Fremont Peak Park
"This is one of Seattle's best parks! I'd argue it's the best," Chase Burns wrote in The Stranger last summer. "There are two main parts to Fremont Peak Park, a 'woodland' area and a 'meadow' area. And when you first enter, you encounter a moon terrace. It feels appropriately witchy for Fremont. Once you pass the entrance, you wander into the meadow. This part is a square grassy area that's hemmed in by cement blocks that suggest where the house used to exist. It gives a sense that you're walking through a home. You can feel ghosts, especially if you're tipsy. Beyond the meadow, you enter the woodland area, which is brief but offers a quick and proper tree bathing. And then, the lawn. It's just spectacular. One of the brightest views in Seattle. You can see Ballard, the shipyards, the Olympic Mountains, even the water tower of Magnolia. It's very quiet. You can hear birds. There are scattered flowers. My visits to Fremont Peak Park are never very long, but even a few-minute trip is enough to remind me why I love living in Seattle."