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Victor Steinbrueck Park: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bhy Kracke Park: Atomic Taco from Seattle, WA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Burlington Northern Railroad Depot: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Carl S. English, Jr., Botanical Gardens: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cascadia Art Museum: SounderBruce, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Coast Guard Museum Northwest: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Daniel R. Bigelow House: OHS&BHM, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Danny Woo International District Community Garden: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kinnear Park: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Nippon Kan Theatre: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Picardo Farm: JSquish at Wikipedia, GFDL · Plymouth Pillars Park: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Rhododendron Species Foundation and Botanical Garden: Unknown, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art: Brianhe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Taproot Theatre Company: Seattle Municipal Archives, CC BY 2.0 · White River Valley Museum: Steven Pavlov, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Anderson Park: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Black Panther Park: Peaceray, CC BY 4.0 · Counterbalance Park: Seattle Parks and Recreation, CC BY 2.0 · Donnie Chin International Children's Park: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Harbor History Museum: Thorsten Lindner, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Highline Botanical Garden: Jwinters, Public domain · Interbay P-Patch: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lakewold Gardens: Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Marra Farm: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Nora's Woods: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Oxbow Park: Benjamin Cody, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Parsons Gardens Park: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Renton History Museum: Steven Pavlov, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Streissguth Gardens: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Washington National Guard Museum: Brianhe, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Yashiro Japanese Garden: Joe Mabel, CC BY 3.0 · Henderson Park: Masohpotato, CC BY-SA 3.0
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