Our last major road trip for 2015 was a jaunt up to Seattle, Washington. In all, we spent two full days (three nights) exploring many of the iconic attractions and landmarks, including the the Public Market on Pike Place, the gum wall, Miner’s Landing on Pier 56, and the Chinatown International District.
Adult booklets cost $69 and boast a 48 percent savings off the combined admission to all five attractions. Booklets for children age 4-12 are available for $49. Inside the booklets are coupons for admission to the following attractions:
- Space Needle (two trips to the to the top within the span of 24 hours)
- Seattle Aquarium
- Argosy Cruises Harbor Tour (the one-hour harbor tour)
- EMP Museum OR Woodland Park Zoo
- Pacific Science Center (includes one regular IMAX) OR Chihuly Garden and Glass
Additional coupons include $2 off adult and youth admission to The Museum of Flight; $30 off admission to Tillicum Village; an Argosy Cruise upgrade coupon; and additional coupons for adult and youth admissions to Chihuly Garden and Glass, Pacific Science Center, EPM Museum, and the Woodland Park Zoo. We also used the 15% off merchandise coupon at the downtown Macy’s department store and coupons for free small appetizers at the Collections Cafe inside Chihuly Garden and Glass.
Touch pool at the Seattle Aquarium.
In all, we used our booklets for adult admission to the Space Needle, Seattle Aquarium, Chihuly Garden and Glass, and Woodland Park Zoo. Using the additional child coupons in our adult booklet for two of our children, we spent a grand total of $135.90 (a savings of $11.10 over purchasing three individual children’s booklets). We also purchased combined youth admission tickets to the Space Needle and Chihuly Garden and Glass (paid for at the Space Needle ticket counter). Had we taken the harbor tour, purchasing five Seattle CityPASS booklets would have made the most financial sense.
Penguins at the Woodland Park Zoo
While Seattle CityPASS booklets are available to purchase at the individual attractions, pre-ordering allows you to bypass the most lines while taking the express service/VIP route. In general using the booklets was quite straightforward; you have nine days to visit all attractions in the booklet before it expires. You can also find CityPASS in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia, San Francisco, New York, Southern California, Tampa Bay, Dallas and Toronto.
Chihuly Garden and Glass
Happy Trails!