Best Seattle-Area Places to Embrace Bad Weather With Kids
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A row of photographers waits to capture the perfect shot from Seattle’s Kerry Park. Photo: Fiona Cohen
Kerry Park, Seattle
Weather to see: Clouds and fog
Kerry Park, a petite neighborhood park on the south slope of Queen Anne Hill, is a wonderful place to get a new perspective of Seattle cloud cover: the view from above. It’s a famously good place to watch the ebb and flow of fog over the towers of Seattle’s downtown. Sometimes, the fog slops up the hill, spilling over to the park. When it clears again, you can find out why this park is an iconic destination for photographers. Where there had been a cloud like any other, there is the Space Needle, rising up in front of you, startlingly close.
Location: 211 West Highland Dr., Seattle. Park on the street.
Pair with: Another Seattle classic, a scoop of Molly Moon’s ice cream from the Queen Anne location. To get more wiggles out, head to the opposite slope of Queen Anne, about a mile away, to play at Rodgers Park.
Next stop: Chambers Creek Regional Park
